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1. Politik för Global Utveckling (PGU) – Samstämmighet eller oenighet?
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiSammanfattning : Current Swedish aid policies were dictated in the document “Policy for Global Development” (PGD), which was endorsed by parliament in 2003. PGD was created in response to a recognised need to apply a holistic view with regards to international development efforts. LÄS MER
2. World Bank Group Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening Sustainable Finance in International Investment Standards
Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionenSammanfattning : The prioritisation of private funds in financing public infrastructures due to limited financial resources available through the public sector has raised concerns about the protection of human rights and environment considering that the main goal of corporations is to generate as much profit as possible. The presence of the World Bank Group in the mix is to strike a balance between these competing needs by introducing the concept of sustainable finance through technical assistance and the adoption of standards that are integrated with the concept to influence the behaviour of state and non-state actors in their investment practices, especially in the developing world. LÄS MER
3. Profit over subsistence? – The role of private corporations, the state and academia in embracing an ecofeminist forest concept as part of an agroecological transformation : a case study of Sweden
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Sammanfattning : In recent times which require systemic change, agroecology demands a conceptual transformation of the food system. Its counter-hegemonic approach aligns with radical theories like ecofeminism and envisions an alternative future: a new socio-ecological paradigm which rethinks different landscape structures as one interconnected ecosystem. LÄS MER
4. Private companies contributing to environmental justice : An Exploratory Study of Stena Fastigheter and the LONAproject in Lindängen, Malmö
Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Sammanfattning : The research question „How do privately owned companies contribute to environmental justice through green measures in socially deprived neighbourhoods?“ was used in this Master‘s thesis to examine the role of private economies and their potential contribution to more just living environments in cities. The study used an analytical framework to explore the theories of environmental justice and corporate social responsibility in a real-world context. LÄS MER
5. The issues with measuring and reporting emissions - An analysis of the agriculture sectors efforts to improve sustainability reporting
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are a major contributor to climate change globally. The way to report and calculate the emissions can require vast amounts of resources and can be a complicated process for both farmers and top-level management. LÄS MER
