Sentences with phrase «sustainable building policy»

2000: The City of Seattle adopted its Sustainable Building Policy requiring new city buildings to attain a Silver LEED ™ certification rating.

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The Canadian News Media Association quickly distanced itself from the report, stating the Public Policy Forum's recommendations «won't do much to help us build out sustainable new business models.»

By maintaining a strict confidentiality policy, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) hopes to build trust with Sustainable Winegrowing Program participants and partners, and to ensure long - term success of the program.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on Marcsustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on MarcSustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

From building awareness among the public and advocating for sustainable policy, to building capacity and facilitating the transition of farmers to organic agriculture, everything we do aims to strengthen the organic movement and lead it forwards.

Michael McCain, president and chief executive of Maple Leaf Foods, was pleased by the news and applauded the federal government's leadership and consultative approach to building a national food policy as the foundation for a more sustainable food system.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially for the youth.In this regard, Government's policy objectives for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially for the youth.

They can't comment on the individual cases raised, but point out that a crucial question will be whether the councils concerned have the five year land supply to meet their housing need - which councils are require to have under the National Planning Policy Framework which together with its presumption in favour of sustainable development the National Trust, of which Jenkins is Chairman, apparently supported, along with the CPRE (claims my source, who also disputes Hastings's figures on the amount of land built on in any way).

Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has pledged to support Ghana's efforts to implement policies and build infrastructure that guarantees sustainable development.

Excerpt: «Public policy needs to «listen the science» to build a sustainable economy made of relocalized (meaning to make local again) manufacturing clean energy industries and creating conditions so that small businesses can thrive.

Tracey was also a prime sponsor of legislation that required new county construction be built to a LEED silver standard, the Neighbor Notification Law regarding pesticide application, the Sustainable Energy Loan Program, and the county's Green Fleet Policy.

Public - private and technical partnerships can enable the best experts to build sustainable capacity in low - and middle - income countries, strengthening global health science, policy, systems, and delivery.

These challenges will require new policies and approaches to urban planning, and building designs driven by appropriately derived guidelines to achieve the required sustainable pathway trajectory.

A starting point for building `... more peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies through education» is to wind back policies that entrench inequality in schools.

It will ultimately involve faculty based in all of Harvard's Schools and affiliated hospitals, generating and translating new knowledge into policies and practices to build strong foundations for healthy individual development and sustainable community well - being.

«The teacher shortage in our state... was exaggerated by the fact that we were dead last in teacher salaries — 51st in the nation,» Secretary of Education Melody Schopp commented in a webinar on building a strong and sustainable teacher workforce, hosted by the Learning Policy Institute, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

According to Mapp, while ineffective family - school partnerships are the result of a lack of capacity to build partnerships, effective family - school partnerships are those that fulfill opportunity conditions such as being sustainable and collaborative, display growth of policy and program goals, and connect welcoming and supportive staff and families.

He hopes his book will persuade policy makers, educators and parents that the best way forward for sustainable school improvement is to build «the capacity of educators to work as members of a professional learning community.»

He hopes his book, In Praise of American Educators — And How They Can Become Even Better, will persuade policy makers, educators and parents that the best way forward for sustainable school improvement is to build «the capacity of educators to work as members of a professional learning community.»

While we work on the ground to support schools, we also work with partners of all kinds to change public policy and build sustainable public funding to expand learning opportunities across the nation.

The UC Berkeley Center for Cities and Schools analyzed the state's K - 12 infrastructure policies, regulations and funding patterns and recommended more emphasis on modernization to support 21st Century education by making schools more sustainable through projects such as solar panels and other energy efficient building methods.

As school districts around the country struggle to find enough qualified teachers to staff their classrooms, state policymakers are considering a range of budget and policy proposals to address immediate teacher shortages and build a sustainable, high - quality, and more diverse teacher workforce.

The chalet has been built according to a sustainable development policy.

Her activism focuses on policies affecting new immigrant and migrant artists, cultural workers and educators with an effort to build relationships with artists, businesses and political officials to implement initiatives that will promote sustainable and creative communities.

Then, with their freely - chosen support, the sky is the limit: reallocate sections of the defense budget to selective nation - building; change agricultural policy to favor sustainable home - grown food where possible in the interests of health and national security; create programs that encourage Americans to help with sanitation, agriculture and birth control in developing countries; slice away the parts of government that get in the way (thereby freeing up the budget); protect citizen and consumer's rights; strictly regulate pollution; shut down destabilizing financial schemes, and eventually earn enough respect in the world that we're not the only ones on the bandwagon.

Ecology Building Society focuses its lending on projects that offer the greatest gains in terms of carbon reductions and environmental impact, with its ethical lending policy prioritising sustainable housing practices, sustainable lifestyles, sustainable economic activity, and other ecologically positive projects and ventures.

Our impacts are numerous and include everything from helping specifiers to source innovative sustainable materials and technologies, to successfully campaigning for policy change for the built environment.

De Los Rios elaborates, «The project looks to build the level of impact of the policies that are already developed — it is a project within a political framework of actions of the state for sustainable development.»

The Initiative collaborates closely with countries in the Near East in the development of coherent and evidence - based policy and programmes to meet their demands on food security and nutrition whilst building resilience and promoting sustainable agriculture.

It you believe as I do that the key to our sustainable future (in the US and rest of the world) is to be able to build and re-build our cities to be environmentally sustainable (water, air, food and shelter) and economical to live in for all income groups then we need analytical processes and public education to support the identification of the policies that will lead to this outcome.

Building on UN-Habitat's extensive experience in sustainable urban development, the Cities and Climate Change Initiative helps counterparts to develop and implement pro-poor and innovative climate change policies and strategies.

DC DOEE leadership have been crucial in building a path towards a clean and sustainable DC, but they have indicated that more community input is needed before they weigh in on the proposed policy.

IEA cautiously backs Portugal's efforts to build a financially sustainable energy system by 2020 Review of Portuguese energy policies also urges the government to push for greater interconnection with Europe 13 April 2016

The program is a result of the implementation of the Sustainable Management System, built to make the Hotels and Resorts operations as efficient as possible, emphasizing the company's meaningful and long - lasting commitment to «our clients, our employees, our community, and our environment, a commitment to the highest levels of the organization and outlined on our sustainability policy.»

This activity report presents the results of a workshop on urbanization addressed practical, results - oriented approaches to increasing pre-2020 ambition through addressing sectors with high mitigation potential, including sustainable transport and building sector policies.

So making buildings more energy - efficient could have a significant impact on energy policy, notes Rebecca Flora of the Green Building Alliance, a group that promotes sustainable architecture.

Developing a green economy requires Governments to refocus their policies, investments and spending in high - impact sectors, such as energy, buildings, manufacturing, transportation, water services and waste management, while ensuring such others as agriculture, fisheries and forests are more sustainable.

As a clean economy leader, you understand the importance of strong policy and powerful networks to build the foundations for a sustainable, carbon - free prosperity for the region.

This guidance document provides recommendations to policymakers in five areas: policy development; government and resources; curriculum development; capacity building of teachers and education planners; and public awareness, communication and stakeholder involvement, based on the case studies, as well as brief profiles of climate change and education in 16 countries» sustainable development policy processes.

«We believe distributed generation, and particularly rooftop solar, are important options for our customers and we want to continue working with stakeholders in the commission's distributed energy resources docket to put policies in place that will build a sustainable future for Hawaii,» Pai told Utility Dive.

Project teams inspire Living Buildings; local jurisdictions develop long - range planning in support of Living Communities; innovators design new, efficient technologies; policy makers aim to encourage healthy, sustainable bBuildings; local jurisdictions develop long - range planning in support of Living Communities; innovators design new, efficient technologies; policy makers aim to encourage healthy, sustainable buildingsbuildings.

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and 2) What business and policy environment is needed to better engage the private sector in building sustainable city region food systems?

This policy brief (2018) reports on a recent study, implemented by RUAF Foundation and supported by the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) and the CGIAR Water, Land and Ecosystems Research Program (WLE / IWMI), on the role of the private sector in building more sustainable and resilient city region food systems.

We create transformative model projects and advance new policies that build sustainable and resilient communities and affordable housing.

Building on a World Energy Outlook Special Briefing on the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology Kamel Ben Naceur detailed the pledges» impacts on the energy sector as well as global warming.

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