Published in European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation
There are many responsible business and investment initiatives in the field of environmental performance, and among these, certification is a targeted mechanism. In this work, we intend to study the determinants of environmental certification of hotel companies, analysing the Portuguese case. The empirical study considers hotel companies establishe...
Introduction and goal The building industry stands before major challenges and one reason for that is the emissions of greenhouse gases at the same time as the climate changes more rapidly. Buildings contribute to about 40 percent of the total use of energy and roughly 20 percent of the emissions of greenhouse gases in Sweden. The point of this stu...
Introduction The report includes a study on how environmental certification tools are used to reduce the climate impact in the construction sector. In 2020, the Swedish construction sector accounted for approximately 21 percent of Sweden´s greenhouse gas emissions. Sweden´s climate goals consist of achieving net zero by the year 2045. The aim of th...
Intresset för miljöcertifierade byggnader fortsätter stadigt att öka och många stora fastighetsbolag upplever en mer standardiserad marknad. Tidigare forskning visar att det idag finns ekonomiska incitament för att bygga och förvalta miljöcertifierade byggnader. Samtidigt står bygg- och fastighetsbranschen inför en stor omställning för ...
The ability to enter in information about the building’s function in an open buildingmodel is admittedly not an innovative technology but in regards to those aspects ofwhich this project concerns - that is the building’s environmental performance interms of energy, indoor climate, and daylight— has knowingly not been explored. This thesis explores ...
[ES] Este trabajo final de grado va a consistir en una investigación sobre la relación entre sostenibilidad medioambiental y alojamiento turístico. Para ello, se comenzará con la búsqueda de información sobre el marco político-normativo relativo a la sostenibilidad a nivel europeo y el enfoque estratégico de turismo sostenible con horizonte 2030 de...
This thesis aims to explore if and why there exists a price premium for environmentally certified office properties on the Swedish market. The purpose is to contribute with knowledge within the research field of certified properties and how they are valued by the market. In order to answer the research question, regressions of office transaction da...
This research analyzes a quality program for sugarcane farms from the perspectives of the Management Guidelines (MG). The literature relates to the success of Quality Management deployments (QA) with MG, however, still without coverage in certifications geared toward agribusiness, which shows a theoretical and practical gap in this area. This resea...
Environmental certification in Brazil has grown significantly in recent years, especially in the face of current environmental tragedies. This study intends to demonstrate that most of the certifications seek to maximize profit rather than effective environmental protection. Therefore, there must be a paradigm change on environmental compliance, so...
More and more companies are taking actions for the environment, among the most common is the adoption of environmental management systems or eco-labeling schemes, not only because they streamline resources and reduce costs, resulting in greater profitability, but because they improve public image with commit to society and nature. In the case of th...
