Consumers

This is an official side-event of the 12th World Urban Forum. Date: Thursday, 7 November 2024 Time: 09:00-10:00 EEST

of food, or one-fifth of all food available to consumers within households, food businesses, and at retail …

This phase of hyper-globalization and deterritorialization began to reverse after the 2008 subprime crisis, the aftermath of which saw the beginning of the deglobalization period of today. [...] In contrast …

security and quality standards, which European consumers believe could be compromised by the entry of products … production criteria. However, many Brazilian consumers share these concerns and oppose practices that … oppose Brazilian producers, European and Brazilian consumers share common interests and push for higher standards … convergence of interests between Brazilian and European consumers (both, for example, interested in regulating pesticide …

Renewable energy

to promote more off-grid solutions to women as consumers, who can play active roles in energy provision … foodstuff and sell it with reduced waste to final consumers. Combined, this project directly tackles food …

THE IMPORTANCE OF GROWTH MODELS: LESSONS FROM THE 1950S TO 1970S Developing countries must find ways to mobilize resources, both domestic and international, to increase capital and labor inputs to …

electricity. Those who do pay nearly twice as much as consumers elsewhere in the world. Meanwhile, power shortages …

ERIA Event Report 2024

system provider and is loaned, not given, to consumers (Global Plastics Policy Centre, 2023). This new … responsibility on producers instead of relying on consumers to ensure that the product packaging is reused … value while considering the health and safety of consumers (Kojima, 2023; Mafira, 2023). However, such design … Greater burden on consumers to reuse. Most implementation of reuse relies on the consumers’ initiative to … their containers may be burdensome and deter consumers from participating in reuse. In reality, consumer …

The extent and breadth of white-collar crime and misconduct has been revealed by decades of corporate scandals, ranging from repeated revelations of wage theft and tax evasion by major corporations, …

even realise they are victims. For instance, the consumers of a product that has a secret price-fixing cartel … successful this would have illegally raised prices for consumers. For this conduct Flight Centre was ordered to …

This compendium brings together a set of briefings prepared by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) to guide Members of the European Parliament through the parliamentary hearings of Commissioners-designate in …

address energy poverty, to ensure that vulnerable consumers have access to essential energy services and … of participants agreed that competition gives consumers more choice, and 82 % considered that it encourages … market by updating it, supporting companies and consumers in the twin transitions, protecting people and … while maintaining the highest standards for consumers, workers, health and environmental protection … established on 1 January 1993, now numbers 447 million consumers and 31 million companies. In addition to the …

The third article explores the changing patterns of food consumption in India since the 1991 economic reforms, highlighting a decline in cereal and pulse consumption and an increase in high-value …

quantity of stocks held by traders, producers, and consumers food stock present in sufficient amounts. In any … countries. The FAO study found that low-income consumers, and sugar lost between the refinery countries …

Editors’ Note The quest for resilient and equitable cities has never been more urgent than in this era marked by rapid technological advancements and increasing urbanisation. ORF’s latest volume in …

proactive maintenance, and leak detection. Consumers gain insights into their usage through web and … real-time monitoring of water that is supplied to consumers. The technology helps in the improved operation …

This study provides an overview of the status of international climate negotiations and issues at stake at the COP29 climate change conference. It also addresses the current implementation of the …