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Background: Climate change is becoming a more urgent issue, where global agreements and regulations are putting pressure on companies to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions to combat the problem. Other driving forces of carbon disclosure for companies include social, economic, and financial pressure, as well as firm specific internal factors. Carbon calculations within companies are increasing in frequency and importance, both in practice and as a research topic. However, there is a lack of research regarding how companies can use their carbon emission calculations for internal steering. Purpose: This thesis aims to identify different carbon management tools and analyze them from the perspective of their relevance for an energy company. Both tools for investment decision-making and progress tracking will be assessed. Additionally, this thesis aims to describe different aspects of implementation of carbon management tools within companies. Research questions: R1: What is a suitable tool for energy companies to use for integration of climate impact into decision making? R2: What is a suitable tool for energy companies to use for progress tracking of total carbon emissions? R3: What are important aspects to consider when implementing these tools? Method: To initially address the research questions, information was gathered through a study of previous research around carbon accounting. Current methods and standards for carbon emission calculations were also investigated, as well as theory around change management. Through the literature study three potential tools were identified, and in two cases modified. The Swedish energy company Öresundskraft was used as a case company to answer the research questions. Interviews and a workshop were held with employees at Öresundskraft to understand their desires, needs and thoughts about the selected tools. Also, external interviews were held to gain an understanding around for instance carbon calculations and th

"You are part of something bigger... You work with life.": A study about social horticultural projects- gains, obstacles and possibilities. The public interest in gardening and horticulture is growing, in Sweden and internationally. Despite this, social horticultural projects still earned little attention in Swedish research. This paper aimed to examine social projects that use horticultural methods, focusing on benefits in health and social relations as well as important aspects to enable managing these projects in a fruitful way. The theoretical frame for analysing the results was Aaron Antonovskys KASAM/SOC- sense of coherence. The study is based on interviews with persons in a responsibility position for five different socio-horticultural projects in Sweden. The result shows that the social gains of the projects are prominent. The projects show great flexibility in meeting the needs of different target groups, and seem to attract people from different backgrounds. The projects also seem to serve as a place and a meeting-place that brings meaning to the participants in one way or another. The most common problem the projects are facing is a lack of reliability in support and funding, which could be a result of insufficient knowledge about this kind of projects on a structural level. According to their great potential in social and therapeutic gains, social horticultural projects could contribute to social health and social sustainability. More extensive research, quantitative and qualitative is required to establish the knowledge about socio-horticultural projects, particularly in a Swedish context.

Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva förutsättningar och utvecklingstendenser som kankomma att påverka en introduktion av vätgas som drivmedel för tunga vägtransporter (över 3,5 ton) i Sverige. I studien har även regionala förutsättningarna för en vätgasintroduktionundersökts för två de geografiska områdena Örebro län och Blekinge län. I rapporten omnämns de som Region Örebro och Region Blekinge. Studien har gjorts med kvalitativ metod och är till stor del baserad på intervjuer och tidigare publicerat material.

If adequately adapted, different sources of Lock-in provide new opportunities for companies on mature markets. Neglecting the importance of creating Lock-in in win-win situations could possibly make them victims of their external environment.

Vi har studerat hur ledarskapet och arbetsmiljöarbetet hos ett företag ska se ut för att på bästa möjliga sätt skapa förutsättningar för att medarbetarna ska vara friska och trivas på arbetsplatsen. Utifrån vår teoretiska ram och genom en kvalitativ undersökning av Sparbanken Finns ledarskap och arbetsmiljöarbete, har vi kommit fram till en rad nyckelfaktorer som är av stor vikt för att ledarskapet skall anses hälsofrämjande. Avslutningsvis diskuterar vi hur det hälsofrämjande ledarskapet kan komma att förändras beroende på företagets organisation, verksamhet, historia, lönsamhet och makroekonomiska faktorer.