Search for dissertations about: "Environmental Reporting"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 82 swedish dissertations containing the words Environmental Reporting.
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1. A Life Cycle Approach to Environmental Sustainability in Aggregate Production Systems
Abstract : Rock materials, such as sand, gravel, and crushed rock, serve as the foundation of our society. Known collectively as aggregates, these materials are essential for building foundations, concrete, and roads, making them the second most extracted material globally after water. READ MORE
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2. Food waste in the food service sector - Quantities, risk factors and reduction strategies
Abstract : An estimated one-third of all food produced is wasted, meaning that much of the negative environmental impact caused by food production is in vain. Global ambitions to reduce food waste include halving the levels by 2030, while the new EU food strategy views reducing food waste as a key issue in achieving a sustainable food system. READ MORE
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3. Is the Swedish Environmental Goods and Services Industry Green? : Product and production perspectives
Abstract : In most business sectors environmental programs focus on direct, production-related environmental impacts. The design and development of products with reduced environmental impact is considered more difficult. The opposite applies in the environmental technology sector. READ MORE
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4. Synthesis of highly brominated diphenyl ethers and aspects on photolysis and indoor spreading
Abstract : Adding chemicals to materials to decrease flammability can be dated back to as early as 450 BC when the Egyptians used alum to reduce flammability of wood. Almost 2500 years later brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are used to prevent ignition of textiles, electronics and polymers. READ MORE
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5. Chemicals in consumer products : Bridging the gap between academic research and chemicals regulation
Abstract : Exposure to chemicals emitting from consumer products, such as clothes, electronic devices, toys and kitchen-ware, has emerged as an issue of public health and environmental concern. The use of chemicals having endocrine disrupting properties in commercial products is receiving particular attention as low dose exposures of such chemicals have been associated with adverse effects in both human and wildlife populations. READ MORE