Essays about: "environmental hygiene"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 48 essays containing the words environmental hygiene.

  1. 16. The applicability of agricultural fibres in industrial cleaning cloths : in the aspects of processability and sustainability

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Liv Walker; Karin Essén; [2020]
    Keywords : Nonwoven; Industrial cleaning cloth; Agricultural fibres; Bast fibres; Polyester; Single-use; Nonwoven; Industriella rengöringsdukar; Naturliga fibrer; Bastfibrer; Polyester; Engångsartiklar;

    Abstract : This study has its background in the EU directive, the ‘Single-Use Plastics Directive’. The directive was initiated due to the environmental impacts that the oceans suffer due to plastic waste. The directive presents the most common single-use products found as waste in the oceans, including wipes and cloths. READ MORE

  3. 17. Forecast-based Financing within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Persisting barriers and ways forward

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Camille Chatenier; Daniel Ramskov Erichsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Forecast-based Financing; Anticipation; Ownership; Capacity development; Ambiguity; Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the introduction of Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in 2013, the ability and incentive to do early action based on forecasting has increased over the last couple of years. In this study eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with FbF practitioners of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement with the purpose of shedding light on challenges and opportunities associated with the approach. READ MORE

  4. 18. Socially Sustainable Office Buildings - A better business for everyone

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Dunja Kantola; [2020]
    Keywords : Certification; Green Building; Social Sustainability; WELL Building Standard; Employer Branding; Risk Society;

    Abstract : Buildings account for 39 per cent of the global greenhouse gas emissions, therefore the way buildings are constructed and utilized plays an important role in the transition to a sustainable future. Environmental Certification Systems (ECS) functions as a catalysator for sustainable solutions within the building industry and is seen as a hygiene factor for property owners today. READ MORE

  5. 19. Kan man verkligen äta gräshoppor? : en kvalitativ intervjustudie om viktiga förutsättningar för insektsnäringen i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Malin Ekblad; [2020]
    Keywords : insekter; entomofagi; nya proteiner; Novel Foods; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Att äta insekter – entomofagi – är någonting som under de senaste åren fått allt mer uppmärksamhet. Med en globalt växande befolkning, högt tryck på redan pressade landarealer och naturresurser, klimatförändringar och globala hälsoproblem i form av både övervikt och undernäring står världen inför stora utmaningar vad gäller matförsörjning. READ MORE

  6. 20. Sustainability, a means to reach higher profitability?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charlotte Artman; Viktor Kullberg; [2019]
    Keywords : ESGC Scores; financial performance; sustainability; legitimacy and uniqueness; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The focus on sustainability has increased in our society during the last years and more firms are conducting CSR reports than ever before. Some claim that firms CSR efforts are only window dressing while other claims that sustainability leads to greater profitability for firms. READ MORE