This research was made to determine how HZ University of Applied Sciences (further referred to as HZ) could change its catering options to be more sustainable and healthier while staying financially viable. Even though the catering has already implemented a number of sustainable measures, like sourcing …

This research aims to offer insight into the perspectives of people from two distinct groups who are concerned about the international social-environmental practices of one company and affected through its factory work and impact on their living environment. One group is the activist citizen initiative, …

The sustainable provision of enough nutritious food for a growing world population is pushing the food system towards finding new approaches to agriculture (Ockenden, et al., 2017). While the demand of animal products is rising (Armanda, Guinée, & Tukker, 2019), the negative effect on the climate, soil, …

Climate change is becoming an increasingly important topic and issue worldwide. To change what is currently happening, adjustments within society need to be made. Plant-based diet have a smaller ecological footprint compared to other diets, such as a meat-based diet. In addition, research shows that …

The impacts of the current food system and the consequences for future generations lead to the need of taking action in form of a dietary shift towards more plant-based diets. It is believed that this transition will not only benefit people’s wellbeing, but also prevents an exhausting exploitation of …

In het kader van een afstudeeronderzoek binnen de opleiding Kust- en Zeemanagement is gekeken naar de mogelijkheden voor grootschalige zeewierteelt in het Oosterscheldegebied met als doel de visserij, de aquacultuur en de Zeeuwse economie te voorzien van een nieuwe impuls. Binnen het onderzoek is gekeken …

There are two aims of this thesis; one is selecting 2n pollen producers from F1 hybrids of T. gesneriana x T. fosteriana tulip hybrids crossing experiment. Furthermore, to test one year old tulip seedlings for ploidy levels of the F1 progenies in order to determine the result of the function of the 2n …

In this thesis, the luxury coffee company Starbucks has been well described, although many aspects of the company have been left out of consideration in order to keep it relevant and clear. However, while Starbucks has not entered the Netherlands yet, there is much more for the Dutch to learn about the …