Sökning: "Corporate climate action"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 uppsatser innehållade orden Corporate climate action.
1. Corporate Climate Due Diligence in the European Union – A Legal Analysis of its Implications for the Climate Action of Energy-Intensive Industries
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättSammanfattning : In this thesis, issues surrounding climate actions are analysed through the notion of corporate due diligence in the European Union (EU) context. The study explores how mandatory climate change due diligence schemes, potentially in the form of a legally binding instrument, may affect the critical sector of energy-intensive industries (EIIs) in the Union and further contribute to the broader EU climate actions. LÄS MER
2. Buying carbon neutrality? : Corporate motives for financing carbon offsets
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperSammanfattning : Carbon offsets are often presented as a multi-beneficial way for companies to mitigate their net climate impact while contributing environmental and social benefits on a global and local scale. Critics argue it is used to avoid more meaningful alterations to a company's own operations. LÄS MER
3. The Role of Transport Purchasing Companies in the Reduction of Freight Transport Emissions : The Opportunities and Barriers of Environmentally Friendly Freight Transport
Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Sammanfattning : The freight transport industry accounts for a large and, moreover, an increasing share of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, previous studies point to the fact that freight transport purchasing companies (TPCs) do not take sufficient action to reduce emissions from the freight transports they buy. LÄS MER
4. Exploring Science-Based Targets: Initial Insights from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)Sammanfattning : With climate change resulting from a history of uncontrolled greenhouse gas emissions, all parts of society now need to take action - maybe most importantly the private sector. Since 2015 the Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative has committed over 5000 companies worldwide to heavily reduce their total emissions at a pace that scientists deem necessary for average global temperature rise to stay below 2℃. LÄS MER
5. Sustainable investment strategies and the impact of the EU taxonomy : A study on Swedish institutional investors
Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the current sustainable investment strategy of Swedish institutional investors that are not covered by the EU Taxonomy and how the Taxonomy will affect their work with sustainable investments. As a basis, 7 semi-structured interviews have been conducted. LÄS MER
