Dysprosium, one of the various rare earth elements, is currently for more than 99% mined in China. As China is reducing its exports, new mining projects outside of China are needed to sustain supply and meet future demands. Dysprosium is mainly used in permanent magnets to retain the magnet's...

Transaction costs will reduce the attractiveness of the Kyoto Mechanisms compared to domestic abatement options. Especially the project-based mechanisms Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) are likely to entail considerable costs of baseline development, verification...

Basierend auf einer qualitativen Analyse von CSR-Strategien in der Bekleidungsbranche wird der von Teilen der Managementtheorie und -praxis postulierte positive Zusammenhang zwischen CSR und Rentabilitaet kritisch hinterfragt. Der Beitrag formuliert die Hypothese, dass die UEberwindung sozialer...