Essays about: "social responsibility and social investment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 87 essays containing the words social responsibility and social investment.

  1. 11. Social Investments: “It’s going slow, but it’s happening” : A study on the feasibility and future of Social Bonds and Social Outcome Contracts in Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Emelie Lebsund; Fanny Samuelsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Social sustainability; social bonds; social outcome contracts; social impact bonds; sustainability; CSR; institutional theory; transaction cost theory; modern portfolio selection theory; ESG;

    Abstract : As we face increasingly complex problems of both a social and environmental nature, innovative and multifaceted solutions are required to create a sustainable future. Despite Sweden's leading position in terms of financial solutions to environmental issues, Sweden is behind most OECD economies in the development of a financial infrastructure for private investment for social and socio-economic projects. READ MORE

  3. 12. Negotiating Social Responsibilities : NGOs in the Swedish Welfare System

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mayla Sprenger; [2022]
    Keywords : welfare state; socio-economic rights; non-governmental organizations; social investment state; Sweden;

    Abstract : The Swedish welfare system is in transformation: while previously, a vast public sector has taken responsibility for welfare provision, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly invited to participate as service providers in the past years. In a qualitative case study, this paper analyses in which ways three NGOs in Malmö perceive their role in the welfare system and by identifying challenges and prospects in the cooperation with the local government. READ MORE

  4. 13. Embracing Transformative Technology to End Worker Exploitation : How Individual Resistance to Change Management Can Explain the Limited Adoption of Worker Monitoring Tools in Multinational Organizations.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Alek Kahn; Yiping Jiang; Måns Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : forced labor; technology; social sustainability; CSR; monitoring tools; digital monitoring; resistance to change; technology change;

    Abstract : Background: The unethical treatment of factory workers is widespread, especially in developing countries. There is no international legal body with the jurisdiction to uphold universal labor rights. Hence, the responsibility to ensure worker well-being falls upon the multinational organizations that operate the supply chain. READ MORE

  5. 14. An in-depth analysis of the approach towards“Environmental sustainability” and “Greenmarketing” from SMEs restaurant perspective in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Mahabubul Alam; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental sustainability; Green marketing; organic food; KRAV certificate; eco labeling; Small and medium-sized enterprises SME ; Corporate social responsibility CSR ; Sustainable development.;

    Abstract :  Growing number of SME restaurant and unsustainable food consumption creates a paradoxicaltension in the society from “Environmental sustainability” perspective. This paradoxicaltension requires every organizations to reduce their ecological footprint through minimizingits environmental effects. READ MORE

  6. 15. Corporate Sustainability Performance and the Risk of Financial Distress : A Panel Data Analysis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Moa Pålsson; Patric Beijer; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate Sustainability; Corporate Sustainability Performance; The Risk of Financial Distress; Stakeholder Management;

    Abstract : There are increased calls for corporations to act responsibly. Those responsibilities exceed the classical assumption that the only responsibility of the firm is its shareholders and ultimately to maximize their wealth. Any social issue participation has been described as charity or squandering of resources at the expense of the shareholders. READ MORE