Sökning: "regional environmental performance"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 50 uppsatser innehållade orden regional environmental performance.

1. 1. Measurement of Business Incubator Performance by Governments: Studying the Practices in the Nordic Region

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Författare :Firuza Alizada; [2023-07-19]
   Nyckelord :business incubators; incubator financing; return on investment; public business incubators; government-supported business incubators; evaluation of incubation policy;

   Sammanfattning : This master thesis aims to investigate the measurement of business incubator performance by governments. Business incubators play a vital role in nurturing startups, promoting innovation, and fostering economic development. LÄS MER

3. 2. Drivers of Institutional ESG Investing

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Författare :Lars Sjöbom; [2023]
   Nyckelord :ESG; ESG investments; Financial Institutions; Banks; Institutional investors; Sustainability; EU Taxonomy; ESG; ESG investeringar; Finansiella institutioner; Banker; Institutionella investerare; Hållbarhet; EU taxonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This study analyzes the factors that influence environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments in the Nordic region from the perspectives of institutional investors. The study aims to understand key drivers of ESG investments for institutional investors. LÄS MER

4. 3. Spatial downscaling of gridded soil moisture products using optical and thermal satellite data: the effects of using different vegetation indices

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

   Författare :Tómas Halldórsson Alexander; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Remote Sensing; Soil moisture; Downscaling; Vegetation index; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Soil moisture (SM) plays an important role in the exchange of heat and water between the surface and atmosphere, impacting water and energy cycles and the climate. Satellite remote sensing offers a global-scale estimation of SM; however, the coarse resolutions of satellite SM products, typically ranging from 25-50 km, are unsuitable for regional analysis. LÄS MER

5. 4. The impact of environmental performance on credit ratings

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Marta Celina Brejwo; [2023]
   Nyckelord :ESG; CSR; Environmental performance; Credit ratings; Credit risk; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This paper aims to investigate the relationship between environmental performance and credit ratings on the Asian, European, and North American market in the context of the ESG framework over a period of ten years through 2013-2022. Through the usage of primarily POLS and POLS with a fixed year effect model, 242 firms across the different regions are studied on an aggregate level, in terms of being consumer oriented and manufacturing intensive as well as on a regional level in order to explore said relationship. LÄS MER

7. 5. Mandatory financial disclosure and its implications for extractive companies : A review of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI)

   Magister-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

   Författare :Marilyn S. Myers; [2023]
   Nyckelord :disclosure; mandatory; extractive; financial; accountability; transparency; sustainability;

   Sammanfattning : This study critically analyzes the mandatory financial disclosure requirements imposed on extractive companies operating in Liberia under the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and examines their implications on transparency, accountability, and sustainability in the extractive sector. Firstly, the study utilizes a qualitative approach and conducts interviews with stakeholders involved in or affected by the extractive sector in Liberia. LÄS MER