A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE THEORETICAL QUALITY OF ECOLABELS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PROGRAM Document Type: Msc-Thesis Final report (36 ECTs) Student name: Jelle Syswerda Student nr.: 881122820110 Chair Group: Management Studies Supervisor: Dr. S. Pascucci Co-reader: Dr. D. Dentoni Start date: November 2011 Completion date: July 2012 Msc Thesis Research – J. Syswerda 2012 A quantitative assessment of the theoretical quality of ecolabels With special attention to the Cradle to Cradle Certified Program By: Jelle Syswerda Msc Thesis in Management Studies Group August, 2012 Supervisors: Dr. Stefano Pascucci (+31) (0) 3174 82572
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[email protected] 2 Msc Thesis Research – J. Syswerda 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT Summary ............................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 Background and justification ........................................................................................7 1.1.1 Problem Statement .................................................................................................... 11 1.1.2 Research objectives ................................................................................................... 12 1.1.3 Research Questions ..................................................................................................