Essays about: "SDGs"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 219 essays containing the word SDGs.

  1. 31. How can impact be measured and evaluated? : evidence from Swedish impact investors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emily Britt Thorselius; [2023]
    Keywords : Impact investing; Impact assessment; Socially responsible investment; Impact measurements; Social finance;

    Abstract : Impact investing has become more recognized in recent years as businesses, communities and governments try to find new solutions to tackle environmental and social concerns. The term involves creating environmental and/or social benefits while generating financial returns, and thereby producing a positive impact for the society with investments. READ MORE

  3. 32. Cooperation and Friction: The Sustainable Development Goals as a system of belief within a United Nations specialized agency

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Emily Nuckolls; [2023]
    Keywords : SDGs; Ritual; Cooperation; United Nations; capacity building; institutional culture; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Across the world are small local agencies connected to the United Nations. Unlike the larger bureaucratic organs that make up the UN, these smaller specialized agencies do not work to frame the founding ideals of the UN which are decided on at the highest levels within the institution, but to interpret, carry out, and monitor different mandates or programs at the local level. READ MORE

  4. 33. Place-based education through partnerships between teachers and local actors : A nested case study exploring encounters between primary school teachers and local actors within the local wood industry in the Regional Natural Park of Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut, Switzerland

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

    Author : Carole Chappuis; [2023]
    Keywords : Place-based education; partnership; Environmental and Sustainable Education; experiential learning; Cultural Historical Activity Theory;

    Abstract : This nested case study inquires about the partnership between primary school teachers and local actors within the wood industry to perform a place-based educative lesson in the Swiss region of Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut. Five different cases relate the encounter between a teacher and a local actor and enable the description of the particularities and outcomes of such partnerships. READ MORE

  5. 34. Mamlets - A Sustainable Parklet Network in Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Javier Ignacio Navarro Puig; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Recovery; Urban Transformation; Urban Mobility; Urban Sustainability; Social Sustainability; Democratic Design; Material Upcycling; Circular Economy; Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Today cities are the result of centuries of history and human development, accelerated during the past 100 years. Post-industrialization, modernism’s top-down city planning approach, and the prioritisation of motor vehicle design over humans resulted in more people moving to cities, more space needed to allocate new vehicles, expansion over rural areas, and exponential pollution growth. READ MORE

  6. 35. Climate Action in Energy Infrastructure to Support the SDGs : Mainstreaming Climate Activities across the Project Lifecycle

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

    Author : Simon Román; Lousie Wernersson; [2023]
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    Abstract : To mitigate and adapt to climate change, full-scale climate action requires vast investments in supporting infrastructure across all sectors. Among all infrastructure sectors, energy generation and distribution are the largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 37% of the world’s combined emissions. READ MORE