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  1. 1. Put your money where your mouth is: How do eco-labels and the perception of sustainability affect the value of a tomato?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Weinny Karlsson; Karl Parker; [2022-07-08]
    Keywords : Willingness to pay; van Westendorp; Tomatoes; ECO-labels; Regression analysis;

    Abstract : This study attempts to estimate willingness to pay for organic tomatoes according to university students in Gothenburg, Sweden. Previous research on the willingness to pay for ECO-labeled grocery products has been conducted. However, this research has either only been conducted on other individual goods or in other parts of the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Visualizing sustainability performance indicators of IT products effectively and correctly in a single display : A user study on visualizations of benchmarking data

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Ella Söderberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Information visualization; Sustainability; Sustainability Performance Indicators; Informationsvisualisering; Hållbarhet; Hållbarhetsprestandaindikatorer;

    Abstract : Communication around climate change is a challenging area. It is beneficial for companies to present themselves as more environmentally sustainable than they are, leading to greenwashing. Type 1 ecolabels, as described in the ISO standard 14024, try to mitigate this problem by providing independent verification of a company’s claims. READ MORE

  4. 3. A comparative study of Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and EN 15804 in the construction sector concentrating on the End-of-Life stage and reducing subjectivity in the formulas

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Seyed Shahabaldin Seyed Salehi; [2020]
    Keywords : LCA; EN 15804; PEF; Circular Footprint Formula; Recyclability Assessment; Circular Economy; End of life; recycling rate; construction; building; Energy margin; LCA; EN 15804; PEF; Formulär för cirkulär fotavtryck; bedömning av återvinningsbarhet; cirkulär ekonomi; livslängd; återvinningsgrad; konstruktion; byggnad; Bygg; LCA;

    Abstract : One of the main polluting industries in the world with high environmental impact is the construction industry which also generates a huge amount of waste. To overcome the seburdens, we need to reduce the impacts through new solutions, technologies and by injecting circular economy concept into the industry. READ MORE

  5. 4. Märkning inom den cirkulära ekonomin - en möjlighet i praktiken?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Emma Nilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Circular economy; linear economy; eco-label; label; reuse; remanufacture and recycle; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As the world population and the world economy continues increasing, theoverallconsumption in some parts of the world reach even more unsustainable proportions, which in turn leads to negative climate effects. To deal with this problem along with others, the concept circular economy has gained great importance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Förändringsprocesser i småföretag : en fallstudie om småföretag som inför miljömärkningen Green Key

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Agnes Lindberg; Janice Blomqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : förändringsprocess; småföretag; miljöarbete; drivkrafter; Green Key;

    Abstract : Förändringar i organisationer sker kontinuerligt och de kan se väldigt olika ut. En förändring kan vara relevant när ett företag vill förbättra sitt miljöarbete. För att ett företag ska arbeta mer hållbart kan de införa en miljömärkning i sin verksamhet. READ MORE