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Public participation is crucial for policy-making and can contribute to strengthening democracies and decision-making. Public participation can help to address sustainability challenges and plays a key role in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the SDGs are policy concepts, there has been limited research conducted on how the public perceives the SDGs. Public participation in scientific research has been carried out through citizen science (CS). This paper analyzes the public's perception of the SDGs through CS and how the public can participate in their implementation. The paper uses the OSDG community platform, a citizen science platform with >2000 participants, to analyze public perception of the SDGs. A set of 40,062 excerpts of text (v2023-01-01), a topic modeling and agreement scores by using CorTexT Manager software, was analyzed. The results show that some SDGs, e.g. health (SDG3) or life below water (SDG14), have higher levels of agreement from the public, whilst for other SDGs the public disagree on their perception, (e.g. zero hunger). The paper shows that issues affecting citizens' daily lives (e.g. in People related goals) tend to have a higher level of agreement among volunteers, while economic issues and directives have greater discrepancies. The results provide an overview of the differences in public perception on the SDGs and their implementation. The misperceptions regarding the SDGs should be reduced to achieve a better implementation, improve public participation, and help policy-making processes.

In a time where the climate is one of the most important issues and challenges in politics, both nationally and globally, the social debate is moving towards the need to build more sustainably, where wood is becoming increasingly popular from a sustainability perspective. The study examines the possibilities for an increased use of wood in Dalarna by highlighting the obstacles and challenges that slow down the progression of wood construction. It is also examined how an extended collaboration between the actors in the construction sector and how previous experiences with wooden construction projects can increase confidence in the material and promote wooden construction. The study is conducted through qualitative interview studies with active actors in several levels within the construction sector. A total of 9 respondents participates in the study from different parts of the process; clients, project designer, the wooden industry and construction contractor to form a deeper understanding of the subject from different perspectives within the construction sector. It describes a positive attitude towards wood as a building material with visions of expanding constructions with more wood as a frame material where confidence in the material is high. The biggest challenges for wood as a building material are described as a lack of knowledge and prejudices within both the industry and the market. Other challenges to ensure a promotion of the material, which heights in detailed development plans were explained. Strategies and needs to promote the work of implementing wood in more projects are described where it is a matter of facilitation, not a requirement to ensure wooden constructions. It appears that ignorance regarding fire and moisture are the most common prejudices in the industry, which is confirmed by the theoretical framework. Today's building regulations allow the use of all types of frame materials, but the ignorance regarding fire properties and how wood as a m, I en tid där klimatet är en av politikens viktigaste frågor och utmaningar, både nationellt och globalt går samhällsdebatten mot att vi måste bygga mer hållbart där trä blir alltmer populärt ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv. I studien undersöks möjligheterna till en ökad användning av trä i Dalarna genom att belysa de hinder och utmaningar som bromsar progressionen av träbyggande. Det undersöks även hur en utökad samverkan mellan aktörerna inom byggsektorn och hur tidigare erfarenheter av träbyggnadsprojekt kan öka förtroendet för materialet och främja träbyggandet. Studien bedrivs genom kvalitativa intervjustudier med aktiva aktörer i flera led inom byggsektorn. Totalt nio respondenter deltar i studien från olika delar av processen; beställare, projektör, träindustri och byggentreprenör för att bilda en djupare förståelse kring ämnet från olika perspektiv inom byggsektorn. Det redogörs för en positiv inställning till trä som byggnadsmaterial med visioner om att utöka byggnationerna med mer trä som stommaterial där förtroendet för materialet är högt. De största utmaningarna för trä som byggnadsmaterial beskrivs vara brist på kunskap och fördomar inom både branschen och på marknaden. Övriga utmaningar för att säkerställa ett främjande av materialet, som höjder i detaljplaner redogjordes för. Strategier och behov för att främja arbetet med att implementera trä i fler projekt beskrivs där det handlar om ett underlättande, inte ett krav för att säkerställa träbyggnationer. Det framkommer att okunskap gällande brand och fukt är de vanligaste fördomarna inom branschen vilket styrks av det teoretiska ramverket. Dagens byggnadsregler tillåter användningen av alla typer av stommaterial men okunskapen gällande brandegenskaper och hur trä som material hanterar att utsättas för fukt är en problematisk utmaning. En utökad branschsamverkan där delade kunskaper och erfarenheter mellan aktörerna i skapande av och deltagande i forum är en viktig faktor för att främja trä i byggprojekt v

During the formulation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, many promoted policy coherence as a key tool to ensure achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a way that “leaves no one behind.” Their argument assumed that coherent policymaking contributes to more effective policies and supports over-arching efforts to reduce inequality. As the 2030 Agenda reaches the halfway point, however, countries are falling short on many SDGs, particularly SDG 10 (reduce inequality). This study revisits the basic assumptions about policy coherence underpinning the SDGs. We systematically screened the peer-reviewed literature to identify 40 studies that provide evidence about whether coherent policymaking contributes to more effective outcomes and helps to reduce inequality. We find that coherent policymaking did not help reduce inequality in a majority of cases and made it worse in several. Our findings challenge the narrative that coherence is a necessary pre-condition for progress on the SDGs for all people., Funding: Svenska Forskningsradet Formas [2018-01706, 2020-00396]

Background: In Indonesia and around the world, gender discrimination in employment practices is a pervasive and ongoing issue due to gender stereotypes and social norms. Organizations must therefore be aware of their influence, and how they through various stages of the recruitment process can reduce this prejudice. Additionally, organizations need to be conscious about how they can create and sustain an inclusive hiring procedure that leaves no one behind. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore what type of impact recruitment can have in terms of gender equality, equal opportunities and discrimination for working women in Indonesia. Furthermore, to investigate what impact gender stereotypes and social norms in Indonesia have on the recruitment processes in the country. Method: This study adheres to an inductive approach with a qualitative research method. The empirical findings have been gathered through the conduction of nine interviews with employers at a consultancy company in Indonesia. Conclusion: The conclusion of this thesis shows that recruitment can have a positive impact for gender equality in Indonesia and that a strategic recruitment process can help to develop gender stereotypes and social norms. However, there is a limit in how much recruitment can act as an equality tool since they do not always hold the final word on who to hire.

According to the World Health Organization, women's breast cancer is among the most common cancers with 7.8 million diagnosed cases during 2016–2020 and encompasses 15 % of all female cancer-related mortalities. These mortality events from triple-negative breast cancer are a significant health issue worldwide calling for a continuous search of bioactive compounds for better cancer treatments. Historically, plants are important sources for identifying such new bioactive chemicals for treatments. Here we use high-throughput screening and mass spectrometry analyses of extracts from 100 plant species collected in Chinese ancient forests to detect novel bioactive breast cancer phytochemicals. First, to study the effects on viability of the plant extracts, we used a MTT and CCK-8 cytotoxicity assay employing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) MDA-MB-231 and normal epithelial MCF-10A cell lines and cell cycle arrest to estimate apoptosis using flow cytometry for the most potent three speices. Based on these analyses, the final most potent extracts were from the Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) wood/root bark and Nigaki (Picrasma quassioides) wood/root bark. Then, 5 × 106 MDA-MB-231 cells were injected subcutaneously into the right hind leg of nude mice and a tumour was allowed to grow before treatment for seven days. Subsequently, the four exposed groups received gavage extracts from Amur honeysuckle and Nigaki (Amur honeysuckle wood distilled water, Amur honeysuckle root bark ethanol, Nigaki wood ethanol or Nigaki root bark distilled water/ethanol (1:1) extracts) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), while the control group received only PBS. The tumour weight of treated nude mice was reduced significantly by 60.5 % within 2 weeks, while on average killing 70 % of the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells after 48 h treatment (MTT test). In addition, screening of target genes using the Swiss Target Prediction, STITCH, STRING and NCBI-gene database showed that th

I följande studie undersöks vad nästa steg i Digital Transformation är för svenska organisationer samt hur deras olika digitala strategi ser ut för att nå dit. Vidare undersöks hur och om dessa digitala strategier arbetar mot FN:s Globala mål som är uttalade genom handlingsplanen Agenda 2030 för hållbar utveckling. Följande studie är relevant eftersom att organisationer har stor möjlighet att bidra till att infria de globala målen genom att inkludera mer hållbarhet i sina arbetssätt. Forskningsfrågan besvaras utifrån en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Den metod som tillämpas för datainsamlingen i denna studie består av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Följt av en innehållsanalys för att få en djupgående förståelse av intervjudata. Därefter genomfördes en sambandsanalys för att finna samband som kan vara av nytta för studien. Resultatet av studien visar på att respondenterna har liten insikt i Agenda 2030, men att dess strategier har innehåll som kopplas till globala mål. Resultatet visar att organisationer får positiva effekter på både miljö och internt av att implementera globala mål i sin digitala strategi. Framtida forskning kan studera ett bredare urval samt fler aspekter av de globala målen., The following study examines what the next step in Digital Transformation is for Swedish organizations and what their different digital strategies look like to get there. Furthermore, it examines how and whether these digital strategies work towards the UN's Global Goals, which are stated through the action plan Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. The following study is relevant because organizations have a great opportunity to contribute to fulfilling the global goals by including more sustainability in their working methods. The research question is answered based on a qualitative research method. The method used for data collection in this study consists of semi-structured interviews. Followed by a content analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of the interview data. A correlation analysis was then carried out to find correlations that could be useful for the study. The results of the study show that the respondents have little insight into Agenda 2030, but that its strategies have content that is linked to global goals. The result shows that organizations get positive effects on both the environment and internally by implementing global goals in their digital strategy. Future research could study a wider sample as well as more aspects of the global goals.

The Rights of Nature is a relatively new approach to sustainable development, promoting that current environmental legislation is insufficient to protect Nature from human harm. The Rights of Nature movements emphases the importance of recognizing other living entities in our legal system. Ecuador was the first country in the world to incorporate the Rights of Nature into its Constitution in 2008. Based on semi-structured interviews, this study aims to investigate the awareness of the Rights of Nature among the inhabitants of the Equatorian small-town of Esperie and how they perceive and relate to the Rights of Nature in practice and whether the implementation has brought about any changes in their lives and community. The central findings of the study demonstrate that the majority of the respondents are aware of the Rights of Nature, also led to changes in society but also in respondents' lives and environment. The results also revealed various challenges that have arisen in the implementation of the Rights of Nature in practice and Due to stricter environmental laws and pressure from the people, the authorities have started to take measures to protect and respect Nature.

Operational since 2019, the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap is working with partner countries to produce and use timely, high-quality agricultural and rural data, with a focus on helping them track their progress toward meeting priority indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger and gender equality, and strengthening agricultural data systems, among others. This paper provides an overview of how 50x2030 works toward its vision of strong national agricultural and rural statistical systems in low- and lower-middle-income African, Middle Eastern, Asia-Pacific and Latin American countries. It explains the Initiative's guiding principles, discusses its approach to robust data production and use, and provides examples of its early impact using the experience of three partner countries, Cambodia, Senegal and Uganda.

Arbetsterapeuters uppfattning om Agenda 2030 i det praktiska yrkeslivet är outforskat inom arbetsterapi. Världen står inför en hållbarhetskris och de pågående klimatförändringarna är relaterade till människans aktiviteter i vardagen, såsom resande och konsumtion (Dieterle, 2020). För att nå en förändring har Förenta nationerna skapat Agenda 2030 med 17 globala mål. Det behöver ske en förändring av människans aktiviteter, för att målen ska uppfyllas. Arbetsterapeuter är experter inom aktivitetsförändringar och skulle kunna använda sina kunskaper för att vägleda samhället till en förändring. Det råder dock en osäkerhet i hur arbetsterapeuter utövar sitt arbete utifrån Agenda 2030 och hållbarhet. Studiens syfte ska beskriva yrkesverksamma arbetsterapeuters uppfattning om hållbar utveckling i sitt arbete relaterat till Agenda 2030. För att undersöka upplevelsen användes en kvalitativ studiedesign med semistrukturerade intervjuer. Ett strategiskt urval och snöbollsurval användes. Bearbetning av data genomfördes med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultatet visade att kunskapen om Agenda 2030 i många fall är begränsad och den tillämpas i vissa fall, men inte alltid medvetet. Informanterna upplevde att Agenda 2030 var viktigt, de var villiga att arbeta för en hållbar förändring, men det behövs mer stöttning från arbetsgivare. Politiker behöver få bättre förståelse för arbetsterapeutens insatser för att kunna fatta beslut som ger förutsättningarna till att kunna genomföra ett hållbart arbete. Slutsatsen visade att Agenda 2030 behöver synliggöras för ökad kunskap och förståelse, om en förändring ska kunna ske., Occupational therapists' perception of Agenda 2030 in practical professional life is unexplored in occupational therapy. The world is facing a sustainability crisis and the ongoing climate change is related to human activities in everyday life, such as traveling and consumtion. To achieve change, the United Nations has created Agenda 2030 with 17 global goals. There needs to be a change in human activities in order for the goals to be met. Occupational therapists are experts in activity change and could use their knowledge to guide society to change. However, there is uncertainty in how occupational therapists carry out their work based on Agenda 2030 and sustainability. The purpose of the study described occupational therapists' perceptions of sustainable development in their work related to Agenda 2030. To investigate the experience, a qualitative study design with semi-structured interviews was used. A strategic selection and snowball selection was used. Processing of data was performed with a qualitative content analysis. Results showed that the knowledge of Agenda 2030 is limited. Occupational therapist worked towards the Agenda 2030 in some cases, but not always consciously. The informants felt that Agenda 2030 was important, they were willing to work for sustainable change, but more support is needed from employers. Politicians need to gain a better understanding of the occupational therapist's efforts in order to be able to make decisions that provide the conditions for being able to carry out sustainable work. The conclusion showed that Agenda 2030 needs to be made visible for increased knowledge and understanding, if a change is to take place.

Denna rapport behandlar en fallstudie i ett kandidatexamensarbete som utförts tillsammans med en livsmedelsbutik i Stockholmsområdet och som grundar sig i intervjuer, platsbesök och vetenskapliga artiklar. Där livsmedelsbutiken har ett intresse av att implementera en odling i form av ett hydroponiskt system direkt i sin butik. I fallstudien har det undersökts hur implementering av odling i butik genom ett samarbete med ett odlingsföretag skulle fungera och se ut för butiken. Studien har begränsats till två olika odlingsföretag i Sverige, som har varsitt koncept på hur odlingen kan implementeras, gemensamt för dem är att de använder vertikal odling i form av hydroponiska system. Där det ena företaget erbjuder vertikal odling i en odlingscontainer och det andra vertikal odling inne i ett växthus. Båda företagens olika odlingskoncept har redan implementerats i två andra livsmedelsbutiker inom samma koncern som livsmedelsbutiken i Stockholm befinner sig i. Fallstudien har genomförts genom att först skapa en bred bakgrund genom litteratursökningar i olika databaser kring relevanta nyckelord för att sedan genomföra intervjuer med båda odlingsföretagen och livsmedelsbutikerna. Därefter har kunskap och svar från respondenterna i intervjuerna sammanställts och ett förslag har tagits fram om vilket odlingsföretag som lämpar sig bäst för livsmedelsbutikens ändamål. Resultatet visar att möjligheterna och fördelarna vid en implementering av hydroponisk odling för livsmedelsbutiken i Stockholmsområdet att implementera hydroponisk odling är flera och överväger till största del de möjliga utmaningarna. Dessutom gynnas flera av hållbarhetsmålen till livsmedelsbutikens koncern genom implementering av en hydroponisk odling i butiken. Vidare gynnas även några av de Förenta Nationernas Globala mål och även livsmedelsbutikens egna hållbarhetsmål., This report is the result and outcome of a bachelor's thesis project conducted during the spring of 2021. The report presents the performed case study of a grocery store, in the area of Stockholm, where the company is aiming to implement a hydroponic self-cultivation inside their grocery store. The work is based on conducting interviews and reviewing established scientific articles in the field. In the case study, it has been investigated how a potential collaboration between the grocery store and a cultivation company can be established. The study was limited to investigating two cultivation companies active on the Swedish market. These two cultivation companies have different solutions of how the cultivation can be implemented on the store area, but both offer vertical hydroponic solutions. Further, both systems of the individual cultivation companies’ have been implemented in other grocery stores that can be used as reference for validation of data. The literature review of existing publications were conducted by searching in different databases by using the keywords of this work, for the researcher to increase knowledge to create guides for the interviews and for creating the theoretical frame of reference. Thereafter, literature findings and answers from the interviewees were compiled, analyzed and discussed to make a proposition of which cultivation company is best suited for a potential collaboration, with regard to the grocery stores’ wishes of implementing a hydroponic solution. The results show that several of the grocery stores’ sustainability goals would benefit from a potential implementation of a self-cultivation. Also, implementing a hydroponic farm on the store area would increase the grocery store’s contribution towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Terracotta vessels are about understanding how we can store food by using a new product solution and how we could use less energy and waste less food in doing so. This project is an attempt to minimise the energy usage in our homes but also to gain greater understanding about the food we choose to bring into our homes and what we can do to avoid throwing it away.

In a time of growing consciousness around sustainability and an early paradigm shift when it comes to circular systems for furniture and interiors, as an aspiring designer, I need and must adapt accordingly within my field and creative practice. In this project, I have worked with the immense material waste that is going on, especially focusing on furniture and interiors, within the public and private sectors as well as in office environments, where this is a big issue. Guided by the United Nations Global Goal No 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, I have experimented with, to me, new ideas for systems that deal with the upcycling and repurposing of “old” and/or discarded pieces of furniture and the material they are made from. To see what I can make of it to prolong the lifecycle and give the material a new purpose, function, and value. In my process I have acted both as an interior architect and a furniture designer but also as a sculptor and craftsman since the predetermined “waste” material I have worked with demanded a reversed design process than what a “normal” one would look like for a commercial project. The result is a series of new furniture designed and made from waste material, revisioned by me through a mix of art and design, to see how I as a designer of furniture and interiors can develop and find my path in this and to help formulate the new design paradigm and aesthetics for future circular and sustainable furniture and interior solutions that is underway.

Resolutionen Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, eller Agenda 2030 som den kallas, antogs av FN i september 2015. Då skrev samtliga 193 medlemsstater under deklarationen och de tillhörande 17 Globala målen. Med sin ambition att täcka in samtliga aspekter av hållbar utveckling på global nivå är agendan omfattande, och aktörer står inför utmaningen att genomföra den och nå de Globala målen. Kommuner har pekats ut som särskilt viktiga i genomförande, på grund av sin närhet till medborgarna. Dessutom är kommuner ansvariga för flera samhällsfunktioner som är kritiska punkter för att nå Globala målen. Deklarationen och de Globala målen ger dock få instruktioner om hur agendan ska implementeras på lokal nivå, och många kämpar med att hitta strategier för arbetet. Älmhults kommun är en av de kommuner som är i startgroparna för att implementera Agenda 2030 i sitt styrsystem. Syftet med denna uppsats är att kartlägga nuläget i kommunens hållbarhetsarbete med koppling till Globala målen, samt ge förslag på hur implementeringen av Agenda 2030 kan förbättras. Genom en analys av kommunens styrdokument, mål, vision och aktiviteter har kopplingar mellan dessa och Globala målen kunnat göras. Tillsammans med den intervjustudie som genomfördes kunde en överblick av nuläget, samt förslag på förbättring av implementeringen ges. Resultatet visar att Älmhult till viss del har påbörjat implementeringen, men att det systematiska arbetet saknas. Det finns goda förutsättningar för framgångsrik implementering i och med processtyrt arbetssätt, men också utmaningar som behöver lösas i form av till exempel intressentinvolvering, prioriteringar, målsättning och kunskap., The resolution Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, or Agenda 2030 as it is called, was adopted by the UN in September 2015. At that time, all 193 Member States signed the Declaration and the associated 17 Global Goals. With its ambition to cover all aspects of sustainable development at the global level, the agenda is comprehensive, and actors face the challenge of implementing it and achieving the Global Goals. Municipalities have been singled out as particularly important in implementation, due to their proximity to citizens. In addition, municipalities are responsible for several societal functions that are critical points for achieving the Global Goals. However, the Declaration and the Global Goals provide few instructions on how to implement the agenda at the local level, and many are struggling to find strategies that works. Älmhult municipality is one of the municipalities that is in the starting pits to implement Agenda 2030 in its control system. The purpose of this thesis is to map the current situation in the municipality's sustainability work in connection to the Global Goals, and to provide suggestions on how the implementation of Agenda 2030 can be improved. Through an analysis of the municipality's governing documents, goals, vision and activities, connections between these and Global goals have been made. Together with the interview study that was conducted, an overview of the current situation, as well as suggestions for improving the implementation, could be given. The results show that Älmhult has to some extent begun the implementation, but that the systematic work is lacking. There are good conditions for successful implementation through process-controlled working methods, but also challenges that need to be solved in the form of, for example, stakeholder involvement, priorities, objectives and knowledge.

The Shift är en rörelse med en nära koppling till FN, vars syfte är att hjälpa världens länder att uppnå sina åtaganden om den mänskliga rättigheten till bostad. Rörelsen baserar till stor del sitt arbete på rapporten ”Riktlinjer för Implementeringen av den Mänskliga Rättigheten till Adekvat Bostad” , som kan beskrivas som en sammanhängande lista på problembeskrivningar och åtgärder för att möjliggöra att rätten till bostad blir till verklighet. Denna rapport är formellt utgiven av FN, men har anammats av the Shift och används som ett slags övergripande policydokument. I detta dokument kommer den i fortsättningen att kallas för ”the Shifts riktlinjer”. En av riktlinjerna, nr 6, handlar om vräkningar och är en uppmaning att; ”förbjuda påtvingade vräkningar och förebygga vräkningar när det är möjligt” Denna studie har undersökt hur riktlinje nr 6, förhindrandet av vräkningar, förhåller sig till den generella situationen i Sverige och lite mer specifikt i Stockholm. Studiens syfte är att utröna hur väl aktörer, processer och lagstiftning/regelsystem i Sverige uppfyller the Shifts riktlinje nr 6 (med vissa avgränsningar), och vad som kan göras bättre uppfylla den. Studien baseras på intervjuer med representanter ifrån Sveriges allmännytta, kronofogden och stadsdelars vräkningsförebyggande avdelningar och information tillgänglig på internet bestående av statistik från olika myndigheter, dokumentation från the Shift, nyhetsartiklar och annan dokumentation. Studien kommer fram till att Sveriges redan existerande vräkningsförebyggande arbete innefattar motsvarigheter till så gott som alla de åtgärder som the Shift förespråkar. The Shifts åtgärder skulle kunna beskrivas som en delmängd av vad Sveriges kommuner och myndigheter på olika nivåer utför redan idag. I de svenska nationella programmen för att förebygga vräkningar finns det motsvarigheter till vad the Shift förespråkar, inom de avgränsningar som satts för denna studie. Det finns praktiska svårigheter med att helt und, The Shift is a movement with close connections to the UN, with the purpose to help the countries of the world achieve their commitments regarding the Human Right to Housing. The movement bases a large part of their work on the report “Guidelines for the Implementation of the Human Right to Housing”, which may be described as a coherent list of problem descriptions and measures to make possible the realization of the right to housing. This report is formally edited by the UN, but has been embraced by the Shift and is used as a document of their overall policy. The document will from now on be referred to as “the Shift’s guidelines”. One of the guidelines, no 6, focuses on evictions and is a call to: “Prohibit forced evictions and prevent evictions whenever possible” This study examines how guideline no 6, the prevention of evictions, compares to the general situation in Sweden and more specifically in Stockholm. The purpose is to study how well actors, processes and law/rule in Sweden fulfills to the Shift Guideline no. 6 (within some boundaries), and what can be done to better fulfill them. The study is based upon interviews with representatives of “Sveriges Allmännytta” (public housing), “Kronofogden” (bailiffs) and officials working on eviction prevention in different districts in Stockholm and information gathered from the internet such as statistics from government agencies, documentation from the Shift’s home page, news articles and other information. The study reaches the conclusion that Sweden’s already existing preventative work regarding evictions matches virtually every one of the measures that the Shift advocates. The Shift’s measures could be described as a subset of what Sweden’s municipalities and governing branches perform. Regarding the Swedish national programmes to prevent evictions there are also counterparts to the Shift’s suggestions, within the limitations of this study. There are practical hardships in entirely avoiding evictions; the ever inc

Rapportens syfte är att utveckla en modell bestående av ersättningsalternativ till plast samt verktyg som verksamheter kan tillämpa för att bidra till en global reducering av plast. Således formulerades rapportens tre forskningsfrågor enligt: “Vilket av de utvärderade ersättningsalternativen är enligt modellens ramverk mest lämpad för att konkurrera medtraditionell plasttillverkning?”, “Hur kan modellens utformning hjälpa användaren att ställa om sin verksamhet sett till att ersätta engångsprodukter i plast?” samt “Hur kan ersättandet av engångsprodukter i plast bidra till uppfyllandet av de globala målen?”. För att besvara rapportens forskningsfrågor genomfördes en fallstudie i form av ett samarbete med företaget PulPac AB. Företaget har uppfunnit en tillverkningsteknik vid namn PulPactorrfomning, vilken tillsammans med våtformning och termoformning av bioplaster, utgörrapportens jämförelse över konkurrenskraftiga ersättningsalternativ till den traditionella plasttillverkningen. Litteraturstudien innefattade dels en teoretisk bakgrund om plasten och dess påföljder, en ingående beskrivning av de olika ersättningsalternativen samt definiering avhållbarhetsbegrepp och politiska styrmedel. Dels en bearbetning av data från ett urval avfallstudier med utgångspunkt i att sammanställa faktorer och kriterier till modellens utformning. Resultatet består huvudsakligen av rapportens modell ”Modellen för ersättning av engångsplast”, som innefattar de fyra stegen: jämförelse mellan ersättningsalternativ, värdering& val av alternativ, integrering av kärnfaktorer i verksamheten samt utvärderingsfrågor. Utifrån jämförelsen av modellens formulerade kriterier uppfyllde tekniken PulPac torrformning flest utav faktorerna och anses därmed vara mest lämpad att konkurrera med traditionell plasttillverkning. Vidare presenteras modellens utformning som ett bistående hjälpmedel för att underlätta omställning till ett ersättningsalternativ genom att praktiskt tillämpa tillhandahållna impl, The purpose of the report is to develop a model based on replacement alternatives to plastics as well as providing tools which can be applied to contribute to a global reduction of plastics. Thus, the three following research questions were formulated: ”Which of the evaluated replacement alternatives are the most suited to compete with traditional plastic manufacturing according to the framework of the model?”, “How can the design of the model assist the user in rearranging their organisation in order to replace single-use plastics?” and “How can the replacement of single-use plastics contribute to fulfilment of the global goals”?. In order to answer the research questions of the report, a case study was conducted, in terms of a collaboration with the company PulPac AB. The company has invented a manufacturing method called the dry moulded fibre process, which together with the traditional paper making process and thermoforming of bioplastics, accounts for the report’s comparison of potential alternatives to replace traditional manufacturing of plastics. On one hand, the literature study of the report consists of a theoretical background of plastics and its effects, an in-depth description of the replacement alternatives as well as definitions of sustainability terminology and tools for policy makers. On the other hand, it includes processing of a range of external case studies, in order to compile parameters to the design of the model. The key parts of the results include “The Model of Replacement of Single-use Plastics”, which consists of the four-steps: comparison of replacement alternatives, evaluation & selection of alternative, integration of core factors in the organizational structure and evaluation questions. Based on the comparison of the defined criteria, the dry moulded fibre process was the replacement alternative fulfilling most factors and thereby also the one most suited to compete with traditional manufacturing of plastics. Moreover, the design

The purpose of the study was to investigate if, and how, the municipalities in country Skåne integrated work with sustainable development with focus on the Swedish environmental objective “Limited climate impact”. The study also aims to investigate which tools the municipality uses to achieve sustainable development at the local level. Furthermore, the purpose was to investigate which obstacles that municipalities may have, in relation to “Limited climate impact” and suggest different solutions to these obstacles. The method used were a questionnaire, which was sent to employees who work with sustainable development and are responsible for achieving the environmental objectives in each municipality. The result of the study indicates that the majority of municipalities in Skåne county work to some extent with the environmental objective "Limited climate impact", some work even at a greater extent. The municipalities use methods like objective setting and vision work which are implemented in overview plans and other strategic documents. Other tools are also used, for example exchange of fossil fueled vehicle to non-vehicle or fossil-free vehicle. Obstacles which some of the municipalities challenges is financial difficulties and lack of interest from local politicians. One solution to the challenge is participation in different networks and working with projects ranging over different sectors in the municipality.

Hållbar utveckling innebär att tillfredsställa dagens behov utan att äventyra kommande generationers möjlighet att tillfredsställa sina behov och omfattas av tre dimensioner som var för sig och tillsammans utgör viktiga komponenter för hälsa. De globala målen för hållbar utveckling anges i Agenda 2030 där distriktssköterskans hälsofrämjande arbete kan utgöra en viktig del i hållbar utveckling. För att nå måluppfyllelse krävs vetskap om hållbar utveckling och de globala målen. Syftet med studien var att undersöka distriktssköterskans vetskap om hållbar utveckling relaterat till det dagliga arbetet. För studiens genomförande har en kvalitativ intervjustudie genomförts med åtta distriktssköterskor från både hemsjukvård och vårdcentral. Datamaterialet har analyserats genom kvalitativ innehållsanalys som resulterade i följande fem generiska kategorier: Ekonomiskt fokus, Fokus på miljön, Hälsofrämjande vård, Hållbart utvecklingsarbete och Hälsosam arbetsmiljö. Huvudkategorin beskrivs som: En medveten omedvetenhet och en omedveten medvetenhet om hållbar utveckling i distriktssköterskans arbete. Resultatet visar på distriktssköterskornas vetskap om hållbar utveckling kopplat till det dagliga arbetet. Mycket av det som utförs i distriktssköterskans dagliga arbete är hållbart och distriktssköterskorna vittnar om ett hållbart tankesätt men att de inte kopplar detta till hållbar utveckling. Av resultatet framkommer behovet av utbildning inom ämnet. Det behövs även kunskap om de globala målen, då det i resultatet inte framkommit tydligt i distriktssköterskans vetskap., Sustainable development means satisfying today's needs without compromising the ability for future generations to meet their needs and is comprised of three dimensions which, individually and together, are important components of health. The global sustainable development goals are set in Agenda 2030 where health promotion in district nursing can play an important role for sustainabile developement. Goal achievement requires knowledge of sustainable development and the global goals for sustainability. The purpose of this study was to examine the district nurse's knowledge of sustainable development related to the daily work. To do so, a qualitative interview study was conducted with eight district nurses from both home health care and primary care centers. The data has been analyzed through qualitative content analysis which resulted in the following five generic categories: Economic focus, Focus on the environment, Health promotion, Sustainable development work and Healthy work environment. The main category is descibed as: A concious unawareness and an unconscious awareness of sustainable development in the daily work of district nursing. The results show the district nurses' knowledge of sustainable development linked to daily work. Much of what is done in the district nurse's daily work is in fact sustainable and the district nurses testify to a sustainable way of thinking but that they do not link this to sustainable development as a concept. The results shows the need for education on the subject. Knowledge of the sustainable developement goals is also needed, as the result has not been clearly stated in the district nurse's knowledge.