Essays about: "Top-down regulations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Top-down regulations.

1. 1. The barriers of circular public procurement for ICTs

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

   Author : Laila Adelson; [2023]
   Keywords : circularity; circular economy; circular public procurement; ICT; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The EU procured for roughly 202000 MEUR (14% of the EU GDP) during 2021 in the public sector. The majority of these contracts are traditional, linear business model purchases. READ MORE

3. 2. Constructing the Ideal Parent in Post-Genocide Rwanda : Social Engineering and Informality in Kigali Settlements after Genocide

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Amanda Palacios; [2022]
   Keywords : Post-Genocide Rwanda; Informal Settlements; Social Engineering; Governmentality; Parenting Culture; Genocide Studies; Anthropology of Post-Genocide;

   Abstract : Previous studies of post-genocide Rwanda illutrates how nation-building and the government’s urgency to break with the past results in aims to rearrange society in order to prevent further violence and hostility. Developmental aims are also embedded in the broader project of post-genocide nation-building, adapted to promote a new and improved way of life after the genocide. READ MORE

4. 3. Integrating Sustainability in Product Development : An Investigation of Drivers, Challenges, and Decision Support Tools for Sustainability Integration in the Early Phases of Product Development

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell ekonomi

   Author : Joakim Koski; Oscar Lindskogen; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Product Development; Challenges Sustainable Product Development; Drivers Sustainable Product Development; Decision Support Tools Sustainable Product Development;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge for both academia and practitioners on how to integrate sustainability aspects in product development by studying current research and comparing these findings to empirical material retrieved from an industrial company. Seco, which functioned as the case company of this study, was used as the source for the empirical data collection. READ MORE

5. 4. The Influences of China’s circular economy on Swedish companies : a multiple case study of Swedish companies’ work towards circular economy in China and Hong Kong

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Johanna Bernselius; Mathilda Rietz; [2019]
   Keywords : circular economy; sustainability; sustainable business practices; multinational context; globalisation; Chinese circular economy context; European circular economy context;

   Abstract : As the human ecological footprint is increasing and human consumption is disrupting thenatural ecosystem, the need for change towards sustainable development has never been more pressing. Due to globalisation, the impacts of consumption are not limited to a country’s border but rather an issue that influences the whole world. READ MORE

6. 5. Gender Equality Deficienacy - Underrepresentation of women in decision-making levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Daniela Cudic; [2017]
   Keywords : gender equality; Bosnia and Herzegovina; female underrepresentation; gender quota; peace building; capacity building; post-conflict country; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Why are there only 21% female politicians in the highest decision-making body, the Parliamentary Assembly, in Bosnia & Herzegovina, when there has been established a law that requires a 40% quota of gender representation in these positions? Because of all the laws and regulating documents that have been determined by the state to improve the gender inequality issue, it can fairly be claimed that the top-down approach is deficient in this area. That is why I am going to analyse the importance of NGOs in gender equality development and therefore focus on a bottom-up approach as a theory. READ MORE