Sentences with phrase «against conflicts of interest»

Please ask health, human rights or development organisations to endorse the statement calling for effective safeguards against conflicts of interest.

We protect you by carefully guarding against conflicts of interest and by giving you a completely unbiased opinion of value.

As the meeting continued, however, she realized that she was being accused of having violated several rules against conflicts of interest in connection with grant applications she had handled.

Critics want to see more public debate and financial disclosure from council members to guard against conflicts of interest.

Ohio and Utah have distinctly troubled charter sectors, as does Arizona, where there are no laws against conflicts of interest and where for - profit charters do not have to open their books to the public.

Often disclosure is part of what we might require in our prohibited transaction exemptions, but [ERISA] is a flat out prohibition against conflicts of interest,» she says, «in part because Congress viewed retirement assets as special from other kind of savings.»

Assistant health minister says staffer who pulled down healthy food rating website has taken steps against conflict of interest

Example: We have built an alliance with other campaigning groups called the Conflicts of Interest Coalition and new United Nations declarations adopted since are warning governments to safeguard against conflicts of interest when they work with the private sector — but corporations have deep pockets and we need to constantly remind decision makers to put the public interest first.

Those changes included allowing competition only in the interest of patients and based on quality rather than price, driving profits from foundation hospitals back into the NHS and building safeguards against conflicts of interest into the commissioning process.

Is there any protection against conflicts of interests,» asked Bryan?

I'm not even comfortable making exceptions for friends; I will certainly pay for or offer testing / proofing help or pimp as much as I can, but this edges against conflict of interest.

«Unfettered by strict judicial rules against conflicts of interest, companies can steer cases to friendly arbitrators,» The Times says.

If ACOBA approve this they will be signing their own death - warrant, confirming they are not fit for purpose and unable to guard against conflicts of interest and consequences of the revolving door - two of the most prevalent corruption risks in UK politics.

The World Health Assembly has adopted various resolutions that prohibit baby food companies from targeting pregnant women and mothers of infant and young children (regardless of the pretext) and to protect against conflicts of interest.

Ohio and Utah have vied for the distinction of having the most troubled charter sector, along with Arizona, where there are no laws against conflicts of interest and for - profit charters do not have to open their books to the public.

Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, who chairs the economic development committee, said there should be more safeguards against conflicts of interest.

At a meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, held at the Treasury building in Washington, Perez noted that while «lawsuits have been filed» against the conflict of interest rule, «we will continue to fight those vigorously,» adding that he believes DOL is «on the right side of the law and history.»

Companies have a vested interest in promoting their products and for this reason international marketing standards prevent them from contacting parents or advertising their products and call on health workers to guard against conflicts of interest.

The discrepancy suggests that a cornerstone of the law, intended to guard against conflicts of interest and cronyism has been ignored more than a year after the bill passed following contentious negotiations between Mayor Shayne Gallo and the Common Council.

«It's a safeguard against politics coming into play, and it's a safeguard against conflicts of interest,» said Berglund, president and chief executive officer of the State Science & Technology Institute.