Essays about: "green skepticism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words green skepticism.

  1. 1. "Not your darlings – but their mother's!" : Interpretative Difficulties with "Love" in Euripides' Medea 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för litteraturvetenskap och retorik

    Author : Felicia Green; [2024]
    Keywords : Medea; love; Stanley Cavell; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Toril Moi; Cora Diamond; Søren Kierkegaard; ordinary language philosophy; ordinary language criticism; best case of acknowledgment; lived scepticism; the difficulty of reality; Fear and Trembling; avoidance of love; meaning; Medea; kärlek; Stanley Cavell; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Toril Moi; Cora Diamond; Søren Kierkegaard; vardagsspråkfilosofi; litteraturteori; Fruktan och bävan; levd skepticism; verklighetens svårigheter; mening;

    Abstract : The aim of this Master’s thesis is to achieve philosophical clarity on an interpretative problem I have been struggle with in Euripides’ Medea: That Medea murders her own children, while claimingto love them. Situated within the philosophical and literary tradition of ordinary language philosophy and ordinary language criticism, the thesis draws on ideas, theoretical discussions, and concepts from Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toril Moi, Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, and Niklas Forsberg – but also Søren Kierkegaard. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding Green Bonds: An Empirical Study on Shareholder Value of Green Bonds and its Application in Corporations

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alma Friberg; Alice Ålund; [2023]
    Keywords : Green Bonds; Sustainable Finance; Signaling; Corporate Sustainability;

    Abstract : In this paper, we conduct an event study to understand how equity investors react to the issuance of a corporate green bond. Furthermore, we interview five Swedish public companies that have issued green bonds. Our results from our event study indicate that there is no significant share price reaction concerning the issuance. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Law of Jante’s Effects on Green Skepticism : Examines the perception of Sweden’s policies on sustainability reports

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Annie Kwan-Aye Tsai; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability report; policies; Law of Jante; Sweden; moderation; trust; transparency; hospitality.;

    Abstract : This study investigates how affiliation with the Law of Jante influences the relationship between trust and transparency towards certain entities and green skepticism. Although the Law of Jante has been studied in relation to trust and transparency, its impact on sustainability policies and green skepticism has not been explored. READ MORE

  5. 4. Shaping Tomorrow’s Sustainability: Unraveling Gen Z’s Decision-Making Journey for Sustainable Consumption

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Alexandra Coughlin; Elena Dorner; [2023]
    Keywords : Generation Z; sustainable decision-making; sustainable consumption; sustainable marketing; green intention-behavior gap;

    Abstract : The largest generation on earth, Generation Z, holds substantial market power. They were born onto a planet that is overheating, in a society characterized by high growth and technological advancements at an accelerated speed, and are inheriting substantial sustainability, socio-economic, and climate change challenges. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Effects of the EU Taxonomy on Municipal Energy Investment Plans - A qualitative study exploring the effects of the EU taxonomy in bioenergy investment strategies related to the energy plan of Gothenburg municipality

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Stina Bäckrud; Annie Kjellberg; Sarah Rosensohn; [2022-07-01]
    Keywords : EU Taxonomy; Investment strategies; Bioenergy; Energy planning; Municipality; the Porter Hypothesis;

    Abstract : One of the most recent climate initiatives of the European Union (EU) is the Taxonomy Regulation (EU/2020/852), a tool to redirect capital towards sustainable investment and to achieve the goals set in Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement. The taxonomy’s classification system is a predetermined and union-wide definition of sustainable economic activities, risking to be in conflict with different local perceptions of what is sustainable. READ MORE