Essays about: "sustainability benchmarks"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words sustainability benchmarks.

  1. 11. Sustainable investments : Transparency regulation as a tool to influence investors to choose sustainable investment funds

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

    Author : Frida Petersson; [2019]
    Keywords : sustainable investments; transparency regulation; funds; sustainability; investment funds; sustainable investment funds; EU; EU taxonomy on sustainability; sustainability benchmarks; sustainability disclosures; sustainability ratings; sustainability labels; behavioural economics; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Ethical Investment; ESG; SRI; Responsible Investment; Engel-Kollat-Blackwell decision-making model; intention-behaviour gap; investor behaviour; Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive EU 2016 2341 COM 2018 354 final; Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EU 2016 1011 on low carbon benchmarks and positive carbon impact benchmarks COM 2018 355 final; Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment COM 2018 353 final; Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth COM 2018 97 final;

    Abstract : In March 2018 the European Commission published the Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth. One of the main objectives with the actions presented in the action plan is to reorient capital flows towards sustainable investments, i.e. to influence more investors to invest sustainably. READ MORE

  3. 12. Turning water into wine - Exploring approaches for improved water management among five vitivinicultural sustainability programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Hanna Angel; [2018]
    Keywords : Water management; Wine industry; Sustainability Programs; Vitiviniculture; Implementation; Science General;

    Abstract : Wine production has been demonstrated to negatively impact on the environment in a number of ways, threatening the well being of ecosystems and a sustainable future of the industry. With a general need for reducing environmental impacts; optimization of water resources has been identified the most critical environmental aspect in relation to wine production. READ MORE

  4. 13. Measuring Sustainable Development Goals : A Social-Ecological Perspective

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Sophie Gripenberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals provide benchmarks for global sustainable development. However, there may be trade-offs between goals if they are not treated as interlinked components of a larger system. READ MORE

  5. 14. How to Go Green as aTelecommunication Companyin a Global Market

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mohammed Rameez Ghauri; [2013]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Supply chain; Energy efficiency; Reporting; Design;

    Abstract : The issue of sustainability has gained significance in the past two decades or so particularly inthe business sector throughout the globe. Companies from various industries have inculcatedaspects of sustainability in their portfolios due to reasons ranging from stakeholder demandsto industry competition and profit. READ MORE

  6. 15. Green feed in the marine fish farming : how to communicate water benchmarks to stakeholders

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Therese A.M. Jansson; [2009]
    Keywords : Aquaculture; Sustainability; Communication; Benchmarketing ; Waterquality;

    Abstract : Global catch fishery is said to been oppressed to its limit (Boyd & Schmittou, 1999), further implying aquaculture might be the only solution to the world demand for fishery products. The applied term aquaculture in this paper refers to the one used by NOAA (2008); breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all kind of water environments, including but not limited to ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. READ MORE