Search for dissertations about: "ETHICAL FINANCE"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words ETHICAL FINANCE.

2. 1. Fund Managers as Cultured Observers

   Author : Johan Henningsson; Ulf Johanson; Roland Almqvist; Matti Skoog; Guy Ahonen; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; System theory; network theory; intellectual capital; capital market; SRI funds; working environment; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

   Abstract : During the last few decades, Intellectual Capital (IC) has been recognized as an important resource in firms. In order to improve IC reporting, a number of guidelines have been initiated in Europe and in Japan. The capital market has been one important target group for these initiatives. READ MORE

4. 2. Financial institutions, companies, and the biosphere

   Author : Alice Dauriach; Victor Galaz; Beatrice Crona; Jan Bebbington; Örjan Sjöberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling; Sustainability Science;

   Abstract : International organisations, governments and civil society have become increasingly vocal in their demands that financial institutions take social and environmental responsibility for the companies they invest in. Some financial institutions have started to assume this responsibility in practice by building international alliances and standards, by reallocating their capital, and by trying to influence corporate policies towards environmental and social goals. READ MORE

5. 3. Experiences and Perceptions of Default Nudges

   Author : Patrik Michaelsen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nudge; default effect; nudge experience; nudge transparency;

   Abstract : Of the many challenges we face as individuals and as a society, several of the most important and hardest ones are behavioral. We often know what needs to be done to solve an issue, but struggle to put this knowledge into practice. It is the case for tackling global warning, just as it is for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

6. 4. Health care financing in China : equity in transition

   Author : Lennart Bogg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Equity; gender; health expenditure; health financing; health insurance; health reform; health services; family planning; maternal health; tuberculosis; China;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is 1) to assess equity in the provision, financing and utilization of health services in the study counties, after the launching of the Chinese health reform, in relation to income and health status, 2) to assess equity in utilization, financial barriers to care and poverty impact and the association of financial variables; alternative health insurance systerns and out-of-pocket financing and the association of non-financial variables; gender, age, education, occupation and geographical distance to health facilities. The data collection was carried out from 1993 to 1996. READ MORE