Essays about: "benchmarking theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words benchmarking theory.

  1. 1. EUROSCEPTICISM UNVEILED A Comparative Analysis of Pre-Brexit and Post-Brexit Dynamics in the UK

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hannah Lekblad Jääskeläinen; [2024-02-15]
    Keywords : Euroscepticism; Brexit; benchmarking; cultural backlash;

    Abstract : Numerous factors have been identified as to why a small majority voted in favour of Brexit in June 2016. Since then, it has been argued that the opinion on EU membership has changed amongst some of the public in the United Kingdom and if a referendum were to occur in present days, there would rather be a majority in favour of rejoining the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE

  4. 3. Efficiently Solving the Exact Cover Problem in OpenMP

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Leo Hall; [2023]
    Keywords : Exact Cover; openmp; parallelization;

    Abstract : The exact cover problem is an NP-complete problem with many widespread use cases such as crew scheduling, railway scheduling, benchmarking as well as having applications in set theory. Existing algorithms can be slow when dealing with large datasets however. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of Data-Sharing Technology on Farmers’ Sustainability Work : a study of Arla’s climate calculation tool

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Annie Emilsson; Martin Fornander; [2023]
    Keywords : Data-sharing; Sustainability; Sustainable Agriculture; Agricultural Data; Arla Foods; Triple Bottom Line; Sustainability Reporting; Benchmarking;

    Abstract : The food industry and agriculture are facing pressure to implement sustainable processes and reduce environmental impact while meeting the needs of a growing population. The European Union has adopted the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, putting pressure on corporations to adopt more sustainable practises and become more sustainable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Staying together in times of crisis? The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Europeans’ attitudes towards the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Eric Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : external shocks; EU; public opinions; euroscepticism; Russo-Ukrainan War; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Are the European people more positive towards the European Union after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022? In light of an increasingly politicized EU, this thesis investigates if the citizens of the EU are more or less positive to the idea of the European Union now afterwards. The study contributes towards research into external shocks on public opinions, and applies its methodology and thinking on a present – and ongoing – case. READ MORE