Essays about: "Nordics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 155 essays containing the word Nordics.

  1. 21. From Ocean to Table: Microplastic contamination in Nordic salts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Anna Nyika; [2023]
    Keywords : Microplastic MP ; MP pollution; plastic pollution; sea salt; rock salt; Nordics; Iceland; Denmark; plastic waste management; human health; marine environment.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Large amounts of plastic in the oceans originate from mismanaged plastic waste, and microplastics (MPs) are the most common type of waste. They can be found in household products, such as sea salts. Therefore, monitoring pollution levels is essential to improve marine health and food safety. READ MORE

  3. 22. Variable executive compensation linked to ESG goals: evidence from the Nordics

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Oscar Pasarin Borrega; [2023]
    Keywords : Executive compensation; Firm performance; Incentive pay; ESG Pay; ESG metrics;

    Abstract : The practice of linking executive compensation to the performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, commonly referred to as ESG Pay, remains an underexplored issue in academic literature. This study focuses on the relationship between ESG Pay, financial performance and ESG performance in the Nordic region. READ MORE

  4. 23. Systemic Primary Healthcare Access Inequities : A Cross Sectional Analysis Of Marginalised And Non-Marginalised Populations’ Experiences With Primary Healthcare Services In Sweden And The Nordic Countries

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Ahmed Hassan; [2023]
    Keywords : Primary healthcare services; access; marginalisation; Nordic countries; inequity; Sweden; Health policy;

    Abstract : Introduction The differential accessibility of healthcare services in the Nordic region can be drawn along socioeconomic and sociodemographic lines. Previous literature has established the association between the processes of marginalisation and inequitable healthcare access outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 24. Development of an investment model for pumped storage hydropower

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

    Author : Pontus Gustavsson; Eric Swanmark; [2023]
    Keywords : pumped storage hydropower; investment models; energy storage; grid balancing;

    Abstract : The energy market is evolving, with a prediction of heavily increased consumption and, consequently, increased production. In parallel, EU directives with targets prioritising fossil-free electricity production, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and becoming climate neutral by 2050, poses a challenge for the current state of electricity production in the Nordics. READ MORE

  6. 25. Between ‘Place-Branding’ and ‘Sense of Place’ in the Nordics : A comparative study through two generations of Nordic residents in Stockholm.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Iman Miriam Djelloul; [2023]
    Keywords : Place Branding; Sense of Place; The Nordics; Social generations; Baby Boomers; Gen-z; Nordic residents; Stockholm.;

    Abstract : Place branding refers to the strategical act of attaching a positive reputation to a geographical place. This concept is argued important due to its ability to boost places with advantageous lead when globally competing over financial, cultural and human resources. READ MORE