Sökning: "improvement efforts"

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  1. 1. Green Numbers in Grey Areas: A study on what methods credit analysts use to integrate incomplete ESG data in the credit rating process

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Författare :Erik Voss-Schrader; Gustav Ryhre; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Credit; Debt; Rating; ESG; Epistemic;

    Sammanfattning : In response to the urgent need to address global warming, this study investigates the efforts of two credit rating agencies (CRAs), Aries and Orion, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their financial analyses amidst challenges posed by inconsistent and unstandardized data. Based on interviews with nine CRA representatives and Knorr Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures, the present study reveals the difficulties faced by the CRAs with directly linking ESG factors to credit ratings. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Ready or not? : Analysis of the Swedish Energy Sector's Knowledge and View on CSRD

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Ellen Kornfeld; [2024]
    Nyckelord :CSRD; CSR; NFRD; ESG; SME Energy Sector; SWOT-Analysis; Knowledge-base Analysis; CSRD; CSR; NFRD; ESG; SMF Energisektorn; SWOT-Analys; Kunskapsanalys;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis investigates the view and knowledge among large versus small and medium sized enterprises (SME) regarding the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). To enable a broad collection of data the study carries out semi-structured interviews and surveys on companies and stakeholders within the Swedish energy sector, as well as a literature review. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Image Quality Assessment Pipeline and Semi-Automated Annotation method for Synthetic Data

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Författare :Liam Le Tran; Edina Dedovic; [2023-10-24]
    Nyckelord :Facial Expression Recognition; FACS; Action Units; styleGAN2-ada; synthetic data; Image Quality Assessment; Multi-stage Pre-training; Pipeline Processing; Semi-automated Human Annotation;

    Sammanfattning : Predicting human emotions through facial expression, particularly in relation to medication field such as clinical trial settings, has garnered scientific interest in recent years due to significant understanding of the impact of treatment on emotions and social functioning. This thesis aims to improve performance of a FER model using large scale of synthetic data. LÄS MER

  4. 4. BUCKLE UP! Time to Ensure Responsible Innovation in the Automotive Industry: A case study of a Swedish-based automotive company

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Isabelle Creutz; Jenny Pettersson; [2023-07-19]
    Nyckelord :Business Model Innovation; Responsible Innovation; Sustainable Innovation; Dark Side of Innovation; Automotive Industry; Mobility as a Service;

    Sammanfattning : As the automotive industry undergoes a shift towards service-based solutions as an alternative to car ownership, it is essential to acknowledge the industry's challenges in terms of responsibility. The following research paper aims to investigate how the framework “Four Dimensions of Responsible Innovation” can be applied to an organization in the automotive industry to evaluate how responsibility is ensured within its internal innovation processes. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Integrating Waste Heat from Hydrogen Production Into District Heating

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Författare :Fawzi Kayali; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Hydrogen; Electrolysis; Waste Heat Recovery; Combined Heat and Power Plant; District Heating; Simulation; Sustainable Heating Systems; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this research is to explore the feasibility of the integration of waste heat from electrolyzers within a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant and district heating (DH) network and suggest a practical setup for integration. With the escalating emphasis on the development of green hydrogen through electrolysis powered by renewable energy, a substantial amount of waste heat is generated, typically left unused. LÄS MER