Essays about: "sustainability environment environmental global warming"

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1. 1. Fighting fire with fire? : An exploration of the relationship between nonviolence and sustainability

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Johansson Vodusek; [2023]
   Keywords : Nonviolence; Sustainability; Development; Agenda 2030; Sustainable Development Goals; Galtung; Ecocentrism; Gandhi; structural violence; cultural violence; peace; future generations; conflicts; global warming; globalization; knowledge; cooperation and environment;

   Abstract : This study aims at exploring the connections between nonviolence and sustainability in two cases. The relationship between nonviolence and sustainability is identified and discussed in light of the theories on nonviolence of Johan Galtung and theories of the ethical framework of ecocentrism. READ MORE

3. 2. Marking tags within the construction industry : A qualitative case study of the Swedish construction industry regarding implementing technical standardizations to promote circularity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Markus Eriksson; Casper Norberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Construction industry; Radio frequency identification; Circularity; Attitude; Environment; Socio-technical transition theory; multi-level perspective.;

   Abstract : The construction industry is vital in meeting humanity's infrastructure and essential building needs. However, its current practices contribute significantly to environmental challenges such as global warming, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. The current study points out the need for a more sustainable approach in the construction sector. READ MORE

4. 3. Flourish or perish in a turbulent environment : A qualitative study from the perspective of environmentally sustainable SMEs.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Douglas Drake; Simon Berling; [2023]
   Keywords : VUCA; Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; SME; Dynamic Capabilities; Corporate Social Responsibility Triple Bottom Line.;

   Abstract : Since the beginning of the 2020’s the world has drastically changed and forced organisations to re-adapt, adjust and reconfigure their business in order to survive. The Covid-19 pandemic rewrote the map of conducting business, as well as the war in Ukraine was a catalyst for inflation, and thereafter rising interest rates. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing The Scope And Challenges Of Environmental Sustainability Reporting In Developing Countries. : A Study Of Telecommunications Companies In Kenya And Uganda.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Elda Mary Akware; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental sustainability; Developing countries; Telecommunications Companies; challenges; and Opportunities;

   Abstract : There is a general agreement that human activities have a significant impact on environmentalsustainability, which leads to global warming and climate change. However, not much researchhas been done on how telecommunications firms in developing countries deal with environmentalrisks. READ MORE

6. 5. DIRECT AIR CAPTURE CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Hólmfrídur Snorradóttir; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Negative Emissions Technologies NETs ; Direct Air Capture DAC ; Three Pillars of Sustainability; Qualitative Approach;

   Abstract : To meet ambitious climate goals, of keeping global warming below 2°C, past emissions need to be removed from the atmosphere with the help of negative emissions technologies (NETs). The transition of energy systems, however, needs to follow the requirements of sustainable development to benefit all three pillars of sustainability, those are the environment, society, and economy. READ MORE