Sentences with phrase «for social responsibility in»

Friends of the Earth worked with local and national groups including the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club, Green State Solutions, Iowa PIRG, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Move to Amend, CREDO Action and Physicians for Social Responsibility in the debate about the cost recovery bill, taking out radio and TV ads, phoning more than 100,000 Iowans, and mobilizing thousands of activists who called and wrote their elected officials.

He has campaigned tirelessly for social responsibility in science.

This assessment draws an echo from Michele Boyd, nuclear safety campaigner with Physicians for Social Responsibility in Washington, D.C. Boyd agrees with Squassoni that the United States will be on thin ice advising its nuclear fuel customers on safety abroad until it cleans up its own backyard.

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Choice of employment, particularly rejection of work on purely military projects, has been the chief concern of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science.

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The MBA also offers its students professionalcertification in information technologyand is known for a broad emphasis oncorporate social responsibility.

It should address both the particular nuances of the company's industry as well as its broader goals for social responsibility and should be concrete enough to serve as a guide for employees in a quandary without laying out rules for every situation that could arise.

In 1990, Ben Cohen helped found Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, the largest state group of its kind, with more than 450 members.

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Social responsibility is central to the operations of these companies — they know it's smart business to consider global issues and the broader community, whether it is through offering discounted loans for electric cars (Vancity) or helping to set up organic cotton seed banks in India (Zara).

This world is supported by findings that 65 % of employees want to work for an organization with a powerful social conscious and by Millennials who tend to be purpose driven and have a sense of social responsibility that they want reflected in their employer.

At a recent Nasdaq luncheon Q&A, Schultz was challenged about his expansive view of «corporate social responsibility»: Was it not the role of the corporation simply to maximize profits for shareholders, who in turn can use the proceeds to do good in the world if they choose?

The report also called for Chinese companies in Africa to make corporate social responsibility a priority and be fully aware and prepared for security and business risks.

Indeed, in their search for alternative sources of capital, entrepreneurs may find themselves grappling with term sheets that include demands for all kinds of social responsibility.

NEW YORK, April 16 - A lawyer for victims of terrorist attacks in Israel on Monday urged a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit against Facebook Inc, saying Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony undermined the social media company's argument that it bore no responsibility for content on its platforms.

When asked whether «brands should help those in need,» more Millennials than the U.S. average agreed that they are more likely to buy a product if they know that the company is «mindful of its social responsibilities» and that they buy from companies that «show concern for the environment and sustainability.»

In the speech that urged the Alliance to embrace social conservatives, Harper also said that left - wing Canadians stand for «radical, responsibility - free individualism» and «tribalism in the form of group rights.&raquIn the speech that urged the Alliance to embrace social conservatives, Harper also said that left - wing Canadians stand for «radical, responsibility - free individualism» and «tribalism in the form of group rights.&raquin the form of group rights.»

In 2011, Annette received the highest civilian honor as an Officer of The Order of Canada for her contribution to the retail industry and Corporate Social Responsibility.

The survey of 925 Americans was conducted as new revelations surfaced that the company connected to the 2016 Trump campaign, Cambridge Analytica, inappropriately harvested personal information on millions of Facebook users The sharp rise in negative feelings is a significant departure from Facebook's standing prior to the 2016 election, when the rise of so - called Fake News and polarizing content led to calls for the company to take greater responsibility for the content on the popular social media site — or face government regulation.

An expert in corporate social responsibility, Loren's research interests focus on examining ethical and social responsibility issues in companies, and exploring the relationships between companies and not - for - profit organizations.

After four decades of shareholder advocacy, we are bolstered in the knowledge that as the field of corporate social responsibility which ICCR members helped to promote in the early 1970s continues to evolve, so does the work of our growing coalition of active shareowners as they refine their methodology and design newer and more effective models for corporate engagement.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

18 nations of the Arab region are part of the Arab Business Angels Network, namingly: Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen The Arab Business Angels Network intends to become: The largest Business Angel network in the aforementioned region; The foremost choice for those seeking seed capital; A well entrenched driver of Corporate Social Responsibility for Dubai International Capital or DIC.

«Our Corporate Social Responsibility Report exemplifies our commitment to value our associates and to care for the communities in which we live and do business» said Stephen P. Weisz, president and chief executive officer of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation.

In an age of increasing social responsibility, firing five thousand domestic workers is not exactly great for a brand's image.

Calgary Economic Development's Mandate The Rise of Shared Value and Four Other Trends in CSR - Forbes There couldn't have been a better way to approach the end of 2011 than at the ambitious and cheerful Net Impact conference followed by Business for Social Responsibility's (BSR) annual conference.

This Lukan passage is a key source in the social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church for the so - called «preferential option for the poor» — the notion that Christian communities have a particular responsibility to take care of the poor in their midst.

In diverse ways these texts are about responsibility within and for our social world.

to ihaftr, thats why we have to make a paradigm shift in our concept of Who is God from dualism, meaning He is separate from us to Holism, one with Him, This is very significant this shift for it will have a profound effect on the development of our concsience, Social responsibility and even altruism will be high virtue in this level of consciousness.

He suggests two other points of view, and proposes that the chaplain be their advocate in the professional mix: a focus on meaning, arguing that the mentally ill have lost or have never found meaning in life (Tillich, Frankl); and a focus on morals, suggesting that a violation of moral obligation or social responsibility accounts for mental distress (Mowrer, Boisen).

The social capital that inner - city Catholic schools help build is «spent» in living according to a sense of responsibility for the common good, not just living for immediate gratification.

Worse still — and more to the point of my concern — the translation of the one Word of God into direct social and political terms has meant that the churches neglect the message for which they do have sole responsibility, that which constitutes their specific raison d'etre, and which no other agency in the world is called on or is competent to proclaim: the gospel of Holy Scripture which has the power to make people wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15).

«Therefore the Church gives thanks for each and every woman: for mothers, for sisters, for wives; for women consecrated to God in virginity; for women dedicated to the many human beings who await the gratuitous love of another person; for women who watch over the human persons in the family, which is the fundamental sign of the human community; for women who work professionally, and who at times are burdened by a great social responsibility; for «perfect» women and for «weak» women - for all women as they have come forth from the heart of God in all the beauty and richness of their femininity; as they have been embraced by his eternal love; as, together with men, they are pilgrims on this earth, which is the temporal «homeland» of all people and is transformed sometimesinto a «valley of tears»; as they assume, together with men, a common responsibility for the destiny of humanity according to daily necessities and according to that definitive destiny which the human family has in God himself, in the bosom of the ineffable Trinity.»

As Silk suggests, the - Unitarian heritage helped form the basis for the modern social responsibility creed that David Rockefeller articulated in the 1970s as business being a «public mission» with public responsibilities.

But it is right to criticize the spirit of modernity for its exaggerated individualism which made the individual a law unto itself and deny any moral or spiritual responsibility to the social totality and destroying even the traditional egalitarian community - values to further the power and interests of the individual in isolation.

Public responsibility is that limit on my activity I am willing to negotiate with others in society in return for a mutual nonaggression pact among ourselves called the social contract.

The problem with bisexuality in my life (and I can speak only for myself) is that it has been grounded too much in my utopic fantasy of the way things «ought» to be and too little in the more modest recognition of myself as a participant in this society at this time in this world, in which I have both a concrete desire for personal intimacy with someone else and a responsibility to participate in, even witness to, the destruction of unjust social structures — specifically, the heterosexual box.

On the other hand, when teachers possess the authority of qualified experts in learning and in the guidance of learning, and when they are organized into strong professional bodies which faithfully exercise responsibility for high professional standards, they can freely teach with sole regard to individual aptitude and need and without fear or favor in respect to social class.

Moreover, as it warned in an editorial on the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization in Lausanne, evangelism must not be confused with the Christian responsibility for genuine social concern.»

Reflecting still a third perspective within evangelicalism, David Moberg in the second part of his book Inasmuch: Christian Social Responsibility in Twentieth Century America spells out the Scriptural basis for Christian social coSocial Responsibility in Twentieth Century America spells out the Scriptural basis for Christian social cosocial concern.

So the Churches awoke to their responsibility for injustice and justice in the social order.

Theo Chocolate Theo Chocolate's commitment and passion for social and environmental responsibility has led them to partner with multiple non-profit organizations in order to make our world a better place.

Spelled out in a lengthy lead editorial entitled «Evangelicals in the Social Struggle,» as well as in books such as Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political sSocial Struggle,» as well as in books such as Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political sSocial Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political ssocial responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political ssocial program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political ssocial ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political ssocial arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political ssocial responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political system.

We want to put our own lives and our families (though not always our parents, with the demands and responsibilities they place on us) first — and quite properly so, we are told, for the avenue to social change lies in our perfect children.

Although God assists in determining the nature of reality by initiating the «subjective aim» of each emerging actual entity, because reality is self - creative the human being must assume responsibility for systemic suffering and social malfunctioning in the world.

My supposition is that the individualization of sin is the trivialization of sin, and given the systematic connection between our understanding of sin and our understanding of God as the one who addresses us in our human plight, the trivialization of sin has an inexorable affect upon two areas: the doctrine of God, and the sense of individual and corporate responsibility for social ills.

Cox himself being described as the «mayor of Shantytown» as he increasingly assumed responsibility for the community's order and well being in addition to social welfare services.

When a congregation has social networks in which intergenerational relationships are possible, parents are relieved of sole responsibility for the faith of their children.

They had been at least minor movers and shakers in their communities, people who felt some responsibility for what went on around them largely because of a match between the moral teachings they grew up on in church and the possibilities inherent in their middle - class social roles.

The judge added: «Universities also have a wide range of interests in and responsibilities for their students - academic social and pastoral.