Meet Gisbert, a tall, young giraffe. Gisbert is tall enough to do everything a giraffe might want to do, and his life is good. But one day, something happens. Gisberts friends start making fun of him, and with each negative comment they say, he begins to shrink What in the world is wrong with Gisbert? This insightful book helps teach children about the consequences of bullying and the power of friendship. What in the World Is Wrong with Gisbert? features various animal characters and bright, playful illustrations.
Der Klimawandel und die damit in Zusammenhang stehenden CO2-Emissionen rücken immer stärker in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit. Insbesondere Unternehmen mit energieintensiven Prozessen und hohen CO2-Emissionen müssen sich verstärkt mit der Thematik auseinandersetzen. Der vorliegende AC-Band widmet sich der steigenden Bedeutung von CO2- Emissionen und gewährt einen Gesamtüberblick über Carbon Accounting und Carbon Controlling. Insgesamt wurden 23 Interviews mit Nachhaltigkeitsverantwortlichen, Verantwortlichen für Carbon Accounting und Topcontrollern deutscher Großunternehmen geführt und öffentlich verfügbare Informationen ausgewertet. Die Autoren untersuchen unter anderem den prozessualen Ablauf des Carbon Accountings und stellen den Einfluss wichtiger Akteure auf die Betroffenheit der Leistungserstellung und des Marktpotenzials von Unternehmen dar. Ergänzt wird die umfangreiche Analyse durch das Praxisbeispiel eines Vorreiterunternehmens in Bezug auf Carbon Accounting und Carbon Controlling. Vor allem Nachhaltigkeitsverantwortliche und Controller werden in diesem Band vielschichtige Hilfestellungen zum Umgang mit den gestiegenen Anforderungen hinsichtlich CO2-Reduktionen finden. Die Ergebnisse der Studie sollen Manager und Controller dabei unterstützen, Carbon Accounting und Carbon Controlling für ihr Unternehmen einzuordnen und Ansätze für eine Erfassung und Steuerung der Emissionen zu entwickeln.
Jochen Kluve; David Card; Michael Fertig; Marek Góra; Lena Jacobi; Peter Jensen; Reelika Leetmaa; Leonhard Nima; Eleonora Patacchini; Sandra Schaffner; Christoph M. Schmidt; Bas van der Klaauw; Andrea Weber
Measures of Active Labor Market Policy - such as training, wage subsidies, public employment measures, and job search assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. Little, however, is known about what each country can learn from experiences in other countries. This study provides novel insight on this important policy issue by discussing the role of the European Commission's Employment Strategy, reviewing the experiences made in European states, and giving the first ever quantitative assessment of the existing cross-country evidence, answering the question "what labor market program works for what target group under what (economic and institutional) circumstances?". Using an innovative meta-analytical approach, the authors find that rather than contextual factors such as labor market institutions or the business cycle, it is almost exclusively the program type that matters for program effectiveness: While direct employment programs in the public sector appear detrimental, wage subsidies and "Services and Sanctions" can be effective in increasing participants' employment probability.
Jochen Kluve; David Card; Michael Fertig; Marek Góra; Lena Jacobi; Peter Jensen; Reelika Leetmaa; Leonhard Nima; Eleonora Patacchini; Sandra Schaffner; Christoph M. Schmidt; Bas van der Klaauw; Andrea Weber
Measures of Active Labor Market Policy - such as training, wage subsidies, public employment measures, and job search assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. Little, however, is known about what each country can learn from experiences in other countries. This study provides novel insight on this important policy issue by discussing the role of the European Commission's Employment Strategy, reviewing the experiences made in European states, and giving the first ever quantitative assessment of the existing cross-country evidence, answering the question "what labor market program works for what target group under what (economic and institutional) circumstances?". Using an innovative meta-analytical approach, the authors find that rather than contextual factors such as labor market institutions or the business cycle, it is almost exclusively the program type that matters for program effectiveness: While direct employment programs in the public sector appear detrimental, wage subsidies and "Services and Sanctions" can be effective in increasing participants' employment probability.
