Sentences with phrase «environmental practice standards»

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It's time American policymakers started a discussion on taxing meat too, because rather than reform its practices or scale back production, the meat industry has fought tooth and nail to fend off environmental regulation and commonsense nutritional standards, leaving citizens to deal with its mess.

We're concerned with animal welfare, environmental responsibility and having superior workplace labor standards and practices.»

Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that combines best environmental practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources, the application of high animal welfare standards and a production method in line with the preference of certain consumers for products produced using natural substances and processes.

The Rainforest Alliance also applies the principles of ISEAL's codes of good practice: the Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards (Standard - Setting Code); the Code of Good Practice for Assessing the Impacts of Social and Environmental Standards (Impacts Code); and the Code of Good Practice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards (the Assurancpractice: the Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards (Standard - Setting Code); the Code of Good Practice for Assessing the Impacts of Social and Environmental Standards (Impacts Code); and the Code of Good Practice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards (the AssurancPractice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards (Standard - Setting Code); the Code of Good Practice for Assessing the Impacts of Social and Environmental Standards (Impacts Code); and the Code of Good Practice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards (the AssurancPractice for Assessing the Impacts of Social and Environmental Standards (Impacts Code); and the Code of Good Practice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards (the AssurancPractice for Assuring Compliance with Social and Environmental Standards (the Assurance Code).

Prospective consultants are required to have a sound, general working knowledge of organic systems, including quality control and practices, conversion periods, national and international standards, basic financial implications, grant aid and support schemes, business practice and environmental management.

More than 118,000 coffee farms covering almost 800,000 acres (323,500 hectares) are now Rainforest Alliance Certified and meet standards for best practices and environmental and social sustainability, the organization says.

Be it at a wet or dry mill, SUCAFINA has a firm commitment to utilizing modern equipment and best practices to ensure consistent quality and compliance with environmental and social standards.

It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the measurement used to describe a building's environmental performance.

Continuing to raise the industry standards for social and environmental practices, Harmless Harvest's new project blends their critically acclaimed, 100 % Raw & Organic Coconut Water with fair trade and organic coffee beans.

This ensures that our operations and products adhere to the international Good Agricultural Practice standards for product safety, environmental and labor standards.

«Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. is a family run business that is highly respected in the farming industry because of their environmental practices and standards.

Stick with countries that are not notorious for lax safety standards, not to mention poor environmental and unfair labor practices.

Their mission: «To help set a high standard of leadership and competency in the promotion and incorporation of sound environmental practices and lifestyles.»

They wanted to find a partner who shared their vision for a company committed to every aspect of ethical sourcing — organic farming methods, ethical production standards, and put - into - practice environmental awareness.

Welsh Liberal Democrats recognise the importance of these schemes to protect farmers from market volatility and to reward high standards of environmental practice.

As part of his expanded Lead Primary Prevention initiative, Picente recently announced a series of free training courses dealing with lead - safe work practices and designed for area contractors to meet new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards involving work done on pre-1978 housing.

Objectives: We propose to develop best - practice guidelines and minimal reporting standards specifically in the context of several regulatory toxicology case studies; e.g. (a) chemical grouping and read - across to supplement ECHA's Read - Across Assessment Framework, (b) discovery of mode of action / molecular key events (within the AOP framework), (c) derivation of Benchmark Doses from concentration - response relationships, and (d) cross-species extrapolation within environmental toxicology.

Continuing to raise the industry standards for social and environmental practices, Harmless Harvest's new project blends their critically acclaimed, 100 % Raw & Organic Coconut Water with fair trade and organic coffee beans.

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

Carry out standards for customer service; quality improvement; professional development; environmental, safety and infection control practices; confidentiality, corporate compliance and all other John A. Coleman policies and procedures; attend all mandatory in - services to ensure regulatory compliance and best practices in working with students and their families

It is why natural - gas extraction — the controversial practice known as fracking — has been virtually free of environmental regulation since 2005, and why government - owned car companies get to use taxpayer money to lobby against stricter fuel - economy standards proposed by the government.

Our hospital has met high environmental, handling and treatment standards of practice determined by leaders in the field of feline medicine.

GIDA promotes safe diving practices, working together to keep standards high along with improving the environmental footprint of diving in the GIli's.

To ensure the reef will be preserved for the future generations all our activities and operations are designed to follow higher standard of environmental practices.

Their goal is to create sustainable community based accommodations that also meet high standards for best environmental practices.

Our recommendation relies on the standards of our company concerning quality, charm, personalized attention, warmth, fair price, social responsibility, best practices on environmental care, etc. for each hotel category, but most importantly, on our past customer reports, in which each hotel is evaluated.

The Green Lodging Program provides third - party verification that hotels and lodging facilities have met environmental best practice standards and have demonstrated a strong commitment to water quality, water conservation, waste minimization, resource conservation and energy efficiency.

Best practice environmental procedures are undertaken and pioneered to create new standards for the marine tourism industry.

Rachel Notley said her party, if elected, would work with industry to re-establish energy and environmental standards in the province using «research - driven» best practices and a «science - based» approach as opposed to «the outcome of a lobbyist meeting on a golf course somewhere.»

The Soil Association's organic standards exceed standard industry practice and include prohibiting confinement systems, ensuring bedding and / or environmental enrichment, ensuring free - range access with shade and shelter, specifying stunning and slaughter practices and monitoring welfare through outcome measures.

3.3.2 In practice, there are many possible sources of uncertainty in a measurement, including: a) incomplete definition of the measurand; b) imperfect reaIization of the definition of the measurand; c) nonrepresentative sampling — the sample measured may not represent the defined measurand; d) inadequate knowledge of the effects of environmental conditions on the measurement or imperfect measurement of environmental conditions; e) personal bias in reading analogue instruments; f) finite instrument resolution or discrimination threshold; g) inexact values of measurement standards and reference materials; h) inexact values of constants and other parameters obtained from external

-- Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, after public notice and opportunity for comment, shall add to and revise the types of offset practices to the list established under subsection (a) if those types of practices meet the standards for environmental integrity that are consistent with the purposes of this title.

This includes API Standard 65 Part 2 (overseeing cementing and well construction practices) and API's Recommended Practice 100 - 2 (providing proven practices for planning and operating wells, and managing environmental aspects through the life of the well), two of hundreds of API standards and recommended practices cited by several federal agencies and state regulatory bodies.

Established by WWF in 2003, Gold Standard sets the best practice benchmark for climate projects, ensuring the highest levels of environmental integrity and sustainable development in carbon markets.

Since its inception in 1919, API has developed research, standards and best practices for safety and environmental performance, including guidelines and software for estimating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, guidelines for sustainability reporting, and hundreds of industry training programs.

More important, although once dismissed as clownish, negligent farming, the organic movement is now seen as an innovative standard setter that is pulling all of conventional agriculture toward higher environmental standards and more sustainable practices.

The city of Claremont, California, was recently honored for its numerous efforts to increase environmental standards and practices.

Its express purpose is to «ensure that corporations engaged in mining, oil or gas activities and receiving support from the Government of Canada act in a manner consistent with international environmental best practices and with Canada's commitments to international human rights standards».

The content and scope of the Performance Standards includes international best practices and customs as well as laws and regulations relating to issues such as environmental management, health and safety, labour standards and working conditions and community and indigenous community relations.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Managed all daily operations in each zone of Ford's Trim and Chassis Departments Oversaw manufacturing processes, 120 employee team, and final product quality Served on company Continuous Progress Improvement teams developing best practices Observed product manufacturing process and recommended improvement strategies Reduced personnel overtime, manpower, and production scrap while increasing efficiency Identified design flaws, offered remedial measures, and implemented changes Received numerous awards for process and product improvement recommendations Ensured product and manufacturing process compliance with all applicable laws Chosen to lead the launch of multiple products from Ford's Kentucky and Kansas plants Directed and improved the 2009 F - 150 Product Development Launch Team Met all production and launch timelines while remaining compliant with ISO - 9001 standards Responsible for the enforcement of all safety protocols and procedures Handled union contract negotiations and grievance discourses Leader of and participant in Ford's Diversity Committee Participated in company workshops focused on environmental preservation techniques Performed environmental safety examinations including air and chemical emission testing Maintained machinery ensuring effective and safe operation Completed all assignments in a professional and positive manner