Correction to: Co-designing sustainable biochar business models with sub-Saharan African communities for inclusive socio-economic transformation (Scientific Reports, (2024), 14, 1, (15802), 10.1038/s41598-024-66120-y)

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Correction to: Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66120-y, published online 09 July 2024 The original version of this Article contained an error in Figure 1, where it was erroneously indicated that biochar from hydrothermal carbonization was a constituent material in biochar-based briquettes that were examined in the course of this research. The original Figure 1 and accompanying legend appear below. (Figure presented.) Describes the components of the economic (green), environmental (orange), and social (blue) layers of the Triple-Layered Business Model Canvas, mapped to the value chain stages of the four biochar product lines. This includes Upstream components (Economic layer: Revenues, Resources, Activities and Costs), Upstream/Mid-stream components (Environmental layer: Materials, Production, Distribution, Supplies and Out-sourcing; Social layer: Employees and Governance), Mid-stream/Downstream components (Economic layer: Customer Relationship, Channels, Value Proposition, and Customer Segments), Downstream components (Social layer: End User and Social Value; Environmental layer: End of Life, Functional Value, Use Phase, Environmental Benefits and Environmental Impacts) and the overarching Local Community Context (Social phase: Local Communities, Social Impacts, Social Benefits, Societal Culture, and Scale of Outreach; and Economic layer: Partners). The original Article has been corrected.