180 research outputs found
Lode\u27s Code
No full textWhat is it like to grow up in a family with different norms? \u27Lode\u27s Code\u27 is an auto- visual ethnographic portrait that shows the relationship with the filmmaker oldest brother Lode and her search into her own position within the family nest. Her leaving is the common thread. Using family footage collected over four years; Marieke (the filmmaker) has made a hybrid animation-documentary. She does not offer explanations, but brings subjective experiences to the fore
A study of climate risk in the Norwegian financial sector
No full textClimate change and the transition to the low-emission society constitute a financial risk that should be included in risk assessments. It is no longer enough to merely report on how the business affects the environment. Climate risk is about how climate change and associated societal changes will constitute a risk for the financial stability. The British Governor, Mark Carney, is even warning that the climate risk may be the starting point of a new financial crisis.
The purpose of this study is to analyse whether Norwegian finance companies have started to integrate climate risk considerations. The data basis is in-depth interviews with representatives from six central financial institutions and a qualitative content analysis of their respective annual reports. Furthermore, we have done a quantitative content analysis of annual reports from 15 banks and mortgage companies from 2017 and 2018. The report is based on theory and literature about CSR, the role of banks in the economy and climate risk.
The quantitative analysis concludes that climate change can be categorized as the new word of the year in the reporting for 2018. The term went from being mentioned in three of fifteen annual reports in 2017, to ten in 2018. The qualitative analysis shows that four out of six companies state that they plan to report after the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations in a longer term. Another important finding is that climate change often is considered as CSR rather than a financial risk. This is, among other things, evident when looking at where the responsibility for climate risk is placed within the organization. Furthermore, we have seen that some of the greatest challenges managing climate risk are the lack of data, methods and knowledge.
Banks and mortgage companies in Norway have done little in their work with climate risk, and the danger of a climate-related financial crisis is likely to be present. We therefore recommend that regulatory authorities invest resources to develop tools for managing climate risk. The general lack of competence should be met by entering climate risk into educational plans in the finance education. Furthermore, we encourage industry organizations to facilitate more cooperation to raise the competence in the businesses. Finally, we recommend financial institutions to address the challenges of climate risk for example by giving risk analysts the task of developing methods to meet climate risk.Klimaendringer og overgangen til lavutslippssamfunnet utgjør en finansiell risiko som bør innarbeides i risikovurderinger. Det er ikke lenger nok å bare rapportere om hvordan virksomheten påvirker miljøet. Klimarisiko handler om hvordan klima-endringer kan påvirke finansiell stabilitet. Den britiske sentralbanksjefen, Mark Carney, går så langt som å advare mot at klimaendringer og endringene som følger med kan være utgangspunktet for en ny finanskrise.
Formålet med denne studien er å kartlegge hvor langt finansforetak i Norge har kommet i arbeidet med klimarisiko. Datagrunnlaget er dybdeintervjuer med representanter fra seks sentrale finansforetak og en kvalitativ innholdsanalyse av deres respektive årsrapporter. Videre er det gjennomført en kvantitativ innholds-analyse av årsrapporter fra 15 banker og kredittforetak fra 2017 og 2018. Teori og litteratur som danner grunnlaget for rapporten består av bedriftens samfunnsansvar, bankers rolle i økonomien og klimarisiko.
Resultatene viser at klimarisiko kan kategoriseres som årets nyord i rapporteringen i 2018. Begrepet gikk fra å være nevnt i tre av femten årsrapporter i 2017, til ti i 2018. Den kvalitative analysen viser at fire av seks foretak oppgir at de planlegger å rapportere etter Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)-anbefalingene på sikt. Et annet viktig funn er at klimaendringer ofte blir betraktet som samfunnsansvar fremfor en finansiell risiko. Dette kommer blant annet til syne gjennom hvor ansvaret for klimarisiko er plassert i organisasjonen. Videre har vi sett at noen av de største utfordringene i arbeidet med klimarisiko er mangel på data, metoder og kunnskap.
Bankene og kredittforetak i Norge har gjort lite i arbeidet med klimarisiko, og faren for en klimarelatert finanskrise må kunne antas å være til stede. Vi anbefaler dermed at regulerende myndigheter setter inn ressurser for å utvikle verktøy for å håndtere klimarisiko. Den generelle mangelen på kompetanse bør møtes med å legge inn klimarisiko i utdanningsplaner i økonomiutdanningen. Videre oppfordrer vi bransjeorganisasjoner som Finans Norge å legge til rette for flere samarbeid med mål om å heve kompetansen i virksomhetene. Avslutningsvis anbefaler vi finansforetak å ta tak i utfordringene med klimarisiko, blant annet ved å gi risikoanalytikere i oppgave å utvikle metoder for å møte klimarisiko.
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Klimarisiko i finans : er banker og kredittforetak forberedt? : en studie av norske finansforetaks møte med klimarisiko
No full textClimate change and the transition to the low-emission society constitute a financial risk that should be included in risk assessments. It is no longer enough to merely report on how the business affects the environment. Climate risk is about how climate change and associated societal changes will constitute a risk for the financial stability. The British Governor, Mark Carney, is even warning that the climate risk may be the starting point of a new financial crisis.
The purpose of this study is to analyse whether Norwegian finance companies have started to integrate climate risk considerations. The data basis is in-depth interviews with representatives from six central financial institutions and a qualitative content analysis of their respective annual reports. Furthermore, we have done a quantitative content analysis of annual reports from 15 banks and mortgage companies from 2017 and 2018. The report is based on theory and literature about CSR, the role of banks in the economy and climate risk.
The quantitative analysis concludes that climate change can be categorized as the new word of the year in the reporting for 2018. The term went from being mentioned in three of fifteen annual reports in 2017, to ten in 2018. The qualitative analysis shows that four out of six companies state that they plan to report after the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations in a longer term. Another important finding is that climate change often is considered as CSR rather than a financial risk. This is, among other things, evident when looking at where the responsibility for climate risk is placed within the organization. Furthermore, we have seen that some of the greatest challenges managing climate risk are the lack of data, methods and knowledge.
Banks and mortgage companies in Norway have done little in their work with climate risk, and the danger of a climate-related financial crisis is likely to be present. We therefore recommend that regulatory authorities invest resources to develop tools for managing climate risk. The general lack of competence should be met by entering climate risk into educational plans in the finance education. Furthermore, we encourage industry organizations to facilitate more cooperation to raise the competence in the businesses. Finally, we recommend financial institutions to address the challenges of climate risk for example by giving risk analysts the task of developing methods to meet climate risk
Antropologi på film - refleksjoner rundt tre filmer fra Kilimanjaro
No full textDenne artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i forfatternes erfaringer med å lage tre filmer av ulik karakter for å reflektere over relasjonen mellom observasjon og analyse i etnografisk film og visuell antropologi. På denne bakgrunnen argumenterer vi for at det er et ubestemt og ustabilt forhold mellom observasjon og analyse i etnografisk film, og at denne relasjonen ikke er ensartet for tekst og film. Refleksjonene berører således spørsmålet om den visuelle antropologiens rolle og evne til å bidra til fagets kunnskapsproduksjon. I denne forbindelse foreslår vi at filmens rolle er å vekke nysgjerrighet snarere enn å representere, og å fremelske en åpenhet for forskjellighet og det ukjente
Making Rain
No full textThe Vumba Hills in central Mozambique, close to the Zimbabwe border, are the kingdom of Mambo (Chief) Chirara. The Mambo’s leading position is acknowledged by the government, and in addition to being the region\u27s most important spiritual leader, the Mambo has the right to hold court cases that deal with minor crimes, problems involving spirits and domestic affairs. He is assisted by several subchiefs and ritual leaders. In the northernmost corner of the Mambo’s kingdom, Mbuya Gondo, an over 70-years-old woman, is a spiritual medium. She often holds ceremonies at a well-known rock drawing site. Mambo Chirara is not pleased with the old lady\u27s activities. In his opinion, Mbuya Gondo acts too independently and demands too much money for carrying out the ceremonies. In the film, gender issues and local politics are brought to the surface as we follow these two leaders during a period of preparing for and performing the annual rainmaking rituals. The film is based on the fieldwork and archaeological research of Tore Sætersdal and Eva Walderhaug Sætersdal
Chrysis scutata
No full text3. Chrysis scutata (without author) This taxon was reported by Kawall (1866b: 155) from Livonia, Puze. The origin of the name is unknown and it should be considered as a nomen nudum.Published as part of Paukkunen, Juho, Rosa, Paolo, Soon, Villu, Johansson, Niklas & Ødegaard, Frode, 2014, Faunistic review of the cuckoo wasps of Fennoscandia, Denmark and the Baltic countries (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), pp. 1-67 in Zootaxa 3864 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3864.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/493043
Our Courtyard - Bai people of South West China
No full textThis documentary opens the gate to a courtyard and the lives of the Yang family as they look into the past and towards the future for guidance on how to secure a home in post-reform China.
Yang used to live with his two uncles in his ancestral courtyard home until the Land Reform swept the country in the 1950\u27s. As a result of the collectivization that ensued, his uncles were assigned `landlord´ class status, stripped of their property rights and evicted. Because he enjoyed `middle peasant´ status, Yang was allowed to stay. However, he was force to share the Yang clan courtyard with three poor peasant families, and has been living with them ever since.
Today in post-Reform China\u27s market economy, property rights have been restored and many Chinese are seeking to better their living conditions. The aging Yang now has the opportunity to buy back a portion of his family courtyard. At the same time, Yang\u27s son dreams of building a courtyard home by the lake. This documentary opens the gate to the Yang ancestral courtyard and sheds light on the lives and emotions of the family as they look into the past and towards the future for guidance on how to secure a home in which they and the future generations of Yangs can continue to prosper
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