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1. The Case of the Halls Meat Factory Closure : Looking at processes through the eyes of the workers
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : This thesis aims at examining processes in capitalist food production through a case study of Vion’s Halls factory in Broxburn, Scotland, which closed in 2012. The researcher uses his position as a former employee to receive interviews with former workers at the factory to gain knowledge about what happened in the factory and how that relates to bigger developments in the economy. READ MORE
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2. Sustainability as an opportunity: Value creation for innovative ventures through proactively tackling environmental and social issues. A study on Librixer AB about reducing water pollution by recycling unused pharmaceuticals.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis argues that Sustainable Business Model Innovation should be considered an essential process for small- and medium-sized enterprises to create value. In order to establish a sustainable value proposition, the researchers propose that social, economic and environmental attributes have to be considered from the start of a Business Model Innovation process and that social and environmental aspects cannot simply be added to an existing Business Model. READ MORE
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3. Relationsmat, det nya gamla sättet att handla mat : direkta försäljningskanaler för relationsmat samt om REKO-ring relationsmatkonsumenter
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Matskandaler och onödiga tillsatser i maten har påverkat livsmedelskonsumenters förtroende för livsmedelsindustrin samtidigt som en ökad klimatmedvetenhet och kunskap om hur dagens matproduktion påfrestar klimatet har fått konsumenter att ifrågasätta livsmedelskedjan och hur och var maten produceras. Intresset för att handla mer närproducerad mat ökar och det nya begreppet relationsmat som främst anammats av olika REKO-ringar i Sverige är på uppgång och har uppmärksammats av konsumentgrupper som vill gynna den lokala ekonomin, handla ekologiskt, minska matmil och veta mer om ursprunget till sin mat. READ MORE
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4. Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Industrial Symbiosis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)Abstract : Many regions around the world suffer from occasional or permanent droughts. Recent years have shown that although Sweden is not a water scarce country, it is vulnerable to dry peri- ods. READ MORE
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5. Optical spectroscopy of impurity atoms in semiconducting Nanowires
University essay from Lunds universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenAbstract : In a small and confined one dimensional geometry of nanowire, even few defects can influence the performance of the devices. Main objective of this thesis is to conduct photoluminescence study of such defect states in GaAs nanowires, which we will first introduce by diffusing copper impurity atoms, in very low concentrations. READ MORE
