Sentences with phrase «environmental assets of»

easing or removing constraints on the ability to deliver environmental water to the environmental assets of the Murray - Darling Basin ($ 200 million currently allocated).

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office is continuing to develop options to purchase temporary water from landholders in the Lower Balonne to enhance flows to environmental assets of the Narran Lakes.

The Water Act 2007 requires the CEWH to manage environmental water for the purpose of protecting and restoring the environmental assets of the Murray Darling Basin.

The purpose of Commonwealth environmental water is protecting or restoring the environmental assets of the Murray - Darling Basin.

The role of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) is to manage Commonwealth environmental water to protect or restore the environmental assets of the Basin, and other areas outside the Basin where the Commonwealth holds water.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

In early February, the firm received a response from Vanguard, which Tim Smith, senior vice president at Walden Asset Management, told me included a discussion of Vanguard's efforts to talk with companies about social and environmental issues, but stopped short of saying that Vanguard would actually change its proxy voting practices.

The company wants to secure producing assets abroad as it juggles depleting mines and heightened environmental scrutiny at home with growing demand in the world's biggest buyer of the metal.

«This new IoT lab will enable us to build on our core technology and apply it across a wide range of industries including agriculture, defence, utilities, environmental monitoring, asset tracking and logistics.

Mr. Lewis is the director of the Shareholder Rights Group http://shareholderrightsgroup.com and was co-author of «Fooling Investors and Fooling Themselves: How Aggressive Corporate Accounting and Asset Management Tactics Can Lead to Environmental Accounting Fraud.»

As of 2014, these funds represented $ 578 billion in assets, making diversity / EEO one of the top 10 environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues being considered by institutional investors.3

As the oldest institutional investment manager in the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry, Walden has unparalleled experience managing portfolios for clients who seek wise stewardship of their assets as well as social and environmental impact through their investments.

«More and more institutional investors and asset management firms are seeking to better understand the environmental and social aspects of proxies,» said Sam Pierce, president of IW Financial.

A clear understanding of what sorts of investments are consistent with improving the climate resilience of water assets will help bond investors quickly determine the environmental credentials of water - related green bonds.

MissionPoint Partners is a leading impact investing advisor and asset manager focused on solving large - scale environmental and social problems through the deployment of high impact capital.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A small but growing number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected by environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36 Concern about the risks of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account of climate - related issues.37

Under the legislation, the CEWH can only invest in environmental activities that will improve environmental outcomes, and are undertaken for the purpose of protecting and restoring environmental assets in the Murray - Darling Basin.

The Commonwealth environmental water holdings comprise of a portfolio of assets (water entitlements) and the accumulated annual yield of water (allocations) against those entitlements.

2.6 the change in the health of the asset (s) expected if environmental water is not provided including with regard to the long - term environmental water requirements of the asset (s) relative to recent hydrological conditions; and

Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps said this agreement formalised a strong relationship built on mutual recognition of the importance of protecting and conserving environmEnvironmental Water Holder David Papps said this agreement formalised a strong relationship built on mutual recognition of the importance of protecting and conserving environmentalenvironmental assets.

The local knowledge and experience of Dr Tourenq and Tim Field — Banrock Station's Wetland and Conservation Ranger — are key to helping maintain a healthy and resilient river system — one in which irrigated agriculture such as winemaking can continue to flourish while environmental assets are preserved for the benefit of all Australians.

Environmental Water Delivery: Campaspe River, Environmental water delivery: Loddon River, Environmental water delivery: Lower Goulburn River and Environmental water delivery: Lower Broken Creek collate current knowledge of the operational and administrative arrangements for the delivery of environmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental waterEnvironmental Water Delivery: Campaspe River, Environmental water delivery: Loddon River, Environmental water delivery: Lower Goulburn River and Environmental water delivery: Lower Broken Creek collate current knowledge of the operational and administrative arrangements for the delivery of environmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental waterEnvironmental water delivery: Loddon River, Environmental water delivery: Lower Goulburn River and Environmental water delivery: Lower Broken Creek collate current knowledge of the operational and administrative arrangements for the delivery of environmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental waterEnvironmental water delivery: Lower Goulburn River and Environmental water delivery: Lower Broken Creek collate current knowledge of the operational and administrative arrangements for the delivery of environmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental waterEnvironmental water delivery: Lower Broken Creek collate current knowledge of the operational and administrative arrangements for the delivery of environmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental waterenvironmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental waterenvironmental assets and potential environmental waterenvironmental water use options.

The three - year Partnership establishes a way to deliver environmental water which ensures environmental assets in the lower River Murray region are being cared for in accordance to the cultural protocols of the Ngarrindjeri nation.

Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps, said achieving environmental outcomes based on cultural protocols of Traditional Owners will inform environmental water management and over time will add to the ongoing health of environmEnvironmental Water Holder David Papps, said achieving environmental outcomes based on cultural protocols of Traditional Owners will inform environmental water management and over time will add to the ongoing health of environmenvironmental outcomes based on cultural protocols of Traditional Owners will inform environmental water management and over time will add to the ongoing health of environmenvironmental water management and over time will add to the ongoing health of environmentalenvironmental assets.

Environmental water is a highly practical way of protecting and restoring valuable environmental assets that exist in a highly productive irrigated agriculture and urban and ruralEnvironmental water is a highly practical way of protecting and restoring valuable environmental assets that exist in a highly productive irrigated agriculture and urban and ruralenvironmental assets that exist in a highly productive irrigated agriculture and urban and rural communities.

The focus of the Plan is to determine whether Commonwealth environmental water is achieving expected outcomes at the asset and Basin scale.

Environmental water flows were directed toward mitigation of poor water quality rather than enhancement of ecological assets.

«We look forward to bringing FitzPatrick's highly - skilled team of professionals into the Exelon Generation nuclear program, and to continue delivering to New York the environmental, economic and grid reliability benefits of this important energy asset.»

Teachout's Democratic primary rival, Will Yandik, 38, would be one of the youngest members of Congress were he to win the NY - 19 race, but he's trying to turn that into an asset, and parrying a lack of seniority primarily with a deep knowledge of agricultural and environmental issues.

The network's demise could have major consequences, supporters say, including the loss of the ability to monitor and predict the status of Australia's environmental assets.

The $ 3 - million cruise is part of a post-Cold War trend of using the Pentagon's assets such as spy satellites and submarines for environmental research.

The management of the Park is supported by a Higher Level Stewardship agreement, which is helping to ensure that these important environmental and heritage assets are cared for.

Putting a «price» on natural assets — recognizing the environmental, economic, and social values of forest ecosystem services — is one way to promote conservation and more responsible decisionmaking.

Caermon explains why the Solar Schools model benefits both school and students: «The school starts making money straight away (no payback period) and acquires a new asset, while the children are directly engaged in the fundraising, and so their own feeling of pride and achievement expands into a positive feeling towards renewables and an interest in environmental issues».

Additionally, Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund will become Putnam Sustainable Future Fund, a mid-cap fund — with USD450 million in assets at the end of December 2017 — focused on identifying companies with products and services that provide solutions directly contributing to sustainable social, environmental, and economic development.

The scheme was designed to help businesses improve their environmental performance and protect one of Scotland's most important assets, its natural environment.

With the game coming to PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and the PC if we are to believe the earlier Amazon Listing on Amazon UK, From what I gathered from the trailer, we can look forward to using environments to our advantage which is a feature taken from Injustice: Gods Among Us and in the earlier Mortal Kombat games from the old days, we see the return of the X-Ray (poor Sub-Zero), we can also hope to expect dynamic stages and environmental assets at our disposal and hopefully level transitions, Along with all that we see that Scorpion and Sub-Zero have new moves to them and if the fatality at the end of the video is Scorpions new fatality then I am more than excited for this game!

Clay has have 10 years worth of game experience as an environmental artist building and texturing assets, and creating game levels.

Like Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us before it, God of War makes heavy use of environmental blocks and delays to slow the player down, giving itself a chance to load in new assets as you move from area to area.

Given the sheer amount of resources that were dumped into Second Son — the nuanced character animations, environmental design and other assets — an immediate sequel to the story of Delsin Rowe remains a hot favorite.

The environmental assets have all the realism of a game like The Elder Scrolls Online, but with a palette more akin to the popping colors of Warcraft than the dull shades of brown for which The Elder Scrolls has become a tad infamous.

The nice mixture of polygonal environmental graphics with 2D characters and assets, with the addition of the retro medieval coat of paint, is indeed a sight for sore eyes.

The biosphere reserve includes the whole emerged area of Flores Island and some adjacent marine areas with significant landscape, geological, environmental and cultural assets.

The goal ever since has been a mix of economic and social progress shaped to sustain cultural and environmental assets.

Dubos, who had a country home just a mile down the dirt road from where I now live in the Hudson River Valley, clearly saw value in having a long view of how we tend our lands and other environmental assets.

I'd like to spend part of this year finding and drawing attention to people who are the Douglas Martin equivalents trying to develop ways to bring illumination and cleaner, cheap sources of cooking energy to the billions who lack these core assets; devising scaleable means of providing potable water and sanitation (not easy) in poor places; closing the huge «yield gap» between African farmers and their * counterparts in many other regions; boosting environmental literacy and engagement with science...

She explained that even in some of the most forward - looking environmental statutes in the United States, like the legislation creating the national parks, the language on safeguarding this asset «unimpaired» for future generations is in the preamble, and thus not «hard law.»

But there is a growing argument — most notably by Pope Francis in his encyclical on the climate and his speech to the U.S. Congress — that dealing with climate change is a moral obligation, said Tim Smith, senior vice president of Boston - based Walden Asset Management, which promotes environmental, social and corporate responsibility on behalf of investors.

«You're taking environmental and social attributes and you are starting to think about the longevity of some of these assets,» said John DeRose, executive director of Americas climate change and sustainability services for Ernst & Young.