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  1. 21. Reducing Swedish Banks’ Negative Impacts on Biodiversity : An Analysis of Possible Strategies

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Författare :Mikaela Ring; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Banks; biodiversity; forests; finance; investments;

    Sammanfattning : Svenska banker har stor förbättringspotential när det gäller att säkerställa att finansieringar och investeringar inte bidrar till utrotning av växt- och djurarter och förödelse av skog, våtmarker och orörda miljöer. I en rankning utförd av Fair Finance Guide fick sju av de största svenska bankerna mycket låga betyg för sina åtaganden och handlingar inom temat ”biodiversitet”. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Fönstersättningars påverkan på dagsljuset i bostadsrum

    M1-uppsats, KTH/Byggvetenskap

    Författare :Charlotte Hejdenberg; Malin Brattström; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Bostäder; fönster; dagsljus; belysningsstyrka; dagsljusfaktor; Velux Visualizer;

    Sammanfattning : Dagsljuset i ett rum förmedlas via fönster. Fönsterutformningen har i sin tur en avsevärd effekt på rumsupplevelsen. Mängden litteratur som behandlar fönstrets historiska utveckling är stor. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Social responsibility and import of certified organic food : A case study of 13 Swedish firms

    Magister-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Författare :Anna George; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Organic food; Import; Convention Theory; Organic certification; Social responsibility; Ekologiska livsmedel; Import; Convention Theory; Ekologisk certifiering; socialt ansvar;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis explores how social responsibility is addressed by firms importing certified organic food from developing countries to Sweden. The approaches to social responsibility of 13 Swedish firms were investigated, of which the majority were small or medium size (< 250 employees) and none belonged to the market-dominating group of grocery retailers. LÄS MER

  5. 24. SUSTAINABLE BIOFUELS IN CAMEROON: THE INFLUENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE (EU-RED) ON THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF BIOFUELS IN CAMEROON.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Deborah Ndobe Enongene; [2014]
    Nyckelord :EU-RED; liquid biofuels; sustainable sustainability; sustainability criteria requirements; drivers; influence; Cameroon; feedstock; economic operators; Jatropha; palm oil; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : There are a lot of debates surrounding the sustainability of liquid biofuel as a means of mitigating some global challenges like climate change and energy insecurity. The European Union (EU) for example has set up renewable energy targets and sustainability criteria. Biofuel is expected to contribute significantly to meet up with these targets. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Voluntary building certification schemes in São Paulo: Strengthening the LEED certification process for existing buildings

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Författare :Henrique Andre Morgado Simoes; [2014]
    Nyckelord :High-performance buildings; certification; application process; LEED; São Paulo; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The building sector is one that can be accounted for numerous impacts on the environment, both by extremely high consumption of resources, and by emitting green house gases to the atmosphere on a large scale. Retrofitting existing buildings tackles energetic and emission related issues and one way to go about such projects is through the process of high-performance building certification, within which the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) scheme is establishing itself as the trend to follow. LÄS MER