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Voluntary carbon offsetting : A case study of Husqvarna AB from a firm, consumer and society wide perspective

<p>Global warming is an international problem which has led to that many corporations today has an increased environmental awareness.</p><p>This thesis includes a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) approach which evaluates whether carbon offsetting is a profitable alternative for corporations and society wide. The study is predominately focusing on the emissions of the greenhouse gas . The calculations of CBA show the difference between the scenarios with or without the carbon offsetting. In the CBA approach effects are divided into benefits and costs.</p><p>The study includes a case study of Husqvarna AB and is carried through with aim to get a decision support whether or not to make the corporation carbon neutral. Basic data from Husqvarna AB has been used.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hj-12986
Date January 2010
CreatorsSvensson, Sofie, Rothén, Maria
PublisherJönköping University, JIBS, Economics, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text

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