Essays about: "economic added value"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 169 essays containing the words economic added value.

  1. 21. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Källner; Anna Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; cold chain; pharmaceutical industry; stakeholder theory; sustainable business models; VRIO analysis; truly sustainable; competitive advantage; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE

  3. 22. Vad är väl en stig i skogen? : förbättrat beslutsunderlag vid skoglig planering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Richard Engholm; Victor Göransson; [2022]
    Keywords : Beslutsstödsystem; PlanVis; Planwise; Rekreation; Rekreationsindex; Skoglig planering; Stigar;

    Abstract : Skog, som täcker 69% av Sveriges landareal, är en viktig resurs för människor. Skogen tillhandahåller både trädbaserad råvara och erbjuder sociala värden för rekreation. En av de vanligaste fritidsaktiviteterna för svenskar är att röra sig i skog och mark. Rekreation i skogliga miljöer minskar stress och främjar den mentala hälsan. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Decision-making Process and Bitcoin : How millennials' perception of what is trustworthy, useful, and safe is changing.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Sasha Aghajanyan; [2022]
    Keywords : Bitcoin; Perception; Trust; Usefulness; Safety; Objective knowledge; Subjective knowledge;

    Abstract : Background: Money has changed many forms throughout human history. About anything has served as money, sea snails, salt, and stones. READ MORE

  5. 24. The potential for large-scale implementation of biochar in the agricultural sector : a quantitative study on plant growth in light soils and a qualitative study on the agricultural sector’s perception on biochar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Mathilda Håkansson; Louise Strömberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Transdisciplinary study; Agricultural science; Biochar; Plant growth; Soil properties; Biochar implementation; Perceptions on biochar;

    Abstract : Agricultural activities are collectively one of the largest contributors to accumulation of greenhouse gasses (GHG). At the same time, agriculture is at a risk to be affected extensively by climate change. Concurrently, in conventional agriculture GHG emissions have become inevitable to maintain efficiency. READ MORE

  6. 25. Assessment of biochar potential as a land-based emission mitigation measure in Colombia

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

    Author : Eileen Jimena Torres Morales; [2022]
    Keywords : agriculture; biochar; climate change mitigation; carbon sink; Colombia; land-based mitigation technologies LMT ; nature-based solutions NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolysis; residual biomass; soil adaptation; techno-economic analysis.; jordbruk; biokol; begränsningar av klimatförändringar; kolsänka; Colombia; land-baserad begränsningsteknik; Naturbaserade lösningar NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolys; restbiomassa; jordförbättring; Teknisk-ekonomisk analys;

    Abstract : There is an urgent need to mitigate carbon emissions to the atmosphere to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Countries have pledged national strategies to reach their climate change mitigation goals in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). In the case of Colombia, the country envisions becoming carbon neutral by 2050. READ MORE