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1. Stitching Sustainability: Exploring the Dynamics of Slow Fashion: A qualitative content analysis of how two Swedish fashion companies operate in practice in relation to a slow fashion framework
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Collective research indicates that the global fashion industry faces extensive challenges within the objective of a just and sustainable development and clarifies the need for slow production and consumption. Slow fashion is both a movement and a theoretical concept aiming to do this, where slow is not time- but quality-based. READ MORE
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2. Are ESG-ratings related to financial strength? : A panel data analysis of Swedish publicly traded firms
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : In a world facing environmental destruction and social injustices, corporations are called upon to act more sustainably. There has been an upswing in demand for green investments in the last decades, a trend further facilitated by the covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE
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3. Corporate-Startup integration: Understanding the types of startups manufacturing corporates are interested in and how to achieve a successful integration
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknikAbstract : KPMG has recognized that large manufacturing corporates in Sweden are experiencing impaired growth possibilities and have therefore started to turn to startups to help with innovation. Corporates have traditionally focused on growth through product improvement or market expansion but have recently started to shift their focus to acquisitions and partnerships with high potential startups. READ MORE
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4. High Interest in Sustainability
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Sustainability is a subject that seems to continuously gain popularity and importance in society.Hence, many aspects of the business world also revolve around the matter. One view onsustainability is that the current generation should act in a manner that allows the next generationto have similar foundations to prosper. READ MORE
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5. The Role of Transport Purchasing Companies in the Reduction of Freight Transport Emissions : The Opportunities and Barriers of Environmentally Friendly Freight Transport
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The freight transport industry accounts for a large and, moreover, an increasing share of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, previous studies point to the fact that freight transport purchasing companies (TPCs) do not take sufficient action to reduce emissions from the freight transports they buy. READ MORE