Essays about: "Quality Initiative"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 93 essays containing the words Quality Initiative.

  1. 21. The non- straightforward link between anti-corruption and CSR-reporting : A study assessing the quality of CSR disclosure regarding anti-corruption of four Swedish banks

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elin Blom; Alexandra Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; CSR; anti-corruption; money laundry; corruption; CONI model; Consolidated Narrative Interrogation Model; GRI; Legitimacy theory; Stakeholder theory;

    Abstract : In 2019, the two Swedish banks Swedbank and SEB was involved in what has been called one of the largest money laundry scandals. Money laundering is a critical sustainability issue for banks since their operations enable money from corrupt activities to be laundered into the financial system, hence diverts resources from education and health services. READ MORE

  3. 22. Consumer Behaviour in Collaborative Consumption : A study of sustainable consumption behavioural change on the online sharing platforms for products

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Lei He; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Greenhouse gas emission; Sustainable consumption behaviour; Sharing practice; Online peer-to-peer sharing platform;

    Abstract : The urgency for a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emission is emphasised in the new Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in order to maintain the security and sustainable development of humanity. READ MORE

  4. 23. All That Glitters Is Not Gold: An exploratory study into converging and diverging stakeholders perceptions of sustainability reporting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Seline van de Wouw; Natali Bremer; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; EU Dir 2014 95; Global Reporting Initiative; Stakeholder theory; Stakeholder salience; Institutional theory; Isomorphic pressures; Normativity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to critically explore how a regulatory, community and organizational stakeholder perceive their role in the context of sustainability reporting as well as identify convergence and divergence between these different stakeholder perceptions. Methodology: We chose a qualitative-abductive approach to our case study of sustainability reporting by interviewing three stakeholders representing three different stakeholder perspectives. READ MORE

  5. 24. Dismantling Extractivism in Smart Living : Radical approaches to sustainability transitions

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Aleyda Rocha Sepulveda; [2020]
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    Abstract : This thesis is an undisciplinary exploration of the expanding concept of extractivism that has shaped the social structures running in visible and invisible ways through our daily lives. This research work starts with a broad understanding of the histories of extractivism as an embedded practice that articulates modes of being in the world. READ MORE

  6. 25. Sustainable transportation and mapping of logistics activities - With the goal of having fossil-free transportation by 2030

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik

    Author : Therese Lantto; Bengisu Özer; [2020]
    Keywords : Logistics map; transportation; sustainability; fossil-free; food manufacturing; carbon emissions; biofuels; electric vehicles; KPIs; roadmap; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today’s supply chains have become more global than ever before, which has brought out an enormous increase in environmental damage such as CO2 emissions. In an initiative to become more environmentally friendly, Swedish Food Federation has launched a joint sustainability manifest. READ MORE