Essays about: "global material flows"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words global material flows.

1. 1. Hållbarhetscertifiering : effekter på värdekedjan av byggmaterial

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Sofia Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : effekter på värdekedjan; fallstudie; frivilliga hållbarhetscertifieringar för byggnader i Sverige; hållbar utveckling; ; standarder;

   Abstract : En av vår tids stora utmaningar handlar om att möta klimatkrisen och ökade krav på levnadsstandard hos en växande global befolkning. Allt fler flyttar från rurala till urbana områden, vilket pressar bostadsmarknader världen över. READ MORE

3. 2. A skein of Hope: Strategically moving the emerging Swedish wool value chain towards sustainability

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Andrea Van Acker; Trang Nguyen; Behnaz Kianian Seyed Abadi; [2023]
   Keywords : wool production system; Sweden; sustainability; circular economy; bioeconomy; leverage points;

   Abstract : This thesis started with the discovery that in Sweden, about 70% of wool, a valuable material, is wasted in 2017. In recent years, a local value chain in Sweden has gained momentum to increase the use of Swedish wool as a circular and sustainable fibre for the textile industry in the country. READ MORE

4. 3. Life Cycle Assessment of Urban Underground Oyster Mushroom Farming

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Emile Lemaitre; [2022]
   Keywords : Life cycle assessment LCA ; Urban mushroom farming; Oyster mushrooms; Urban agriculture; Livscykelanalys LCA ; Urban svampodling; Ostronskivling; Stadsodling;

   Abstract : Global food production has been recognized as the single largest driver of environmental degradation and transgression of planetary boundaries. Providing healthy food sustainably to a growing, mostly urban population will require radical changes to the food system. READ MORE

5. 4. Climate change mitigation from biochar production at farm level : A time dynamic LCA study of wheat

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Louise Jungefeldt; [2022]
   Keywords : Pyrolysis; agricultural by-products; life cycle assessment; waste valorization; carbon sequestration;

   Abstract : Agricultural production in Sweden account for a large contribution of the territorial GHG emissions. System optimization, fossil fuel removal and increased circularity is therefore of great importance in order to reach the national net zero emission target by 2045. READ MORE

6. 5. Strategic targets and KPIs for improved value chain circularity and sustainability performance : A case study of a large manufacturing enterprise within the energy sector

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Jonas Jansson; Herman Holmberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Circular Economy; Circular Economy business; Key Performance indicator; Circular indicators; Sustainable value chain; sustainable business models. sustainability; circular business model; resource efficiency; Environmental strategy; sustainability strategy; energy efficiency; Circularity; Circular business; KPI; Sustainability KPI; Renewable Energy; Circular targets; sustainability target; Circular transformation; Industrial manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; Cirkulär ekonomi; hållbar utveckling; Mätetal; Hållbarhetsstrategi;

   Abstract : Global consumption levels currently extend far beyond what planet Earth in terms of natural resources can regenerate in a sustainable manor and will by 2050 reach levels corresponding to what it would require three Earths to sustain. This overexploitation and unsustainable management of the Earth’s resources in combination with the necessity of mitigating climate change and reaching net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 require action across all sectors, not least the manufacturing industry. READ MORE