Essays about: "big 4"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 373 essays containing the words big 4.

  1. 1. "Wake up and smell the CSRD" Framing strategies employed by the Big 4 on discourse about CSRD

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

    Author : Morten Younie; Oskar Benson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainable Accounting; CSRD; Big 4 Accounting Firms; Non Financial Reporting;

    Abstract : With the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) coming into effect in the EU, a significant number of companies will be subjected to unprecedented non-financial reporting requirements. The Big 4 accounting firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) are important providers of sustainability assurance and, more generally, act as the allies of firms in both the political and corporate fields. READ MORE

  3. 2. Influential Factors and Key Actors Shaping Sustainability Assurance Opinions: A Case Study of a Big-4 Firm

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

    Author : John Gerendas; Axel Tottie-Håkansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainability assurance; CSRD; Comfort; Task-oriented language; Materiality construction;

    Abstract : The rise in sustainability reporting has increased the demand for sustainability assurance, especially in the light of new legislation, requiring more companies to undergo third-party assurance. This thesis provides insights into the practical work of a sustainability assuror in the sustainability assurance process and how sustainability assurance opinions are formed as well as how materiality is constructed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Leveraging Technologies of Industry 4.0 for risk management in Sea Freight Forwarding Operations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Angelina Biiak; Yijuan Lindskog; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Risk; Risk Management Mitigation; Maritime Logistics Shipping Industry; Sea Freight Forwarder; Industry 4.0; Technologies Pillars;

    Abstract : Maritime logistics dominates the goods transportation market and is continuously growing along with the growth of global trade. However, a variety of risks continuously occur and significantly affect the maritime logistics industry, and thus the sea freight forwarding operations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Control of carbon dioxide capture from biomass CHP plants : Designing a suitable control system to realize the flexible operation of the CO2 capture system

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Tanmmay Rout; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon capture; biomass fired combined heat and power plant; MEA based chemical absorption; flue gas; dynamic operation; PI controllers;

    Abstract : This degree project studies the integration of carbon capture system into biomass fired combined heat and power (bio-CHP) plants. The key disturbances from bio-CHP plants include flue gas flow rate, carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and available heat for the reboiler because the use of versatile biomass and the dynamic operation of CHP plants results in large fluctuations in the properties of flue gas and the heat input for CO2 capture. READ MORE

  6. 5. Generative AI effects on school systems : An overview of generative AI with focus on ChatGPT, what it is, what it isn’t and how it works.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Eric Simonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : ChatGPT; Education; Generative AI; AI; Auto-generative AI; GPT; OpenAI;

    Abstract : This thesis has investigated what impact generative AI may have on higher education. Using a combination of a systematic literature study and interviews with representatives from four (4) large universities in Sweden. READ MORE