Essays about: "market-based system"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words market-based system.

1. 1. Sustainable bread supply chains in Sweden : examining scenarios for reducing or lowering the impact of surplus bread

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Fanny Sturén; [2023]
   Keywords : food waste quantification; bread take-back agreements TBA ; supply chain; food waste hierarchy; sustainable food system; food donations Swedish University;

   Abstract : Food waste has significant environmental, social, and economic implications, demanding actions toward a sustainable food system. In Sweden's bread supply chain, approximately 14% of produced bread is wasted, with 9% attributed to unsold bread in stores. READ MORE

3. 2. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Nylöf; Johanna Rehme; [2023]
   Keywords : agency theory; corporate governance; family firms; firm performance; multiple blockholders; ownership structure; stewardship theory;

   Abstract : This study investigates whether family ownership influences firms’ accounting and market-based performance as measured by ROA respectively Tobin’s Q. The Swedish market is especially interesting due to its unique corporate governance system, and because previous studies based on a Swedish sample present contradictory findings on the family-performance relationship. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing the Benefits of Fossil-Free Gas Turbines in Distribution Networks : A Case Study in Västerås

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Fredrik Hansell; Axel Vällfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Gas turbine; power system stability; balancing markets; hydrogen; eMethanol; Gasturbin; kraftsystemstabilitet; balansmarknader; vätgas; e-metanol;

   Abstract : As the share of weather-dependent renewable electricity production increases, the demand for power system flexibility grows. In the Swedish power system, gas turbines have historically been utilised for back-up power generation. READ MORE

5. 4. Opposing ‘green’ extractivism: Voices of resistance in the case of the Gállok iron mine, Sápmi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Elena Maria Gnant; [2022]
   Keywords : political ecology; ’green’ extractivism; energy transition; frontier racism; colonial capitalism; Sámi resistance; just transition; Sápmi; Gállok; Kallak; Jåhkåmåhkke; Jokkmokk; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Embedded in a history of global colonial capitalism and the system’s crisis ridden tendencies and fixes for capital accumulation, extractivism increases globally. The intensive exploitation of resources is increasingly framed as compatible with and necessary to climate change mitigation for the possibility of a low-carbon future, opening new extractive frontiers through a path of ‘green’ extractivism (GE). READ MORE

6. 5. Exploration of the next generation of green electricity procurement strategies : Evaluation of 24/7 carbon-free electricity and emissionality and their implications for carbon accounting

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Eloi Fàbrega Ferrer; [2022]
   Keywords : Carbon Accounting; Electricity Procurement; Emissionality; Emissions; Renewables; 24 7 Carbon-Free; Förnybar Energi; Koldioxidfri Dygnet Runt; Koldioxidredovisning; Koldioxidutsläpp; Upphandling Av El;

   Abstract : Under the current climate emergency, the electricity industry is taking quick steps to introduce new technology and market processes that could contribute to the decarbonization of the power system. The creation of the energy attribute certificates more than two decades ago has allowed consumers to choose the origin of their electricity. READ MORE