Sentences with phrase «global indicator»

Outside of commodity prices, most global indicators and surveys are still in expansion territory, with services sectors generally doing better than manufacturing ones.
«We and others thought coral reefs would be the first global indicator of emergence of dangerous warming and events have borne out that expectation,» Oppenheimer said.
The Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF) has announced the launch of five further global indicators for public reporting of the industry's progress under its 11 sustainability criteria.
Both of these lines of thinking point to a) the need for more attention to the real canaries as indicators; and b) the possible improvement in global indicators, including global mean temperature.
It tends to be more dispersed by region and a volume - weighted index would not act as a proper global indicator.
[3] BP's annual global indicator refining margins were $ 4.44 per barrel, compared to $ 4.00 per barrel in 2009.
The STAY WYSE research has become particularly important, because it is the only global indicator of the state of the YTA sector, and because it seeks to provide concrete business metrics that allow operators to benchmark their own performance against global and regional standards.
Even some staunch libertarians, including Indur Goklany, the Cato Institute scholar and author of «The Improving State of the World,» agree that the degradation of ecosystems is one of the few global indicators heading in the wrong direction.
Kitty leads WRI's engagement in the post 2015 Development Agenda, and also embraces work on the international climate regime; the role of the private sector in development; global indicators on resource productivity and efficiency; and inequality.
What use is a global indicator for a local issue?
«The changes in the Arctic are serving as a global indicator — like «a canary in the coal mine» — and are happening at a much faster rate than we would have expected.»
Principle (g) is key: «the goals and targets will be followed - up and reviewed using a set of global indicators».
The Luncheon featured speakers from the International Monetary Fund, the Center for International Private Enterprise and the Global Indicators Group of the World Bank.
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