Can digitalization contribute to the development of a more sustainable economy? Sustainability has emerged as a key concern for many DAX companies—but only insofar as their customers call for improvement. Most are reluctant ...
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2022
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Large technology companies such as SAP, IBM and Google are underreporting their greenhouse gas emissions at a time of heightened scrutiny over the role of corporations in driving climate change, a study released Friday claimed.
Environment
Oct 22, 2021
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Does a price on carbon emissions induce more green innovations? In her doctoral thesis in Economics, Ruijie Tian, examines the impact of emission trading schemes on Chinese firms by looking at green patents and carbon emission.
Economics & Business
Sep 07, 2021
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Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers reported Monday.
Environment
Jun 07, 2021
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Globalization, digitalization, sustainabilization—three major waves of transformation are unfolding around the world. The social upheaval caused by these transformation processes has given rise to populist movements that ...
Political science
Feb 16, 2021
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Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based 'meat' and healthy 'superfoods' for the future.
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2021
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Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin into a redox-active electrolyte material for liquid batteries. The technology is an important step toward ecologically sustainable energy ...
Materials Science
Oct 01, 2020
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With more than half of the world's acutely food insecure people living in Africa, achieving food security is critical to the continent. Across Africa, agriculture is the primary source of livelihoods and the majority of households ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2020
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Manufacturers must redesign and reform their Global Supply Chains or Global Production Networks (GPN) if they want to survive and prosper in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reveals.
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2020
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When the novel coronavirus began spreading during the early months of 2020, it put kinks in multinational production chains—first in China and then around the globe. But it didn't have to happen that way, according to Francisco ...
Economics & Business
Jun 05, 2020
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