Search for dissertations about: "Green Purchasing"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Green Purchasing.

  2. 6. Increasing the environmental and social sustainability in corporate purchasing: Practices and tools

    Author : Charlotte Leire; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Green Purchasing; Information tools; Environmental Management; Environmental and social requirements;

    Abstract : Despite efforts to stimulate the dissemination of green purchasing practices, their uptake in business and industry has so far proven limited. Reasons for the limited progress remain largely unclear. READ MORE

  4. 7. Logistics Service Providers going green : insights from the Swedish market

    Author : Karin Isaksson; Maria Huge-Brodin; Maria Björklund; Dan Andersson; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : During recent years pressures on the logistics and transport industry to involve and engage more in environmental work have increased. Governmental awareness of environmental impact has led to an increased pressure on the logistics and transport industry to reduce the emissions incurred by their operations. READ MORE

  5. 8. Assessment of Eco-Labelling and Green Procurement from a Strategic Sustainability Perspective

    Author : Cecilia Bratt; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategic Sustainability Perspective; Sustainable Consumption and Production; Eco-labelling; Green Procurement; Criteria Development Process; Product-Service Innovation.;

    Abstract : Efforts to reduce negative impacts from consumption and production include voluntary market-based initiatives. Examples are the concept of eco-labelling and the concept of green procurement. These have emerged as policy instruments with great potentials to steer product innovation and purchasing decisions in a sustainable direction. READ MORE

  6. 9. On new homes and green lands : Three microeconometric essays as if urban costs and rural sustainability mattered

    Author : Miquel Correa; Charlotta Mellander; Anna Nordén; Henri L. F. de Groot; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis is structured as a compendium of three self-contained articles, all single-authored. In the first paper, I analyze the effect of a mortgage cap, a policy implemented as a macroeconomic prudential measure by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in 2010, on the likelihood of the young adult population purchasing a house in Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 10. Making the Transition to a ‘Green’ Vehicle Fleet : An analysis of the choice and usage effects of incentivising the adoption of low-emission vehicles

    Author : Jake Whitehead; Anders Karlström; Joel Franklin; Simon Washington; Gunnar Isacsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : Making the transition to a ‘green’ vehicle fleet is a noteworthy endeavour for any policy maker. Under the current global pressures of increasing greenhouse gas emissions there is no doubt that all efforts that can be adopted in order to improve the sustainability of our cities should be explored. READ MORE