Essays about: "non profit organisation"

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  1. 16. Blue Growth : Applications and properties of biochar made out of reed

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Axel Karlsson; Pinthira Fagerström; [2021]
    Keywords : Common reed; Phragmites australis; Giant reed; Arundo donax; Usage; Utilization; Baltic sea; Sweden; Eutrophication; Overfertilization; Nutrient discharge; Blue bioeconomy; Soil improvement; Feedstock; Pyrolysis; Biochar; Biocoal; Coal supplement; Bioenergy; Biofuel; Carbon sequestration; Fodder; Cost analysis; Bladvass; Phragmites australis; Italienskt rör; Arundo donax; Användning; Användningsområde; Östersjön; Sverige; Eutrofiering; Övergödning; Näringsläckage; Blå bioekonomi; Jordförbättring; Råmaterial; Pyrolys; Biokol; Bioenergi; Biobränsle; Kolbindning; Foder; Kostnadsanalys;

    Abstract : The climate on earth keeps getting warmer where heat waves, eutrophication, rising sea levels, extreme weather like flooding, droughts and wildfires are an expanding problem. The focus of this bachelor thesis is to determine the potential of mitigating eutrophication and while contributing to blue growth by harvesting and make use of reeds like Phragmites australis and Arundo donax. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Perception of Mission Drift: A Qualitative Study of the Strategic Value of Pursuing Multiple Values Within Danish Hybrid Organisations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Elisabeth Alexandersson; Frida Starbrant; [2020]
    Keywords : Hybridity; B Corp; Value Creation; Blended Value; Shared Value; Mission Drift; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The global corporate landscape is changing, making way for a new type of organisational structure emphasising less traditional stakeholder values, particularly non-financial values regarding social and environmental concerns. However, at the core of these organisations, the logics of traditional non-profit organisations and for-profit ventures are combined, which obliges the organisations to balance non-financial values and financial values, defining these organisations as hybrid entities. READ MORE

  4. 18. Social Media - Driver or Bummer? A qualitative analysis of the relationship building on Social Media between student non-profit organizations and volunteers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Gabriela Gold; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Media; OPR; non-profit; volunteering; relationship-cultivation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The non-profit sector is reliant on volunteers and strong relationships with volunteers help retain them. These relationships with volunteers always need to be built and maintained. Organizations use Social Media to inform the stakeholders, build a community, and activate volunteers, but the dialogue is often hardly reached. READ MORE

  5. 19. Planning for non-profit sharing : A case study of Gothenburg and Umeå, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Felix Schulz; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable consumption; sharing economy; sharing cities; non-profit sharing; urban planning; governance;

    Abstract : The prevailing capitalist and growth-driven economic system has led to an increase in inequality, resource consumption, and environmental pressure on the earth’s vital support systems. Cities face a number of sustainability challenges, and in view of overconsumption in affluent societies, particularly in the Global North, the question arises how alternative approaches can be implemented at the local level. READ MORE

  6. 20. Circular economy and degrowth perspectives on plastic collection and recycling on Bali

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Elin Henriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : Circular economy; degrowth; plastic waste; littering; recycling; pick analysis; social enterprise. Cirkulär ekonomi; nerväxt; plastavfall; nedskräpning; återvinning; plockanalys; social företagsverksamhet.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis studies plastic littering, collection and recycling on Bali in Indonesia. Due to unsound waste management systems, low awareness and few incentives for collection, plastic waste has the tendency to leak to the environment, where it pollutes land and water, and poses a threat to wildlife and human health. READ MORE