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In this chapter, Agder as Mutual Competence Builders: developing sustainability as a competitive advantage, Karen Landmark, Marianne Rodvelt and Stina Torjesen provide a discussion of companies in the Agder region which are organised in the Eyde-network, and how they have developed a common sustainability agenda in co-operation with the university. The chapter shows how this is followed up by organising an Eyde-school as vocational training in co-operation with the university.
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Landmark, K., Rodvelt, M., Torjesen, S. (2015). Agder as Mutual Competence Builders: Developing Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage. In: Johnsen, H., Torjesen, S., Ennals, R. (eds) Higher Education in a Sustainable Society. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15919-5_12
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