Sentences with phrase «environmental practice such»

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Members of the cluster specialize in environmental issues such as recycling old airplane parts, decreasing the weight of planes so that they require less fuel, and encouraging the military to adopt these «green» aviation practices.

On the investment side, while the detention of Canadian investors John Chang and Allison Lu for commercial disputes with politically connected counterparts in China has gotten most of the publicity, other practices, such imposing technology transfer requirements on foreign investors, targeting foreign over local firms in enforcing environmental rules, and denying reciprocal treatment of investments in resource projects, banking, telecommunications and professional services are also cause for serious concern.

(1) Such submission must contain supporting materials that include statutory authorities, program description, documentation of the environmental conditions or specific production and handling practices particular to the State which necessitate more restrictive requirements than the requirements of this part, and other information as may be required by the Secretary.

When it comes to sustainability, factors such as responsible sourcing and ethical farming practices were just as important as environmental factors to consumers, while some also equated organic and non-GMO with health, added Kerry.

I can not support such a meager effort, in particular from a company with such a long track record of disregard for labor and human rights, environmental protection, honesty in labeling and marketing, and other unethical business practices.

Most importantly, organic food companies have been reinventing the food space to encompass differing environmental and socially conscious practices such as fair trade, fresh veggies, minimal processing, farmer relations and more.

Proponents of shade cultivation say environmental problems such as deforestation, pesticide pollution, habitat destruction, and soil and water degradation are the side effects of the practices employed in sun cultivation.

Yet the practice still lags among less affluent and less educated women whose babies, for reasons including low vaccination rates and greater exposure to environmental contaminants such as cigarette smoke, especially need the nutrients and disease protection mother's milk bestows.

Hawkins said that such practices would include environmental audits, tracking economic indicators of public welfare and sustainability, and instituting a Syracuse version of New York City's online «Checkbook NYC» transparency tool that tracks the budget, revenue, spending, payroll, and contracts, including minority and women's business enterprise contracts, in real time.

This includes tasks such as evaluating raw materials for hazards and toxicity, developing safe - handling practices, monitoring environmental exposure, and assessing risks.

Lead researcher Harriet Condie, from UEA's school of Environmental Sciences, said: «We took into account data such as catch and discard figures from fishing trawlers, fish prices and landing costs, to calculate whether banning the practice of discarding will offer enough of an economic incentive to fish sustainably.

Although communication practices could predict satisfaction to some extent for some couples, the lack of a definitive causal relationship calls for additional attention to other factors that influence marital satisfaction, such as environmental stressors, what activities and interactions a couple has, and the personality traits of the individual partners.

The maps «help identify those places where environmental conditions alone don't explain everything,» he says, and help focus attention on other factors — such as past political or economic developments — that may have shaped present practices.

In my practice, I explore the genetic and environmental factors that influence wellness - from complex diseases such as cancer and Lyme Disease to chronic illnesses such as fatigue and Crohn's disease.

It has also been recommended that mindfulness practice can be strengthened by tuning into our environmental surroundings, or through our interactions with such surroundings.

Honors attorneys find themselves working in practice areas such as administrative, aviation, litigation, environmental, constitutional, torts, legislation, labor and employment, and contract and procurement law.

In addition, HarperCollins Christian Publishing is constantly reviewing our environmental impact and how we can conduct better business practices in such a way that can help protect our planet.

She investigates how behavior and physiology of cattle change in response to farming practices that may affect animal welfare, such as painful procedures (e.g., tail docking, disbudding, branding), management decisions (e.g., stocking density), and environmental conditions (e.g., effects of weather and mitigation strategies; comfort of lying and standing surfaces).

While manners training, practicing household skills such as settling and chew toy training, and continued socialization are very much top priorities when deciding what sort of environmental enrichment to provide for shelter dogs (see openpaw.org for more info), playgroups may be incorporated as one ingredient in a wellness program for maintaining or creating healthy, adoptable shelter dogs.

We commend Batu Karang's environmental policies using low impact energy, water and waste systems as well as training and empowering locals through school programmes — it's great to see fancy resorts participating in such practices.

Such measures include membership in the ATTA, consumer reviews (launches November 2007), and eventually signed commitments to pursue sustainable tourism practices (e.g., cultural, environmental and wildlife conservation and protection) and adherence to best practices.

Such a coveted perch calls for a serious commitment to sustainability, and Sumaq received Rainforest alliance certification for its progressive environmental and sociocultural practices.

It features gorgeous pixel art, destructible battlefields, environmental hazards you can shove enemies into, the ability to build bridges and barricades, and a ruleset that adopts best practices from such classic series as Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea.

Talking to Action addresses critical issues such as migration and memory, spatial mapping, environmental issues, gender rights and legislation, indigenous knowledge, and racial violence in work created by contemporary social practice artists and collectives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and the United States.

There, she was active in avant - garde circles during the formative years of pop art and minimalism, exhibiting her work alongside such artists as Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and Allan Kaprow — figures who have cited Kusama as influential to the development of assemblage, environmental art and performative practices.

Numerous young artists, of different backgrounds and practices, draw inspiration from the spirit of such a traditional movement, addressing the theme in a new light to discover innovative perspectives by presenting a variety of formulations dealing with a number of issues to characterize today's social and environmental concerns.

Dominated by fast fashion conglomerates such as H&M and Zara, producing massive amounts of cheap clothes at a rapid pace, contemporary fashion has become an industry whose labor practices and environmental impact are unethical and unsustainable.

Ethical consumerism encompasses the importance of non-traditional and social components of a company's products and business process to strategic success — such as environmental protectionism, child labor practices and so on.

The Administrator shall set activity baselines to reflect a conservative estimate of business - as - usual performance or practices for the relevant type of activity such that the baseline provides an adequate margin of safety to ensure the environmental integrity of offsets calculated in reference to such baseline.

The Secretary shall set activity baselines to reflect a conservative estimate of performance or activities for the relevant type of practice (excluding changes in performance or activities due to the availability of offset credits) such that the baseline provides an adequate margin of safety to ensure the environmental integrity of offset credits calculated in reference to such baseline.

And if such adverse environmental effects should be proved, it is likely that carefully crafted yet inexpensive regulations could minimize if not avoid them by improving the techniques and practices of the frackers.

«This offset protocol will allow farmers and ranchers from across the United States to earn revenue for conservation practices from emerging environmental markets such as California's carbon market,» said Robert Parkhurst, Director of Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Markets at Environmental environmental markets such as California's carbon market,» said Robert Parkhurst, Director of Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Markets at Environmental Environmental Defense Fund.

I think it is a poor practice and in some cases, such as environmental data, it could be quite problematic.

Such laws could influence ship breaking practices in other countries including India, Turkey and Pakistan, which also lack environmental and worker safety controls.

The study found that organic practices outperformed traditional methods and chemical - intensive conventional farming and also found strong environmental benefits such as improved soil fertility, better retention of water and resistance to drought.

From Civil Eats: [Straight economic figures] are more difficult to project, partly because the benefits are often measured in terms of what is not happening — like adverse environmental and health impacts — or practices with indirect benefits, such as crop diversity.

They require information also on a whole range of topics, such as business, social, financial and other statistics and trends, commercial and industry practice, medical, health, educational and environmental developments, local, national, regional and international government policy and plans.

I have helped lawyers apply these disciplines to substantive law practice areas such as: commercial, toxic tort and IP litigation; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance; industry regulation; trusts and estates; real estate leasing and sales; and environmental and energy law; as well work that spans specialties such as due diligence, e-discovery, contracting, and compliance operations.

In her practice of Aboriginal rights and environmental law, she represents First Nations and Aboriginal clients responding to a variety of resource developments, such as mineral exploration, mining, and hydroelectric development, in negotiations and litigation.

We routinely handle cases in areas of law such as catastrophic / excess liability; ERISA; class actions; construction practices; general commercial litigation; insurance coverage and bad faith; insurance fraud; insurance professional liability; life health and disability; medical professional liability; product liability; subrogation; and toxic and environmental torts.

In his criminal litigation practice, he has successfully represented clients involved in high - profile matters such as the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal, a federal fraud investigation involving environmental law violations, campaign finance irregularities in the 2010 District of Columbia elections, a CEO involved in a federal public corruption investigation in Michigan, and a company accused of mortgage and credit card fraud.

The communities are structured around legal practice and interest areas, such as environmental law, business law and legal research.

Such cooperation could be not only of a technical nature, such as joint research, exchange of information and best practices, but could also consist out of mechanisms that would allow the UK to either «opt in'to the implementation of existing or future EU environmental legislatSuch cooperation could be not only of a technical nature, such as joint research, exchange of information and best practices, but could also consist out of mechanisms that would allow the UK to either «opt in'to the implementation of existing or future EU environmental legislatsuch as joint research, exchange of information and best practices, but could also consist out of mechanisms that would allow the UK to either «opt in'to the implementation of existing or future EU environmental legislation.

Our M&A Practice Group includes corporate, tax, and cross-border specialists and, as a full - service law firm, we enlist talent from our other practices — such as intellectual property, ERISA, labor and employment, environmental, immigration and litigation — to help clients achieve positive outcomes in any transaction.

Additionally, our firm can leverage the full resources and knowledge of its colleagues in related practice areas, such as finance, land use and zoning, construction litigation, bankruptcy, government and administrative law, environmental law, and other areas.

These communities are structured around legal practice and interest areas, such as environmental law, business law and legal research.

Since corporate matters frequently involve aspects of many legal disciplines, the firm's corporate attorneys regularly draw on the resources of Seyfarth Shaw's other practice areas such as employee benefits, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate, environmental and bankruptcy to deliver coordinated, seamless service to clients.

Dave has recently addressed in his practice such current issues as information security and privacy programs and policies, contracting for privacy and security, response to security incidents and data breaches, digital and environmental forensics, admissibility of expert opinions, e-discovery, and defense of enforcement actions.

Marte J. Bassi is a Partner who concentrates his practice on large product liability toxic tort cases, such as asbestos and environmental contamination.

The litigation practice amongst others covers areas such as aviation, maritime, copyright, employment, land & real estate, environmental law claims, claims arising from tort, contract claim settlements receiverships and debt recoveries.