Sökning: "Environmental Certification Scheme"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 38 uppsatser innehållade orden Environmental Certification Scheme.
1. A Waste of Food-Waste Bags
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapSammanfattning : It is estimated that the average Swede throws away 61 kg of food waste annually. The more food waste there is, the more food waste bags are required. Since the implementation of a tax on thin plastic bags, grocery stores have been providing fruit bags of paper as an eco-friendly alternative. LÄS MER
2. Har miljöcertifieringen enligt ISO 14001 någon effekt på akademiska biblioteks miljöarbete? : En jämförande studie av fyra olika akademiska bibliotek i Sverige
Kandidat-uppsats,Sammanfattning : In the year of 1996, the Swedish government decided that all of Sweden’s different authorities must set an example and work towards sustainable development (Arvidsson, 2004). Every agency had therefore an obligation to procure an environmental management system and integrate into its operations (SFS 2009:907). LÄS MER
3. To certify or not to certify: A qualitative investigation into producer sentiments surrounding sustainability certifications in the Spanish wine industry
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierSammanfattning : As the popularity of sustainably-produced wines continues to grow, wine producers are seeking to market sustainable practices through certification schemes, in order to gain advantage in the competitive global wine industry. Though Spain contains the largest amount of land dedicated to vine growing globally and is home to over 4,300 wineries, the Spanish wine industry only has one industry-specific sustainability certification scheme, Wineries for Climate Protection, of which a mere 23 wineries are certified. LÄS MER
4. How to integrate life cycle thinking in the working process at Volvo Group Real Estate to improve the environmental performances of new dealerships
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : Dealerships are the main interface for customer interaction when it comes to a multinational manufacturing company like Volvo Group. A lot of studies in the field of environmental impact is done on different kind of buildings like office buildings, residential buildings, public buildings etc by performing Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Life Cycle Cost analysis (LCC) etc. LÄS MER
5. Environmental issues from sugarcane plantations in Brazil and how to handle them with market-based instruments
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningSammanfattning : This study is a literature review of three market-based instruments used for land management; environmental offsets, payments for ecosystem services (PES) and certification, and how they could be used to mitigate environmental impacts from sugarcane cultivation in Brazil when purchasing biopolymers. The study showed that certification is the most common market-based instrument in Brazil. LÄS MER
