“…Based on distinctive roles, we propose six archetypes of CAS and develop a framework to discuss their contribution potential for sustainability transformations. This special issue aims to extend and deepen the burgeoning scholarly debate on CAS (e.g., Battilana et al, 2009;Birollo et al, 2021;Boiral et al, 2014;Buhr et al, 2023;Caldwell, 2003;Carollo & Guerci, 2018;Daudigeos, 2013;Girschik, 2020a;Lindgreen et al, 2011;Westley et al, 2013). We have solicited contributions that share further light into who CAS are, what they do, and how they impact corporate sustainability.…”