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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 59 avhandlingar innehållade orden Internationella miljöinstitutet.

  1. 16. Towards More Coherent and Sustainable Biomass Policy: Examining European biomass-to-energy planning

    Författare :Niina Kautto; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bioenergy; Biomass policy; Renewable energy; Policy coherence; National action plan; Strategic planning; European Union; Region;

    Sammanfattning : Coordination of policies embracing biomass use has been called for in order to speed up progress towards the European Union renewable energy and climate change goals. Policy coordination and coherence is also required if the many complex and diverse issues constraining sustainable bioenergy development are to be addressed. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Preventative environmental strategies in the service sector

    Författare :Peter Kisch; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Miljöteknik; pollution control; Environmental technology; Service sector; Preventative environmental strategies; Cleaner production; Pollution prevention; kontroll av utsläpp; Commercial and industrial economics; Industriell ekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Preventative environmental approaches (e.g. Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention) have been successfully implemented in the manufacturing industry. They are, however, far from being fully adopted by all society actors. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Building Energy Efficiency - Policy, learning and technology change

    Författare :Bernadett Kiss; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy learning; technology change; energy efficiency; building;

    Sammanfattning : Experience shows that energy efficiency improvements are the most cost-effective path to meeting global energy challenges. To promote energy efficiency, various policy instruments have been in place since the 1970s. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Responsibility in the Supply Chain: Interorganisational management of environmental and social aspects in the supply chain - Case studies from the textile sector

    Författare :Beatrice Kogg; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Product Chain Management; Environmental Management; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Interorganisational Management; Supply Chain Management;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is about the intersection between Corporate Social Responsibility and Supply Chain Management. I call this upstream CSR, the phenomenon that arises when an issue on a company’s CSR agenda becomes an issue for its sourcing and supply management operations. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Chemical Management Services from a Product Service System Perspective : Experiences of fluid management services from Volvo Group metalworking plants

    Författare :Martin Kurdve; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses fluid management services (FMS) in metalworking industry and determines environmental and economic outcomes of FMS as compared to traditional, in-house, fluid management. Fluid management services, or as it is often called chemical management services (CMS), mean that the suppliers of chemicals are also involved in managing and maintaining the fluids in the use phase. LÄS MER