Essays about: "social investment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 623 essays containing the words social investment.

1. 21. Understanding the Role of Family-Controlled Investment Companies in Sustainable Development: A Study on Swedish Corporations listed on the OMX Stockholm Large Cap

   University essay from

   Author : Nick Hellström; Karl Jakob Härgestam; Maxmilian Stenström; [2023]
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   Abstract : Background: Research has shown the need for a transition into business models incorporating environmental, social and governance in their organizations to achieve sustainable development. Family-controlled and owned investment corporations have the potential to use their leverage and influence to encourage sustainable development. READ MORE

3. 22. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño

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

   Author : Aylin Berber; Cornelia Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Microgrid; renewable energy; bagasse; self-sufficiency; Microgrid; förnybar energi; bagass; självförsörjande;

   Abstract : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. READ MORE

4. 23. Song Popularity Prediction with Deep Learning : Investigating predictive power of low level audio features

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Gustaf Holst; Jan Niia; [2023]
   Keywords : machine learning; deep learning; audio;

   Abstract : Today streaming services are the most popular way to consume music, and with this the field of Music Information Retrieval (MIR) has exploded. Tangy market is a music investment platform and they want to use MIR techniques to estimate the value of not yet released songs. READ MORE

5. 24. Green hydrogen from offshore wind in southern Sweden : Case study on 500MW offshore wind farm

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

   Author : Axel Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Electrolysis; Hydrogen; Offshore; Wind; Optimisation; Electrolys; Vätgas; Vindkraft; Optimering;

   Abstract : Variable renewable energy and green hydrogen demand is expected to increase within the European union in attempts to mitigate climate change. A high penetration of variable renewable energy can result in volatile power prices affecting the profitability of such actors. READ MORE

6. 25. The Swedish Political Mainstream in Crisis: In The Light of Radical Right-Wing Populism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ida Seirup; [2023]
   Keywords : Radical right-wing populism; mainstream party strategy; party competition; issue-ownership; immigration; social-investment policy; social-consumption policy; multiculturalism; PSO-theory; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The rise of radical right-wing populism in Western Europe has severely altered the political landscape during the last decade, and mainstream parties, from left to right, are struggling to employ strategies preventing voters from deserting to the radical right. In this thesis, I examine two mainstream parties in the context of Sweden, the Social Democratic party (S), and the Moderate party (M), to learn what strategies the parties have applied in the light of rising radical right-wing populism, relating to two issue-dimensions: the socio-cultural and the socio-economic. READ MORE