Sökning: "Sustainable Indices"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 40 uppsatser innehållade orden Sustainable Indices.

1. 21. Disaggregating economic inequality from space

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Författare :Neija Maegaard Elvekjær; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRS ; night-time lights; Gross Domestic Product GDP ; economic inequality; regional inequality; spatial inequality; Gini coefficient; spatial scale; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Reducing inequality is number 10 of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Inequality in society affect economic growth, development and poverty reduction, and through these indirectly affect environmental degradation, food security and other major problems facing society today. LÄS MER

3. 22. Investing in Sustainable Stocks - An Empirical Evaluation of Large Public Companies in Sweden

   Kandidat-uppsats,

   Författare :Andreas Bengtsson; Jakob Johnson; [2018-07-09]
   Nyckelord :Sustainability; Investing; Risk-Adjusted Returns; Standard Risk; Tail Risk;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates if investing in a sustainable index yields higher risk-adjusted returns than investing in an ordinary index. Return data from the Swedish stock index OMXS30 was collected, spanning the period 2006-2017. LÄS MER

4. 23. A climate impact assessment for the future of Greece and its adaptation capacity as influenced by socio-economic factors

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Författare :Jordan Leaver; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; climate change; climate modelling; impact assessment; RCP8.5; Greece; Mediterranean; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The occurrence of climate change will have a significant impact on society and adapting to a more sustainable environment is of key importance. The dangers of climate change will include temperature and precipitation patterns becoming more extreme creating a substantial impact on society. LÄS MER

5. 24. Promoting sustainability through corporate branding : a case study of the Sustainable Brand Index

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Författare :Vilhelm Broman; [2017]
   Nyckelord :sustainability branding; Consumer Sustainability Indices; CSI; corporate sustainability;

   Sammanfattning : Sustainability is now on the agenda of most companies and organisations in Sweden. The growing interest in corporate sustainability has led to that both the academic field and the business industry have taken initiatives to define, quantify and measure sustainability (Artiach et al., 2010). LÄS MER

7. 25. Corporate sustainability standards : a comparison of two sustainability indices

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Författare :Vira Sadovska; [2016]
   Nyckelord :corporate sustainability; standards; indicators; corporate sustainability assessment; indices; ratings; DJSI; FTSE4Good; sustainable investment;

   Sammanfattning : Increased stakeholder pressure on companies to aim for more than profit maximization has resulted in adoption of corporate sustainability practices by companies. In response to the accountability pressures, companies have increased their reporting efforts to communicate financial and non-financial information. LÄS MER