Sentences with phrase «environmental developments through»

The show brings together a selection of works that reflect recent social, technological and environmental developments through the lens of author J.G. Ballard's writings.

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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.
As the world's demand for energy continues to increase, the Business Council is strongly committed to making Canada a global leader in sustainable development through showing that healthy economic growth, high living standards and environmental protection can be mutually supportive.
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers leverages its science and technology know - how through a global development team working with converters, brand owners, retailers and others on packaging programs in the areas of total cost reduction, product protection, environmental stewardship, shelf appeal and convenience.
High Brew's contribution supports these farmers through: infrastructure development, environmental sustainability, loan programs, fair and equitable wage practices and education grant programs.
The WCF promotes a sustainable cocoa economy through economic and social development and environmental stewardship in cocoa - growing communities.
As for the urchin, Mr Hayward says the development of harvesting will have to be managed carefully so Tasmania's environmental credentials are not tarnished through association with invasive species.
This could be through culinary innovation, a commitment to social responsibility, sustainability or the economic development of their community; involvement in health or environmental campaigns, the promotion of pioneering cultural projects, or works that benefit society through their positive impact on the food industry.
This includes Corporate Social Investment, whereby the group promotes the development of learners through three academies which offer holistic, full - year programmes centred around sport, art and education; Entrepreneur Development which focuses on skills - based entrepreneurial development through its Tsogo Sun Book a Guesthouse and Supplier Development programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the edevelopment of learners through three academies which offer holistic, full - year programmes centred around sport, art and education; Entrepreneur Development which focuses on skills - based entrepreneurial development through its Tsogo Sun Book a Guesthouse and Supplier Development programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the eDevelopment which focuses on skills - based entrepreneurial development through its Tsogo Sun Book a Guesthouse and Supplier Development programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the edevelopment through its Tsogo Sun Book a Guesthouse and Supplier Development programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the eDevelopment programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the environment.
Importantly, the normal physical development of our babies through teenage years (and especially for preteens and teens at this vulnerable age), depends on making extra efforts to eat natural and keep the environmental toxins and endocrine disturbers away from their body.
About Groundwork Somerville Groundwork Somerville strives to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment through the development of community - based partnerships which empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well - being.
Environmental Leadership Award, sponsored by Veolia This Award is for the company or operating unit that can demonstrate excellence in environmental leadership through the development or use of innovative clean technology or products that help reduce the environmental footprint of chemical mEnvironmental Leadership Award, sponsored by Veolia This Award is for the company or operating unit that can demonstrate excellence in environmental leadership through the development or use of innovative clean technology or products that help reduce the environmental footprint of chemical menvironmental leadership through the development or use of innovative clean technology or products that help reduce the environmental footprint of chemical menvironmental footprint of chemical manufacturing.
In addition to Homes and Community Renewal, eight other state agencies and authorities have pooled together resources to be made available through the CFA including: Empire State Development; NYS Canal Corporation; Energy Research and Development Authority; Environmental Facilities Corporation; Department of Labor; Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Department of State; and Department of Transportation.
The nine state agencies and authorities whose funding will be made available through the CFA process are Empire State Development; NYS Canal Corporation; Energy Research and Development Authority; Environmental Facilities Corporation; Homes and Community Renewal; Department of Labor; Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Department of State; and Department of Transportation.
Announced in 2014, the conversion project, formally known as the Strategic Taxpayer Relief through Innovative Visions in Education (STRIVE), cost $ 7.8 million with the bulk of the money coming from the SUNY Office of Capital Facilities, New York State Empire State Development, the Dyson Foundation and the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp..
We are committed to sustainable development through a proactive approach to environmental protection, social responsibility and strong economic progress.
They survived with the help of outside entities such as Paul Smith College, providing a useful lesson for the CIC, which will be run through a partnership with the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development and several other local environmental groups.
It is ordered and affirmed that the Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance, and the Department of Public Works, through its various divisions and the Director of Energy Development and Management, by October 1 of 2018 and every year thereafter, update the initial energy usage plan for Erie County as described in paragraph 1.
First, Erie County staffs the WNYSBR through a US Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 grant to Empire State Development and Erie County.
It is ordered and affirmed that the Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance, and the Department of Public Works, through its various divisions and the Director of Energy Development and Management, by December 31, 2017, prepare a report to the undersigned promulgating an initial energy usage plan for Erie County to implement the United States target contribution plan to the Paris Agreement, including, but not limited to, achieving a county - wide target of reducing Erie County's greenhouse gas emissions by twenty - six to twenty - eight percent (26 - 28 %) below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by twenty - eight percent (28 %), as it pertains to the production and / or use of greenhouse gases by Erie County.
Through the leadership of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper along with other environmental organizations, ownership of the wetland was transferred to the Town of West Seneca with a conservation easement to preserve the wetland and protect it from future development.
Robert Moore, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates of New York said: «Governor Paterson's Climate Action Plan lays the groundwork for reducing New York's greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050 through clean energy development and reductions in energy consumption.
Through lobbying, advocacy, coalition building, citizen education and policy development, EPL / Environmental Advocates has been New York's environmental conscience - ensuring that environmental laws are enforced; that new measures are enacted when necessary; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental poEnvironmental Advocates has been New York's environmental conscience - ensuring that environmental laws are enforced; that new measures are enacted when necessary; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental poenvironmental conscience - ensuring that environmental laws are enforced; that new measures are enacted when necessary; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental poenvironmental laws are enforced; that new measures are enacted when necessary; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental poenvironmental policy debates.
Bramson pledged to implement «the most ambitious downtown development plan in the entire Hudson Valley» and to «seize hold of tomorrow» through city - wide infrastructure and environmental initiatives.
«We know from animal models that there are critical periods during early development when cells are rapidly dividing and forming the circuitry through which cells will communicate with each other to form various tissues of the body,» said Retha Newbold, a reproductive biologist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina.
Through her work for environmental and sustainability issues, Anita Falkenek has taken an active roll in societal development and contributed to a better world.
«Few if any research areas benefit from as much interagency coordination as environmental, health and safety issues associated with nanotechnology, and the report's primary core recommendation — to build upon the February 2008 report through development of a refined strategy for EHS research — is consistent with the approach actually being taken by NNI member agencies.»
(ii) the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service to provide data services and support for product development and operations through the National Climatic Data Center and the Regional Climate Centers;
Earth Days looks at the road to April 22, 1970, to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the extraordinary stories of the era's pioneers — among them Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, biologist / Population Bomb author Paul Ehrlich, Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand, Apollo Nine astronaut Rusty Schweickart, and renewable energy pioneer Hunter Lovins.
Within the integrated Earth system science paradigm, our major research thrusts include the physics and chemistry of aerosols, clouds and precipitation; integrating our understanding of climate, energy, and other human and natural systems through the development and application of models that span a wide range of spatial scales; and determining the impacts of and informing responses to climate and other global and regional environmental changes.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.
Furthermore, high levels of exposure to this di (2 - ethylhexyl) phthalate through the use of medical tubing and other plastic devices for feeding and medicating newborn infants has been predicted to affect the development of the male reproductive system, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
''... increased dietary [refined] salt intake might represent an environmental risk factor for the development of autoimmune diseases through the induction of pathogenic TH17 cells».
The Center for Urban Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will provide intellectual leadership through research, teaching and extension to sustain urban ecosystems, enhance economic development, and improve the quality of life in urban settings.
Some negative social and environmental impacts are prevented through legislation requiring environmental impact assessments from proponents of big projects as well as through social and environmental safeguard requirements of multilateral development financing institutions.
The aim of this paper is to show the importance of protected areas to improve the socio - economic development of local communities and environmental conservation through tourism, especially if it is done through community - based tourism and considering the concept of sustainable development.
Through the four domains of enriched learning, environmental awareness, positive youth development, and socio - cultural awareness, Envoys offers young students a unique opportunity for global learning.
The outcome statement of the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development (2012) centred around ecological sustainability.2 If countries of the world are serious about the commitment made at Rio, then the MDGs need to evolve into a new framework; sustainability was not at their heart, and it is increasingly clear that without such an orientation, various «development» goals are impossible to meet for both the current and future generations.3 As the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one ofDevelopment (2012) centred around ecological sustainability.2 If countries of the world are serious about the commitment made at Rio, then the MDGs need to evolve into a new framework; sustainability was not at their heart, and it is increasingly clear that without such an orientation, various «development» goals are impossible to meet for both the current and future generations.3 As the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one ofdevelopment» goals are impossible to meet for both the current and future generations.3 As the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one ofdevelopment agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goals.
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Project Learning Tree provides K - 12 teachers environmental education curriculum materials once professional development opportunities are completed through the Project Learning Tree program.
Its mission is: «To promote the sustainable development of tourism in Guyana that produces maximum economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits, while minimizing negative impacts as part of an integrated national development strategy through the optimal use of human resources and the provision of a product of the highest quality.»
The Center for Urban Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will provide intellectual leadership through research, teaching and extension to sustain urban ecosystems, enhance economic development, and improve the quality of life in urban settings.
2012 - 2013 syzygy, project space in a social housing flat in Elephant and Castle, hosting 8 residencies, workshop programs and curated exhibitions with invited UK and international artists, London 2011 - 2016 In The Company of Elders, reflections and performance with a group of Elders, London / Bath AWARDS AND GRANTS 2014 FreeSpace, awarded for impact and participation in The Big Lottery National funding Awards Wenlock Barn TMO, winners of national TMO Awards for involving community through Fourthland projects Awards for All funding, Wenlock Barn Estate, Meeting House 2011 - 2013 Big Lottery Funding, The Back Garden and Public Program, Wenlock Barn Estate 2010 - 2011 Big Lottery Funding, The Growing Kitchen Community, Wenlock Barn Estate 2008 - 2010 Shoreditch Trust Commission, The Growing Kitchen, Wenlock Barn Estate 2009 University of East London, Funding, Making architecture TEACHING 2015 Visiting Artists, Bergen Academy of Art and Design Norway Visiting Artists, CASS School of Art and Design Louise isik Sayarer (1982, British / Turkish) EDUCATION 2007 - 2011 BA Fine Art part time, Sir John Cass school of Art and Design, London 2006 Foundation in Art and Design, Sir John Cass School of Art and Design, London 2002 - 2005 BSc / BA Environmental Science and Development Studies, University of Sussex 2000 BTEC level 3 Tropical Habitat Conservation Madagascar Recent Training 2016 - 2017 Shakti dance 2015 - 2016 Dancing Tao - Movement Medicine circle Previous work 2008 - 2015 Artist associate SASA Works Architecture 2010 - present Bow Arts Trust, Education Artist 2007 - 2008 Education Officer Chelsea Physic Garden 2006 - 2007 Education Officer The Wildlife Trust 2005 Research associate Ethnomedica, Kew Gardens Eva Knutsdotter Vikstrom (1985, Norwegian / Swedish) EDUCATION 2009 - 2011 BA Fine Art, Sir John Cass school of Art and Design, London 2004 - 2005 Foundation in Art and Design, Einar Granum School of Art, Oslo Recent training 2015 - 2016 Kundalini Yoga teacher training Previous work 2014 - 2016 Art director for Ale Tarraf's feature film «Yupanqui» 2009 - 2011 The Readers performance Group LANGUAGES English Norwegian Swedish Spanish
Fostering Creativity and Culture by promoting the arts, advancing education, supporting cultural institutions and innovative projects with cutting edge talent; Promoting Wellbeing, supporting initiatives on women's empowerment, access to health and education and assisting the advancement and development of young people and communities; and Conserving Natural Resources through water sustainability and environmental projects to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.
This first book on their important and unusually egalitarian working relationship offers a revealing look at the development of a 25 - year collaboration, beginning with the title work, a recent site - specific environmental installation, and continuing through a survey of their portfolio.
To accelerate these and other efforts, we are committed to increasing investment in both basic and applied environmental and clean energy technology research and development (R&D), and the promotion of commercialization including through direct government funding and fiscal measures to encourage private sector investment.
It is about products that can help SKF's customers reduce their environmental impact through increased energy efficiency and the development of technologies for renewable energy and electric vehicles.
The document addresses the transition to a low carbon economy through a framework of policy coherence and good governance using International Labour Standards as guidelines for supporting not only the social dimension of sustainable development, but the economic and environmental ones as well.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
Human societies have, through the centuries, often developed the capacity to adapt to environmental change, and some knowledge about the implications of climate change adaptation for sustainable development can thus be deduced from historical analogues (Diamond, 2004; Easterling et al., 2004).
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