Essays about: "incentives and environmental performance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 essays containing the words incentives and environmental performance.

  1. 16. Understanding Value in Frontier Technology Environments : A case study on indoor air quality and HVAC systems

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Gerardo Gallegos Castillo; [2020]
    Keywords : Value; Business-to-Business; Indoor Air Quality; Sustainability; HVAC Systems;

    Abstract : Business dynamics have generally been driven by the ability to create and provide value to customers. Value has evolved over time having meanings from merely price to something that actually creates a competitive advantage. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Price of Protecting Forests : Assessing REDD+ Performance in Collaborative Governance in Vietnam

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Molly Grönlund Müller; [2019]
    Keywords : forests; collaborative governance; Vietnam; REDD ; Payment for Ecosystem Services; local communities; payment mechanisms; climate change;

    Abstract : The UNFCCC initiated mechanism Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is an important policy instrument for combating climate change, using payments to create economic incentives for developing countries to preserve their forests. However, there is a need for closer scrutiny of whether the mechanism is able to generate its intended outputs and outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 18. Building a circular economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Eray Eryilmaz; Simon Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Reuse; DfD; LCA; LCC.; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The construction sector is one of the biggest contributors to global CO2 emissions and buildings account for a significant part of the energy use in Sweden. Population growth in combination with economic development is putting more pressure on the environment, resulting in escalating consumption trends and larger quantities of raw material extraction. READ MORE

  5. 19. Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and CEO compenastion incentives

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : André Amiot; Fredrik Hallin Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : CSR; agency costs; corporate governance; incentives; CEO compensation; shareholder value; performance;

    Abstract : Society's awareness of the importance of environmental-, social- and economic issues has increased over the last decades. This increased interest has led to the development of the Corporate Social Responsibility concept (CSR) in which companies actively work simultaneously with environmental, social and economic issues that extend beyond what is legally required by these companies in order to achieve a more sustainable society. READ MORE

  6. 20. Drivers for Greenness of Green Bonds: An Assessment of the Green Bond Governance in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Qintong Liu; [2018]
    Keywords : green bonds in China; designed green degree; policy review; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Green bonds are facing prosperity in international and China’s bond market, and becoming increasingly important in the overarching aim of financing green projects to reduce environmental impacts. Therefore, the green degree is an important topic. READ MORE