Sentences with phrase «future policy initiatives»

«The goal is to have state and federal policymakers involved in following this project because we think we will learn things about planning that should be considered in future policy initiatives,» says Ervin.

If rolling out new standards and assessments too quickly has long - term negative effects, such lessons could be applied to a broad range of future policy initiatives.

Not exact matches

A new incentive policy backed by Federal and State governments, combined with tangible initiatives such as the Jervoise Bay industrial complex, holds out the promise of more progress in future.

Nevertheless, we consider what kinds of policies and market initiatives might help support market liquidity in the future.

Apart from a sprinkling of new initiatives, under the guise of investing in the future, the Fall Update largely attempted to demonstrate that the government's policy actions are working.

She is passionate and remains committed to developing policy initiatives and measures that help promote business health and success, fostering new and innovative collaborations and opportunities for community partners, and building a bright future for all Long Beach neighbors.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

The actions include rigorous facility cleaning and sanitizing, revised testing protocols, revised production policies and procedures designed to prevent future contamination, and upgraded employee training initiatives.

Called «Feeding our Future,» the five - week series about kids and food has featured such notable guests as Alice Waters, White House chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives Sam Kass, Chef Jonathan Waxman of Barbuto (and Top Chef Masters!)

Access to human milk is an important public health initiative and future policies and programs should reflect this.

This reality vanished from the selection process, which produced a series of policy initiatives for a manifesto which is in the remote future.

«As I stated in my «Initiatives for a Smart Economy» address, the protection and restoration of the health and integrity of Western New York's fresh water systems is not only sound environmental policy but also represents a smart investment in our economic future,» said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.

The initiative is designed to attract top - level professionals and graduates, from an array of disciplines, who have the drive and potential to shape the future of Canada's public policy landscape.

The European Gender Summits are based on the vision of genSET under the overarching theme of «Quality Research and innovation through Quality» and bring together eminent speakers from research, policy, industry and initiatives from across the world in dialogue to better understand gender's role in science and innovation excellence, the latest programmes and initiatives and to form policy for the Future of Gender and Innovation in Europe.

What does the appointment of Betsy DeVos mean for future federal education policy and initiatives?

'» But Ladd, the group's spokesperson, clearly said the following: «Current policy initiatives are misguided because they... have contributed little — and are not likely to contribute much in the future — to raising overall student achievement or to reducing achievement and educational attainment gaps....

Although the measure was more about politics than policy — it was designed to raise the Hollywood actor's stature in advance of a future run for governor — the ballot initiative did reflect Schwarzenegger's sincere interest in inner - city schools, dozens of which he had toured during work for his nonprofit foundation, the Inner - City Games.

Recent national policy initiatives, such as implementation of Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluation, and school leadership evaluation, have raised new questions about the future of public education.

Kinney regularly consults with high - level education officials and policymakers, leads the organization's national and state policy initiatives, and has testified before Congress on the future of learning.

While education reformers and policy makers grapple with big fixes and the politics of national initiatives, most teachers and parents share the simple and urgent desire for students — especially those from low - income communities — to be on the road to college and ultimately to develop into people who will be equipped to thrive in the unpredictable future ahead of them.

The initiative successfully brought many of the challenges facing school leaders into the spotlight of public policy and worked to spark a spirited national debate about the future of our students, schools, and leadership.

CCSA and its membership will continue to work to ensure success for all students, and will advance concrete policy initiatives designed raise the performance bar and to support those charter schools that are having a high impact on their students» futures,» said Wallace, the Association's president and CEO.

While most of the initiatives laid out in the Future Ready Index are good policies, there are some questions about if science is equally weighted.

This publication chronicles the life experiences of students with disabilities who were educated after passage of major legislative protections and suggests five key areas for the focus of future disability legislation, policies, and initiatives.

OverDrive is joining a global community of purpose - driven companies to demonstrate and celebrate what we stand for every day: Empowering communities with our digital reading services, supporting literacy and creating reading happiness; supporting initiatives that offer work - life balance for our employees; and incorporating work practices and business policies that strengthen and preserve our environment for future generations.

Some international groups are helping to foster synergies, including the World Health Organization's recent conference on Climate and Health, the Convention on Biological Diversity's initiative on Health and Biodiversity, the Lancet - Rockefeller Commission on Planetary Health, and the DIVERSITAS - Future Earth ecoHEALTH project, which brings together public and animal health, development, ecology, economics, and other sectors to investigate connections between health and environmental change to generate science and policy outputs that can inform sustainability solutions.

Obama took a beating by environmentalists for pushing to open up offshore oil and gas production, and this disaster just exacerbates it; I wonder if the loss in credibility with environmentalists because of this spill is enough to substantially undermine future energy policy initiatives.

At the same time, he gained credibility with oil and gas, and by not giving up on his pledges for offshore production, is increasing his industrial credibility, which might enhance his ability to enact future energy policy initiatives because he'll get less opposition from them downstream.

In the near term, federal policy could: i) level the playing field between air captured CO2 and fossil - fuel derived CO2 by providing subsidies or credits for superior carbon lifecycle emissions that account for recovering carbon from the atmosphere; ii) provide additional research funding into air capture R&D initiatives, along with other areas of carbon removal, which have historically been unable to secure grants; and iii) ensure air capture is deployed in a manner that leads to sustainable net - negative emissions pathways in the future, within the framework of near - term national emissions reductions, and securing 2 °C - avoiding emissions trajectories.

Learn more about EDF's policy initiative to create «A Home for All: Architecture of a Future Global Framework for Mitigation,»

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

It includes a growing number of initiatives at the international and European level, from research networks of data providers, operational services, impact assessments, to coordination of government initiatives and provision of policy - relevant recommendations; all provided on a wide range of timescales, from few years to decades and more, referring to the past, the present and the near to far future.

Is climate sensitivity a metric input into the computer models that have been used to predict future global average temperatures as a justification for CAGW policy initiatives.

CanWEA is confident this initiative will serve to strengthen the wind energy sector in Quebec, and CanWEA will actively participate in the task force to further promote the merits of wind energy, an asset for Quebec's future energy policy.

And in making this plan happen, the rich countries must take the lead: Focusing Just on the Economy is Short - Sighted The report says that efforts to revive the world economy alone are essential «unless new policy initiatives also address other global challenges — reducing carbon dependency, protecting ecosystems and water resources, alleviating poverty — their impact on averting future crises will be short - lived.»

The article offers suggestions for future research and policy initiatives.

As the future of American health care takes shape, it is essential that attorneys from all segments of the health care bar and other professionals serving health care organizations are up to date on the latest legislative and policy developments and the implementation of significant health care initiatives emanating from HHS, CMS, DOJ, OIG, FTC and other key government agencies.

Our experience representing clients in navigating the complexities of current policy initiatives, as well as our advocacy efforts through various energy - related associations and organizations for both traditional and emerging energy companies, provides valuable insight into the changing regulatory regime and the direction of future policy.

One of such initiative taken by individuals is to have a life insurance policy to safeguard the future of the family.

• Initiate office correspondence regarding program support and administrative initiatives • Review incoming correspondence and respond according to the directives of each program • Assemble and organize facts to be used during programs • Coordinate the details of meetings, hearings and briefings by indulging in scheduling and appointments management duties • Prepare travel authorizations, handle office supplies and procurement needs • Manage meeting logs and minutes and ensure that they are properly filed for future references • Provide research and tactical support to program managers by determining norms and handling time and attendance reporting tasks • Serve as a point of contact for vendors and outside parties and route inquires accurately • Maintain knowledge of departmental policies, priorities and program goals • Assist in training program officers by instilling knowledge of program and function procedures

Professional Experience Coca - Cola Refreshments, Inc. (Chicago, IL) 10/2010 — Present Account Manager II • Manage daily activities and train Account Managers in company policies, procedures, and industry best practices • Provide District Sales Managers with information and constructive feedback on Account Managers performance • Responsible for achieving sales objectives through the advance sale of product / brands and packages to large and small stores • Secure additional display space and execute various promotions for enhances sales opportunities • Display plan - o - grams and ensure their utilization in all C - store accounts • Successfully sell incremental displays to support ad activity, promotions, and other sales initiatives • Track and report results of sales and promotional activities ensuring profitable operations • Analyze prior year sales and year to date data to forecast future retail sales • Generated a 20 % lift in Vitamin Water sales through effective tracking and placement of coolers and advertising collateral • Present weekly merchandising and sales information to the team to encourage team participation and execution • Recognized as lead account manager for consistently producing the highest sales volume

We hope to see further investment in such resources in the near future, to be sure all of New York's children thrive now and in the future,» said Betty Holcomb, Policy Director for the Center for Children's Initiatives.

In addition to making a contribution to the existing knowledge base in this area, the project also intended to inform policy, practice, and future research directions, towards informing the development of future community public health initiatives targeted at reducing the rates of anxiety and depression for sex, gender and sexuality diverse people.

FUTURES is at the forefront of policy and program initiatives to prevent trafficking and help survivors to heal and thrive.

«In their discussion of their economic forecasts, participants (of the FOMC) emphasized their considerable uncertainty about the timing, size and composition of any future fiscal and other economic policy initiatives.»