Essays about: "value-chains"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 137 essays containing the word value-chains.

  1. 21. Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: A study on sources of international business and human rights law, and stakeholder engagement in the context of the EU’s sustainability due diligence directive

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

    Author : Aram Shokor Qasim; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; law; soft law; hard law; CSDDD; sustainability; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The European Council’s proposal for a corporate sustainability due diligence directive (the “Proposal”) aims to introduce obligations and respon-sibilities for some companies (“Company/Companies”) related to sustainability matters. Part of the reasons for the Proposal was the emergence of global value chains, which are prone to contain human rights violations. READ MORE

  3. 22. Entrepreneurial Success Factors for Next-gen Startups Challenging the Traditional Food Industry - A Qualitative Study of New Ventures within the Growing Food Tech Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jennifer Gilchrist; Lovisa Malmberg; [2022-07-15]
    Keywords : food tech; next-gen food and beverage; new venture success; entrepreneurial success factors; survival; growth; plant-based alternatives;

    Abstract : Times are changing. The food industry is expected to experience a total revolution of the current status through the emergence of new business models, new value chains and food products, putting emphasis on sustainability and health. READ MORE

  4. 23. Global Supply Chains at a Crossroads - A multiple case study investigating the process of Volvo Cars’ & H&M Group’s reconfiguration of their global supply chains

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Axel Garå; Jacob Elander; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Global Supply Chains; Volvo Cars; H M Group; Risk Management; Reconfiguration; Zone of Balanced Resilience; Capabilities; Global Value Chains; Disruptions; Covid-19; International Business; Resilience;

    Abstract : Globalization and falling barriers to international trade have incentivized firms to relocate activities to foreign markets in pursuit of greater returns. MNCs today often have global supply chains with high degrees of interdependence where a disruption at one end of the supply chain often affects the whole network. READ MORE

  5. 24. The role of alternative food networks in times of crises : A case study about the effects of covid 19 on the REKO network in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Nora Giertz; [2022]
    Keywords : food systems; sustainability transformation; social-ecological resilience; crisis-landscape; covid 19;

    Abstract : The food we consume and how it is produced constitutes a significant driver of environmental change, degrading the ecological base on which life depends. Moreover, the food system is highly globalized and geographically scattered, connected by global value chains. This creates potential vulnerabilities. READ MORE

  6. 25. Closing the gap? An Analysis of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Business Operations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sif Tani Nielsen-Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Legal Consciousness; Law in books and Law in action; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UN Sustainable Development Goals; Supermarket chains; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There is an increasing demand for responsible business conduct. Different mechanisms have been developed to promote and ensure such responsibility within corporate operations. Two of such mechanisms are the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE