Essays about: "Capital intensity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words Capital intensity.

1. 1. Taking Climate into Account - Carbon Management Tools for Investment Decisions and Progress Tracking at an Energy Company

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : Rebecca Ahlin; Anna Malmberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Carbon accounting; carbon disclosure; carbon management; carbon management tools; environmental change management; internal carbon price; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Background: Climate change is becoming a more urgent issue, where global agreements and regulations are putting pressure on companies to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions to combat the problem. Other driving forces of carbon disclosure for companies include social, economic, and financial pressure, as well as firm specific internal factors. READ MORE

3. 2. Ready to Respond to Freddy? Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Nutrition in Malawi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing pace and intensity of climate-related shocks have driven the emergence of international interest around the role of national social protection systems for shock-responsiveness. An increasing number of already vulnerable people is in need of humanitarian assistance, risking to fall into poverty and malnutrition. READ MORE

4. 3. Risk Management and Sustainability - A Study of Risk and Return in Portfolios With Different Levels of Sustainability

   University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

   Author : Magnus Borg; Lucas Ternqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; Value-at-Risk VaR ; Expected Shortfall ES ; Risk Management; Financial Risk; Financial Mathematics; Sustainability; Portfolio Management; Capital Asset Pricing Model CAPM ; Hållbarhet; Value-at-Risk VaR ; Expected Shortfall ES ; Riskhantering; Finansiell Risk; Finansiell Matematik; Portföljkonstruktion;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the risk profile of Electronically Traded Funds and the dependence of the ESG rating on risk. 527 ETFs with exposure globally were analyzed. Risk measures considered were Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall, while some other metrics of risk was used, such as the volatility, maximum drawdown, tail dependece, and copulas. READ MORE

5. 4. Modeling of an Electrolysis System for Techno-Economic Optimization of Hydrogen Production

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Jürgen Köstlbacher; [2023]
   Keywords : Hydrogen; Hydrogen Production; Green Hydrogen; LCOH; Electrolysis; PEM; AEL; MILP; Optimization; Techno-Economic Analysis; Cost Optimization; PPA; vätgas; vätgasproduktion; grön vätgas; LCOH; elektrolys; PEM; AEL; MILP; optimering; tekniskekonomisk analys; kostnadsoptimering; PPA;

   Abstract : In face of climate change, Europe and other global actors are in the process of transitioning to carbon-neutral economies, aiming to phase out of fossil fuels and power industries with renewable energies. Hydrogen is going to play a crucial role in the transition, replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-decarbonize industries and acting as energy carrier and energy storage for renewable electricity. READ MORE

6. 5. How can we better understand outcomes of workplace bullying in a developing country : Examining how emotional exhaustion, psychological capital, and social support can influence the association between workplace bullying and mental health in India.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Psykologi

   Author : Manon Delorme; Antonia Prior; [2023]
   Keywords : Workplace bullying; mental health; social support; psychological capital; emotional exhaustion; conservation of resources theory; the job demands-resources theory; the job demand-control-support model;

   Abstract : The present study examines how the relationship between workplace bullying and mental health can be influenced by emotional exhaustion, and how the intensity in this relationship can be affected by the individual’s psychological capital, and access to social support from colleagues and supervisors. The studys theoretical framework is based on the Job Demand-Control-Support model, the Job Demands-Resources model and the Conservation of Resources theory. READ MORE