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1. 1. Green Numbers in Grey Areas: A study on what methods credit analysts use to integrate incomplete ESG data in the credit rating process

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Erik Voss-Schrader; Gustav Ryhre; [2024]
   Keywords : Credit; Debt; Rating; ESG; Epistemic;

   Abstract : In response to the urgent need to address global warming, this study investigates the efforts of two credit rating agencies (CRAs), Aries and Orion, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their financial analyses amidst challenges posed by inconsistent and unstandardized data. Based on interviews with nine CRA representatives and Knorr Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures, the present study reveals the difficulties faced by the CRAs with directly linking ESG factors to credit ratings. READ MORE

3. 2. Digital Services Act as a new era for platform liability - A fine thread between copyright enforcement and freedom of expression

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Raluca Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Services Act; DSA; DSM directive; platform liability; copyright; freedom of expression; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Online platforms have gained significant economic and societal importance in the last decade; the public debate on their extending influence, responsibilities and liability has also reached unprecedented levels. Platforms entered most product and service markets and disturbed trade, information exchange and communication, by shifting the offline into the online environment; their use of existing data innovatively resulted in the adoption and delivery of a vast range of digital services. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring cross-sector collaboration for environmentally sustainable urban development: lessons learned from Västra Hamnen and Sege Park in Malmö

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Iuliia Shamsutdinova; Tamara Ritter; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable urban development; Public sector; Private sector; Third sector; Organizational structures; Cross-sector collaboration; Cross-sector communication; Environmental sustainability; Community governance; Enablers.;

   Abstract : Sustainable urbanization is crucial for the Agenda 2030. The purpose of this study is to provide insights into how organizational structures of public institutions can be optimized for sustainable urban development.  This study utilizes an explorative research design. READ MORE

5. 4. Collaboration avenues and structures within local climate adaptation governance - The case of local climate adaptation governance in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Tomas Vörlund Rylenius; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Governance; Governmentalization; Societal challenges; Holistic adaptation; Fragmentation; Inter-governmental collaboration; Organizational structures; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change adaptation is essential to future-proof societies around the world. It is a cross-sectorial undertaking which requires collaboration, structure, long-term planning, and resources. READ MORE

6. 5. From rags to riches - An explorative study of the technological influence within modern retail investor behavior

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nima Karlsson; Eric Svensson; [2022-08-16]
   Keywords : Retail investing; Investor; Digitalization; Gamification; Persuasive technology; Social media; Information asymmetries CSR; Firm responsibility; Stakeholders;

   Abstract : Swedish citizens have a long background of passively investing in stocks and mutual funds. With the rise of new technologies, an ongoing surge of retail investors actively participating in the financial markets have been identified. READ MORE