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The Single European Market and SMEs: A Comparison of its Effects in the Food and Clothing Sectors in the UK and Portugal
Shaw, David Smallbone; Shaw, Andrew Cumbers; Shaw, … - In: Regional Studies 33 (1999) 1, pp. 51-62
effects in the food and clothing sectors in the UK and Portugal, Reg. Studies 33 , 51-62. The creation of a Single European … of SMEs in the food and clothing sectors in the UK and Portugal. SMALLBONE D., CUMBERS A., SYRETT S. et LEIGH R. (1999 … Auswirkungen auf die Bereiche Lebensmittel und Bekleidung im Vereinigten Konigreich und Portugal, Reg. Studies 33 , 51-62. Die …
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Alte und neue Wege des Gemeinschaftsmarketings für Agrarprodukte und Lebensmittel
Kliebisch, Christoph; Rugge, Matthias - Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, … - 2007
Gemeinschaftsmarketing für Agrarprodukte und Lebensmittel ist spätestens seit der Einführung des Absatzfondsgesetzes im … zum Gemeinschaftsmarketing für Agrarprodukte und Lebensmittel und dem derzeitigen Organisationsaufbau ein Blick auf andere …
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Best Environmental Management Practice in the Retail Trade Sector
SCHOENBERGER, Harald; STYLES, David; MARTOS, Jose Luis … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013
Retailers have a large potential to reduce their environmental impacts and many are already implementing effective actions. This document describes what are the best practices implemented by frontrunner retailers in all aspects under their direct control or on which they have a considerable...
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Action nets for waste prevention
Corvellec, Hervé; Czarniawska, Barbara - Handelshögskolan, Göteborgs Universitet - 2014
Although waste prevention is considered the best possible option in the European waste-hierarchy model, it is not always clear what is meant by “waste prevention”. This chapter presents three cases of waste prevention, selected to illustrate the variety of these practices: a waste-management...
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Municipal Waste Kuznets Curves: Evidence on Socio-Economic Drivers and Policy Effectiveness from the EU
Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Zoboli, Roberto - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 44 (2009) 2, pp. 203-230
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Exploring the Locus of Profitable Pollution Reduction
King, Andrew; Lenox, Michael - In: Management Science 48 (2002) 2, pp. 289-299
In this paper, we explore the locus of profitable pollution reduction. We propose that managers underestimate the full value of some means of pollution reduction and so under exploit these means. Based on evidence from previous studies, we argue that waste prevention often provides unexpected...
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Waste dynamics, decoupling and ex post policy effectiveness: evidence from the EU<SUB align=right><SMALL>15</SMALL></SUB>
Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Nicolli, Francesco - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 11 (2011) 1, pp. 61-78
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of municipal and packaging waste generation dynamics, based on panel data for the EU<SUB align="right"><SMALL>15</SMALL></SUB>. The evidence provides some valuable policy implications since it analyses the extent to which decoupling has occurred for the two waste streams and if and how...</small></sub>
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Dynamic efficiency of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) instruments in a simulation model of industrial dynamics
BROUILLAT, Eric; OLTRA, Vanessa - Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et … - 2011
This paper presents an original approach to the impact of extended producer responsibility instruments for waste prevention upon firms\' innovative strategies and market structure. Our analysis is based on a stylised framework of waste prevention developed in Brouillat (2009a, b). In this...
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A Cross-Country Study of Waste Prevention and Recycling
Missios, Paul; Ferrara, Ida - Department of Economics, Ryerson University - 2011
With worldwide concern for how and where to dispose of household waste, policy-makers are increasingly looking for tools to efficiently and effectively reduce the amount of waste households produce. Using a comprehensive household-level data set involving 10,251 respondents from a cross-section...
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The influence of a voluntary fee in the consumption of plastic bags on supermarkets from Madeira Island (Portugal)
Luis, Idalina Perestrelo; Spinola, Helder - In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 53 (2010) 7, pp. 883-889
Since 2007, some supermarkets in Portugal have voluntarily abolished the free distribution of plastic bags, implementing a symbolic charge of €0.02 each at the same time that others still offer free plastic bags. This study assesses the influence of this voluntary measure on the reduction of...
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