Essays about: "Individual Drivers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 129 essays containing the words Individual Drivers.

1. 6. Buying carbon neutrality? : Corporate motives for financing carbon offsets

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Dennis Schmuck; [2023]
   Keywords : Carbon Offsets; Carbon Credits; Climate Change; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Carbon offsets are often presented as a multi-beneficial way for companies to mitigate their net climate impact while contributing environmental and social benefits on a global and local scale. Critics argue it is used to avoid more meaningful alterations to a company's own operations. READ MORE

3. 7. Green Banking : A qualitative study on how Nordea Bank avoids greenwashing

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia von Cotzhausen Modin; Vanessa Linde; [2023]
   Keywords : greenwashing; green banking; greenwashing drivers; avoidance;

   Abstract : Previous research on greenwashing has highlighted the need for empirical research on how to avoid greenwashing. This study attempts to add to the literature on avoiding greenwashing by investigating how Nordea, the Nordic bank, avoids greenwashing internally through a qualitative case study. READ MORE

4. 8. Navigating the Seas of Change: A Grounded Theory Analysis of the First Adopters of Wind Propulsion Technology in the Shipping Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Sofia Laaksonen; Shazbah Shafi; [2023]
   Keywords : grounded theory; wind propulsion technology; shipping industry; sustainability; paradigm model; conditional consequential matrix; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Study purpose: The maritime shipping industry, particularly the commercial sector, is a significant contributor to carbon emissions and environmental pollution. Various solutions are being proposed to enhance the sector's sustainability, including the adoption of wind propulsion technologies. READ MORE

5. 9. Exploring the Motivation behind Sexuality-Driven Political Participation in an Increasingly Undemocratic Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sándor Ádám Gorni; [2023]
   Keywords : political participation; LGBT ; Hungary; democratic backsliding; homophobia; minority mobilization;

   Abstract : Sexuality-driven political participation refers to the political engagement of people of sexual minorities. While progress has been made in understanding the motivation behind their political participation, this study seeks to address the limitations of the existing literature which are designed explicitly to work in democratic contexts where engagement can bear fruit and for mostly quantitative inquiries which imply homogeneity and fail to map out the heterogeneity in the meanings of sexual minorities’ political participation. READ MORE

6. 10. Evaluating targeted combination therapies in EGFR wild-type non-small-cell lung cancer using mass spectrometry-based proteomics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för immunteknologi

   Author : Johan Thorsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Survival for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has been significantly improved by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with EGFR mutations. However, certain subpopulations of NSCLC patients with EGFR wild-type (wt) status have been shown to also respond to EGFR-TKIs. READ MORE