Essays about: "environmental quality goals"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 98 essays containing the words environmental quality goals.

  1. 11. Brewing for a Better Future : Exploring the connection between inter-organisational learning and the sustainable development of coffee farms

    University essay from

    Author : Lisa-Sophie Goerlich; Julian Meyer; [2023]
    Keywords : coffee; sustainability; inter-organisational learning; sustainable development; communication; knowledge creation; sense-making; decision-making;

    Abstract : Coffee is a vital source of income for millions of farmers worldwide and an important commodity in global trade. The 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations, aim to improve the world's production and consumption patterns, but coffee farming is still often associated with modern-day slavery, poor working conditions, and deforestation. READ MORE

  3. 12. Setting the scene: from voluntary to mandatory sustainability reporting in Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Silvia Kim; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; Reporting quality assessment; Best practice approach; South Korea; Scandinavia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Sustainability Reporting (SR) has hitherto been discretionary in most Asian countries; however, a new paradigm – mandatory SR – is emerging in South Korea, provoked by the EU’s SR regulation, Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The Korean government plans to enforce SR legislation in 2025, targeting large firms. READ MORE

  4. 13. Heat recovery from vacuum brazing furnaces

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Rasmus Wikman; Oliver Robertsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Waste heat; Vacuum furnace; Heat recovery; HVAC;

    Abstract : By partly replacing the use of primary energy sources with waste heat recovery, climate and environmental goals for the future will be closer at hand. This thesis investigates the waste heat potential of Alfa Laval’s vacuum brazing furnaces in Ronneby and alternative ways of integrating the furnace’s waste heat into the building’s HVAC system. READ MORE

  5. 14. Intermodal Freight Transport - Evaluating the Suitability of Future Potential Implementations - A Case Study of Volvo Car Corporation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elin Alverhed; Frida Kåvik; [2022-08-02]
    Keywords : Rail-road Intermodal Freight Transport; Intermodal Freight Transport; Volvo Cars; Rail Freight; Road Freight;

    Abstract : Environmental awareness has become increasingly more important for governmental and non-governmental organizations throughout the years, pushing organizations to better their operations with the aim to reduce environmental impact. One of the organizations aiming to reduce their environmental impact is Volvo Cars, which, through various organizational improvement efforts, has managed to reach environmental sustainability-related goals. READ MORE

  6. 15. Supervised Machine Learning Modeling in Secondary Metallurgy : Predicting the Liquid Steel Temperature After the Vacuum Treatment Step of the Vacuum Tank Degasser

    University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

    Author : Roberto Vita; [2022]
    Keywords : Industy 4.0; Machine Learning; Statistical Modeling; Temperature Prediction; Vacuum Tank Degasser; Vacuum Treatment Step.; Industri 4.0; Maskininlärning; Statistisk modellering; Temperaturförutsägelse; Vakuumbehandlingssteg; Vakuumtankavgasare;

    Abstract : In recent years the steelmaking industry has been subjected to continuous attempts to improve its production route. The main goals has been to increase the competitiveness and to reduce the environmental impact. The development of predictive models has therefore been of crucial importance in order to achieve such optimization. READ MORE