Essays about: "social compliance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 179 essays containing the words social compliance.

  1. 6. Making Artisanal Gold Miners ‘Investable’ - A Novel Means of ‘Improving’ Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining? A neoliberal eco-governmentality analysis of ‘responsible’ artisanal and small-scale gold mining: the case of the Lake Victoria Gold Programme in Migori County, Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Gustav Dahlqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining ASM ; responsible mining initiatives; neoliberal eco-governmentality; investability; gold; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) - a labour-intensive and low-tech mode of minerals extraction and processing - has received increasing attention amidst global commodity booms and its concurrent expansion. Infamously associated with negative social and environmental impacts, responsible mining initiatives have emerged to promote, measure, and enforce sustainable mining practices for ASM. READ MORE

  3. 7. Becoming by Buying : A qualitative study about Brandengagement in self-concept (BESC) in the pre-purchase stage

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Philip Brunkes; Lina Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Fast-Fashion; Brand Engagement in Self-concept; Pre-purchase stage; Self- concept; Consumer decision making process; Self-congruity;

    Abstract : Fast fashion brands provide consumers with constantly available opportunities to update,not only their wardrobes, but themselves. As our identities have become a constant projectto work on, consumption of fast fashion involves the possibilities of trial and error ofpersonal development. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mandatory financial disclosure and its implications for extractive companies : A review of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI)

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Marilyn S. Myers; [2023]
    Keywords : disclosure; mandatory; extractive; financial; accountability; transparency; sustainability;

    Abstract : This study critically analyzes the mandatory financial disclosure requirements imposed on extractive companies operating in Liberia under the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and examines their implications on transparency, accountability, and sustainability in the extractive sector. Firstly, the study utilizes a qualitative approach and conducts interviews with stakeholders involved in or affected by the extractive sector in Liberia. READ MORE

  5. 9. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  6. 10. Adapting to the CSRD and Reporting of Scope 3 Emissions: Strategies for Newly Affected Companies : A Study of the Challenes and Potential Solutions for Companies Newly Affected by the CSRD

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

    Author : Alexandra Munthe Nilsson; Karin Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; CSDR; Scope 3; Outsourced Transportation Emissions Potential Solutions; Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; CSRD; Scope 3; Hållbarhetsrapportering; Outsourcade Transportutsläpp; Utmaningar; Potentiella Lösningar;

    Abstract : As part of the EU’s sustainable strategy in reducing emissions and combating climate change the EU introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2022. This directive requires the reporting of sustainability information from a significantly wider group of companies. READ MORE