Essays about: "motives of private companies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words motives of private companies.
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1. An analysis of Swedish corporate climate footprints – reaching a more consistent and scientific approach
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för miljövetenskapAbstract : Corporate action has become increasingly prevalent in recent years in order to address the urgent issue of climate change. A wide range of concepts are today being used to describe company climate footprints, where one single concept can have varying definitions due to inconsistent approaches on what to include and not in the calculations. READ MORE
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2. ‘Fossilfritt Sverige’ : Which Companies Engage with the Climate initiative, and Why?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The climate initiative Fossilfritt Sverige, largely comprised of companies, has been advanced as an integral part for the national climate ambition of Sweden becoming a fossil free welfare state by 2045. This paper seeks to explore and provide insights about the relationship between company characteristics, and motives for, voluntary engagement in the initiative. READ MORE
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3. Private firms using production change for a good cause : A qualitative study of Swedish private firms in humanitarian logistics
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Humanitarian logistics is an emerging phenomenon which have been increasingly recognized due to the increase of disasters, where little is still known about the role of companies operating in the private sector for this phenomenon. Furthermore, it is assumed that both natural and man-made disasters will increase in both the occurrence and the effect in the future, which enforces the need for practices and theories to deal with them more effectively. READ MORE
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4. Leadership in environmentally sustainable transformation of private companies in Russia : Multiple Case Study
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : As the number of global problems is proliferating, the issue of sustainability is gaining increasing recognition. One of the most imperative aspects of sustainable development is environmental sustainability. READ MORE
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5. Global governance and the private sector: the impact of SDG 12 on sustainable reporting
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The present thesis explores the impact of SDG 12 on corporate sustainable reporting as way to show the impact of the global governance on the private sector. It is based on the up to date debates on the difficulty of global governance, the usual corporate motives behind sustainable actions, as well as the issues which relate to the use of quantitative indicators to evaluate in the SDGs. READ MORE