Essays about: "global workers"

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1. 6. Reporting Standards (she/her)? : A Comparison of ESRS and GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards from an Ecofeminist Viewpoint

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Schudak; Heidbjort Arney Hoskuldsdottir; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Reporting; Reporting Standards; Ecofeminism; Comparison; Content Analysis; ESRS; GRI;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to find ecofeminist perspectives in sustainability reporting standards using content analysis and comparison. The most used sustainability reporting framework is GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), but the EU has introduced a new one, the ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standard). READ MORE

3. 7. Exploring the Role of Eco-Communities in Fostering Environmental Stewardship : A Study of Volunteer Tourism at Cloughjordan Eco-Village

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : Maximilian Kress; [2023]
   Keywords : Place attachment; transformative learning; environmental stewardship; voluntourism; eco-communities; ecovillages; Cloughjordan ecovillage; community attachment;

   Abstract : In recent years, there has been a shift in interest in travel, toward an increasing interest in sustainable travel and alternative forms of travel. As a result, there is also an interest in research studying these alternative travel concepts. Therefore, this qualitative study looks at experiences in ecovillages, focusing on volunteer workers. READ MORE

4. 8. Exploring Gender Perceptions Among Textile Workers in Bangladesh – A Case Study on a WaterAid WASH Initiative

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Nora Burgess; [2023]
   Keywords : water; sanitation; and hygiene WASH ; Menstrual Health Management; Ready-made Garment RMG Industry; Textile Workers; Bangladesh; Gender; WaterAid; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study focuses on addressing the development challenge of inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in the ready-made garments (RMG) industry factories in Bangladesh. The importance of studying this challenge lies in its direct impact on workers' health, well-being, productivity, and overall socio-economic development. READ MORE

5. 9. Forced labour under a microscope - How people are subjected to forced labour within domestic work

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Saga Frönserius; [2023]
   Keywords : forced labour; domestic work; modern slavery; exploitation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The paper focuses on forced labour in domestic work. This paper examines how forced labour in domestic work is addressed internationally and nationally. To fulfil this purpose, the report examines how forced labour is defined in international law and how it is legally combated. It also examines how Sweden and the UK meet international standards. READ MORE

6. 10. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE