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The interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasing. Today, organiza-tions face stronger demands and expectations from stakeholders to more active work with CSR than ever. While the interest in CSR is increasing, companies operating in controversial industries are being criticized for using CSR commitments as strate-gies for obtaining legitimacy. Our perception is that the majority

Av den svenska befolkningen är det ca 15 % som lider av födoämnesallergi. Små mängder av ett allergent ämne kan orsaka allvarliga konsekvenser. Därför har alla livsmedelsföretag i Sverige ett lagstadgat ansvar att producera allergensäkra livsmedel. Otillfredsställande hantering av allergener vid de olika produktionsstegen kan ligga till grund för allergenkorskontaminering. Goda grundförutsättninga15 % of the Swedish population suffers from food allergy. Low doses of an allergenic substance may cause serious consequences. Therefore, it is mandatory by law for all food producing companies in Sweden to produce allergenic safe food. Unsatisfactorily handling of allergenic substances in the different steps of food production may cause allergenic cross contamination. Sound prerequisites are of m

For the next 40 years, a rate of 3% of the European building stock per year needs to be renovated in order to meet the carbon and economic goals set out in the European Economic Recovery Plan. This puts high demands on the accuracy level of energy simulations software for predicting the energy need for retrofitted buildings. However, in most cases the simulated energy need does not correspond with

This essay highlights the increasingly complex decision-making process surrounding urban renewal. The essay critically evaluates Malmö municipality and their implementation of two decision-making models within urban renewal. In particular, the essay highlights the importance of the democratic values inclusion and public accountability. The analytical framework consists of democratic theory as well

Som ett led i att homogenisera den kinesiska befolkningen, har den kinesiska regeringen under längre tid bedrivit en kampanj för att avskaffa Xinjiang-provinsens inhemska folkgrupp Uigurer. Massiva konverteringsläger har inrättats där Uigurerna tvingas avsäga sig sin kultur, etnicitet och religion. Situationen beskrivs av journalister och politiker som ett kulturellt folkmord, men trots begreppetsSince 2017, the Chinese government has conducted an internment campaign against the Uighur Muslim minority in Xinjiang, China, with the goal of total assimilation into the majority population. Cultural genocide has emerged as a powerful rhetorical tool to describe the treatment of the Uighurs. Despite its conceptual relevance, it does not carry any legal authority as the current understanding of g

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy has many advantages over optical, one of which is allowing us to see through intergalactic dust, letting us probe deeper into space and dust-dense regions such as galactic centers. However the investigating the IR spectral range is a relatively new field, owing to recent developments in detector technology, and stellar parameter determination in IR is not well researchedMillions of stars litter the night sky, and our understanding of how they were born is still developing. These burning orbs of gas are so far away that even the light they give off takes years to arrive to us on Earth. So how are we to measure anything about them if sending any equipment to their distant locations is unimaginable? Since the days of Newton, the only way we have been able to say any

The initiating impetus of this project was a frustration over the en-masse inaction experienced in relation to the climate crisis. Although people are aware of necessary actions few are able to act. This project attempts to understand people’s inability to act whilst looking at ways to counter this apathy through behavioral change. Through research on convenience, human behavior and inaction we a

This thesis is about how these small farmers in two socio-ecological systems in southern Ecuador accommodate their agro-ecologies and gender systems to national and international forces and networks, and how it relates to processes of ecological appropriation conflictive with their possibilities of wellbeing. Loja, in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes, maize growers embrace industrial production, with

This thesis explores and reflects on the regulations related to marine environment protection with a special focus on the cruise industry. The main provisions regulating the cruise ships activities are primarily addressed by looking at the international and regional conventions for afterwards narrowing down the interest on the impact of their adoption on the development of the Turkish legislation.

Purpose: The study aims to answer the following questions: Which are the ethical investment criteria of institutional investors and by what means do Institutional Investors enforce their ethical investment criteria? In order to answer the purpose the thesis aims to: To construct a theoretical framework which serves as a basis to identify and describes the ethical criteria and enforcement means of

Amelogenin is a protein which has been found to have many interesting properties. Its biological function is a key part in organizing the crystals of the enamel and it has been found to have a clinical use for periodontal regeneration. Its self-assembling properties also makes amelogenin a suitable material for the fabrication of biomaterials. The aim of this project is to investigate the possibil

This thesis explores the value of collaboration in the development of temporary use in urban voids. By examining the role of different actors and capabilities of municipalities, the thesis investigates the conditions needed in order to realize the temporary use. Two cases in various geographical contexts, a temporary use in Malmö and a vacant lot in Arlöv, are studied. In addition to studying thes

In order to exploit the renewable energy (RE) and climate mitigation potential, transaction costs (TCs) of implementing RE technologies need to be better understood and eventually scaled down. The objective of this thesis is to identify and analyze the nature of TCs borne by obliged parties under the recent “Feed-in Tariff” (FIT) scheme in the United Kingdom. In addition, the findings are compared

In a first step, this thesis seeks to provide an understanding of the industry’s situation in 2007 and 2012 and what factors influence the industry with what consequences? In a second step, the aim is to analyse the resources and capabilities necessary for survival in such a fast-paced industry and how that value is created and captured. Based upon the analysis, four observations have been made.

Diamonds are one of the most valuable elements on earth, having the potential to contribute to economic development. However, in recent years, it has come to the world’s attention that the illicit trading in diamonds has financed gruesome wars and human rights abuse, and the problem has not gone away. These diamonds have come to be termed as conflict diamonds. In order to mitigate conflict diamond

We have implemented an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) prototype for teaching multi-column addition and subtraction to children aged 5-10, using a digitalized version of the Montessori bank game exercises. An Intelligent Tutoring System is a piece of software that teaches a certain subject to its users, and that typically uses artificial intelligence related algorithms to personalize the educati

This thesis has been performed at Saab Technologies in Gothenburg. Saab is a global defense- and security company that specializes in air-, land and marine defense. Saab in Gothenburg develops effective solutions for monitoring, warning, location and defense systems. The thesis work which has been initiated by Saab, involves development of methods and tools in order to dimension the network compon

Offentlig upphandling av innovativa varor, tjänster och byggentreprenader leder till bättre användning av offentliga medel, att lösningar på samhällsproblem kan utvecklas och ekonomisk tillväxt i stort genom att ge upphov till nya idéer och omsätta dem i innovativa varor och tjänster. Mot bakgrund härav införs i direktiv 2014/24/EU flera nyheter som syftar till att möjliggöra en strategisk användnPublic procurement of innovative goods, services and works leads to better use of public funds, that solutions to societal problems can be developed, and overall economic growth by generating new ideas and translating them into innovative products and services. Against this background, Directive 2014/24/EU introduces several novelties designed to allow for strategic use of public procurement to st