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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 SciencesAbstract : 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
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2. Families and performance : The impact of family ownership on performance in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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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)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
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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/HumanekologiAbstract : 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
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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)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