Essays about: "commodity linked notes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words commodity linked notes.

  1. 1. Brewing for a Better Future : Exploring the connection between inter-organisational learning and the sustainable development of coffee farms

    University essay from

    Author : Lisa-Sophie Goerlich; Julian Meyer; [2023]
    Keywords : coffee; sustainability; inter-organisational learning; sustainable development; communication; knowledge creation; sense-making; decision-making;

    Abstract : Coffee is a vital source of income for millions of farmers worldwide and an important commodity in global trade. The 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations, aim to improve the world's production and consumption patterns, but coffee farming is still often associated with modern-day slavery, poor working conditions, and deforestation. READ MORE

  3. 2. I Want to Breathe You In : Data as Raw Commodity

    University essay from Konstfack

    Author : Aronsson Joakim; [2021]
    Keywords : Surveillance Capitalism; Artificial Intelligence; Data; Banner Ads; Display Ads; Online Advertising; Techno Feudalism; Internet;

    Abstract : In this paper, I look at the history of the internet and online advertising. The internet is inextricably linked to capitalism and is fueled by advertising. As a result, companies like Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon collect data in large volumes to improve targeted advertising. READ MORE

  4. 3. Commodity Futures Investing from a Swedish Pension Fund Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linn Nilsson; Tilda Wikström; [2016-10-07]
    Keywords : commodity futures; pension funds; AP-funds; portfolio efficiency; intersection-test; mean-variance spanning test; DCC GARCH;

    Abstract : Our study examines if the Swedish General Pension funds (AP-funds) could benefit from investing in commodity futures derivatives, which they are currently prohibited from. The effect of adding commodity futures to the holdings of the AP-funds is examined during the period 2001 to 2015, with extended analyses on accumulated bull and bear periods. READ MORE

  5. 4. Changing the World through Consumption : The Contradictions of Political Engagement in the Case of Oatly

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Alexandra Mccrow-Young; [2016]
    Keywords : commodity activism; political engagement; online activism; political consumption; Oatly; Sweden; vegan movement; environmental movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2014, Swedish oat milk producer Oatly was sued by the dairy lobby LRF Mjölk for their use of marketing slogans such as “It’s like milk, but made for humans” which the dairy lobby claimed painted cow’s milk negatively. Dubbed the “milk wars”, the dispute sparked an intense debate over the political and environmental impacts of dairy production up until and beyond the court’s decision in November 2015. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Ideological Transformation of the Icon Chairman Mao during the Four Modernisations period : As illustrated by "Melody of Youth, Beautiful Soul"

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Jeremy Biggs; [2016]
    Keywords : Chinese; China; Deconstruction; Iconography; Mao Zedong; Iconographic transformation; Ideology; Maoism; Four Modernisations; Hauntology;

    Abstract : After Chairman Mao's death, in the late 1980's, Mao was removed from official government communications and his iconography transformed from having a specific meaning generation role linked to Maoist ideology, to becoming available for use as a commodity. In this research I use cultural theorist Jacques Derrida's theory of Hauntology and the deconstruction method to analyse a representative Chinese Propaganda poster, "Melody of Youth, Beautiful Soul", in order to ascertain the effect Mao's death had on the Iconography of Chairman Mao, and how Mao is ideologically transformed during this period. READ MORE