Essays about: "SDGs 2"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words SDGs 2.

  1. 1. Optimization of an energy system in rural Thailand

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

    Author : Axel Lund; Mattias Malmberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Rural energy; Thailand; Microgrid; Biomass; Solar PV; Sustainable development goals; Minor field study; stand-alone; HOMER pro; Landsbyggdens energi; Thailand; Microgrid; Biomassa; Solceller; Hållbara utvecklingsmål; Minor field study; fristående energi system; HOMER pro;

    Abstract : By 2020, Thailand ensured 100% electricity access to its 72 million inhabitants. This was partly done by promoting off-grid energy systems in rural areas instead of using costly grid extensions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Business and Sustainable Development Goals : An exploratory assessment of Swedish companies' response to the UN's call for more sustainable business practices

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ioseb Natobidze; Matthijs Van Zwieten; William Rosell; [2023]
    Keywords : SDG12; Sustainability.;

    Abstract : This study explores the response of five large Swedish companies to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG12, that aims to achieve responsible consumption and production. The SDGs were launched in 2015.  We set out to explore two questions: 1. READ MORE

  4. 3. Developing the Impact Measurement and Management process of Swedish University Holding Companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Jacob Ekholm; Alexander Landberg Salomonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : impact measurement; sustainability metrics; sustainable investing; university holding company; venture capital;

    Abstract : Global sustainability challenges are becoming increasingly more severe and the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set in Agenda 2030 is approaching rapidly. Venture capital investments in sustainable start-up businesses is considered to be a key success factor for a long-term sustainable development across the globe. READ MORE

  5. 4. Entering to the Japanese market with a sustainability valued product : sustainability awareness and media landscape in Japan

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

    Author : Miina Yamada; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Japan; marketing; media; advertising; market entry;

    Abstract : With a research question “How could Western companies enter the Japanese market when they promote sustainability valued products/services”, this research examined how people in Japan have awareness towards sustainability. To think about how specific marketing execution could be done to promote a product or service, a part of this project took place in Japan to capture the media landscape and current trends. READ MORE

  6. 5. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

    Abstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE