Essays about: "local enterprise"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 63 essays containing the words local enterprise.

  1. 16. Shaping the Climate Action trajectory within the Fashion Industry : a case study of a Small Medium Sized Enterprise

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Marta Karen Kristjónsdóttir; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Paris Agreement; Climate Change; Climate Action Plans; Apparel industry; Value Chain Analysis VCA ; Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; Sustainable Global Value Chain SGVC ; Decarbonisation pathway; Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action; UNFCCC; Pre-competitive; Collaboration; Traceability; Transparency; Multi-Stakeholder Agreements;

    Abstract : The apparel and footwear industry’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the fifth largest per industry, equal to that of livestock, after electricity and heat, oil and gas, agriculture, and transportation (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017). For industry-wide emissions reduction, investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency programs across highest impacting life cycle phases offer the most effective solution. READ MORE

  3. 17. MNEs management of CSR in subsidiaries : A multiple case study in Business Management

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sophia Agebratt; Ellen Khoushaba; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility CSR ; Multinational Enterprise MNE ; subsidiary; management;

    Abstract : Abstract -   Background: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been a concept related to corporations for decades and is still highly relevant. The concept has been developed throughout the years, resulting in an extensive concept. READ MORE

  4. 18. Accelerating Sustainability through Human Development. Managing the complexity of supporting social enterprises toward the implementation of sustainable development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Carlos Cordova Maldonado; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability science; transdisciplinary research; capability approach; social enterprises; accelerators; Helsingborg city; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Accelerator programs that support enterprises in their early stages are growing in numbers, acknowledged by many as an important organizational form for achieving economic growth. However, focusing solely on economic growth has proven to be detrimental for the environment and not enough to solve the challenges of our current social systems. READ MORE

  5. 19. Social Enterprises: How to succeed in the renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elise Ekman; Emelie Pilestål; Louise Hemvik; [2019]
    Keywords : Social Enterprise; Sub-Saharan Africa; Success Factors; Barriers; Renewable Energy;

    Abstract : In 2015, the United Nations developed 17 goals to work towards sustainable development by 2030. Among these goals, goal number seven focuses on providing clean and affordable energy for all, to solve problems such as poverty and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. READ MORE

  6. 20. Enterprise transition to Software-defined networking in a Wide Area Network : Best practices for a smooth transition to SD-WAN

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Ahmed Yassin; Fatih Yalcin; [2019]
    Keywords : SD-WAN; Amazon Web Services; MPLS; Firewall; best practices; SD-WAN; Amazon Web Services; MPLS; brandvägg; bästa praxis;

    Abstract : Software defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) is a relatively new concept for enterprises to structure their networks throughout sites. This thesis was to find best practices for enterprises wanting to transition their current infrastructure to SD-WAN with multiple factors considered. READ MORE