Sentences with phrase «human risks in»

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«What's at risk is our foreign policy, that it will be influenced not by what matters — human rights, civil rights or legitimate economic interests — but by the Philippines» ability to get in the good graces of our president.»

«Whenever your human capital is tied up in one particular industry, it may make sense to diversify your investment capital outside of that industry, just because of the amount of risk associated with that.»

Most of us are inherently risk averse; in the face of a risk, or a bad situation, the human brain is wired to imagine worst - case scenarios, which unfortunately stifles our productivity and makes us feel anxious and stressed.

Doing business in a country that faces allegations of human rights abuses such as Eritrea carries with it a certain amount of reputational risk.

Among the biggest issues oil - and - gas - exploration companies face in the search for new sources of hydrocarbons is putting humans or high - value assets at risk.

Screen for heightened risk individuals and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks

The reports suggest that there is a large risk of a human version of bird flu erupting in the near future, and show how this could be done in a laboratory.

We have a methodology called «design thinking» that results in innovation from a human point of view, and the companies that were willing to take risks gave us a chance.

Connor says that smaller companies could draft a code themselves, especially if they are in a low - risk, low - liability field, and Fraedrich similarly advises that if you have more than 20 employees, it's time to consult an ethicist or human resources specialist.

«Oftentimes the company will just have an answering machine in human resources with a dedicated phone number, but 90 percent of the time it's ineffective and employees don't use it,» says George Ramos, a managing partner and senior executive investigator at Diversified Risk Management (DRM), a Downey, California - based firm that handles corporate security and investigations.

Scientists studying the aftermath of a massive coal - ash spill in North Carolina have discovered a byproduct of the fossil fuel that may pose human health risks.

The human tendency is to automatically assume the question refers to consuming illegal narcotics or engaging in high - risk behaviors with potentially life - threatening consequences.

Studies have found that the additive increases risk of certain types of cancer in mice and the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies byproduct 4 - Mel as «possibly carcinogenic to humans.»

In a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, Hang's team noted that human babies and toddlers are at greater risk because they come into contact with contaminated surfaces while crawling on carpets and sleeping on smoke - infused beddinIn a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, Hang's team noted that human babies and toddlers are at greater risk because they come into contact with contaminated surfaces while crawling on carpets and sleeping on smoke - infused beddinin the journal Scientific Reports, Hang's team noted that human babies and toddlers are at greater risk because they come into contact with contaminated surfaces while crawling on carpets and sleeping on smoke - infused bedding.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit based in Massachusetts, has identified a number of potential risks posed by such crops, ranging from introducing new allergens to the food supply to increasing antibiotic resistance in humans and animals.

Robbins goes into more detail on index funds in his book «Unshakeable,» in which he explains that funds eliminate the human error — and therefore the risk — that is inherent in picking stocks individually.

Venter, who created the first synthetic human cell back in 2010, feels the FDA hasn't found a way to serve the public in regard to genome data regulation — it barred 23andMe from offering genetic - risk assessments in 2013 before later reinstating the right to offer limited genetic reports.

When discussing how weather affects human behavior in his book Drunk Tank Pink, New York University marketing and psychology professor Adam Alter said, «Sunshine dulls the mind to risk and thoughtfulness.»

In March, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion to include a new indication for adults with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke or peripheral arterial disease) to reduce cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL - C levels.

«And on top of that, human beings tend to discount small but important risks when it seems advantageous in the short - run.»

For Lloyds, the German capital's appeal is that it already has the bank's main European hub with a full management team in place, including the finance, risk and human resources staff required of a full subsidiary.

Paul Rocco, president of Provectus Robotics Solutions, uses similar types of technology in his company's robots, and says that self - driving vehicles will reduce the risk for human passengers.

Human - driven climate disruption poses extreme risks in the coming decades.

Blockchain technology can cut out the substantial intermediary costs, security risks, and record keeping infrastructure traditionally associated with such applications resulting in reduced cost, fewer time delays and less human error.

Rather, it is to remind you that the next time you are tempted to buy into something that promises emotional excitement and rapid payoffs, to over-leverage yourself or take more risk than you should; consider, instead, looking to one of the 50 or 100 incredible businesses that are as close to sure long - term bets as anything in human civilization.

Without enhanced due diligence requirements in place Canadian companies face a high risk of causing or contributing to human rights abuses.

Trade is a great driver of productivity, and so the risk of growing protectionism concerns me.15 More open trade with the United States and Mexico in the 1990s gave Canadian firms access to much bigger markets and therefore greater incentives to invest — in both physical and human capital.16 Disrupting supply chains and reducing incentives to compete will not create more jobs and income in the long run.

But while it might seem like open season on humans in North Carolina, the risk of an attack remains remarkably low.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Public Services, a superfund site is «any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and / or the environment.»

We are somewhat more explicit about recognising the potential human cost of financial instability in terms of financial distress and unemployment and are more attuned to the behavioural risks associated with risk cultures and financial innovations.

With interest rates still hovering near the lowest levels they've ever been in 5,000 + years of recorded human history, it's very difficult to achieve a significant investment return without taking on substantial risk.

In 2016 PNC also enhanced environmental and social risk management by introducing a human rights due diligence process.

Beginning in 2003, the Division of Corporate Finance too often has issued no - action letters omitting shareholder proposals that ask management to undertake a risk assessment or review the financial implications of an array of environmental, community, public health and human rights concerns and issues.

Explaining to its shareholders how it is addressing strategic risks linked to major environmental and social policy issues, such as climate change and human rights, is an important dialogue every corporation needs to engage in with its shareholders.

To manage such risks effectively, we believe companies must assess the risks to shareholder value posed by human rights practices in their operations and supply chain, as well as by the use of their products.

These «existential risk» scenarios are dismissed by many computer and materials scientists, but Bostrom proposes them in order to direct human planning well in advance.

«A full reading of Bernstein's email reveals an important point ---- his assertion that, in the 1980s, we never denied the possible role of human activity as a cause for climate change, and he further makes clear that, at that point in time, there was a great deal of uncertainty and lack of understanding of climate change, even among leading scientists and experts,» said Keil, adding that today, Exxon «believes the risk of climate change is clear, and warrants action.»

It is customary and even ethically mandatory that experimentation that carries with it a substantial degree of risk to human subjects first be tested in an animal laboratory or, at the very least, on a computer model.

But when we miss out on trying new things and taking risks, we're missing out on what it looks like to live fully alive as humans made in the image of God.

To violate this fidelity in marriage is to run incredible and enormous risks of destruction of essential human meaning.

My point being that the possible elimination of a human life is a risk not tolerated anywhere else in society.

On the other hand the Church can not in all cases leave the individual human being to seek the answer on his own account and at his own risk.

If Catholics run the risk of resolving the divine / human paradox in favor of human free will (Co-Redemptrix), Protestants run the danger of resolving the paradox in favor of divine decree (double predestination — man is a zero).

In the end, if you think you can take the risk, I highly recommend The Human Faces of God by Thom Stark.

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

My position, which I commend for your consideration, is as follows: While I do not rule out the morality of research into human cloning, I do support a moratorium on such research, which would be removed in light of strong evidence for the positive benefits of such research and after concrete proposals have been formulated for avoiding the potential risks.

From another angle, you could see pathos in him, heroism in his struggle, in his willingness to risk...» That project, of exploring the spirit and limits of being human, is, of course, a deeply characteristic quality of Western literature and philosophy, from St. Augustine to Thomas Merton, from Meister Eckhart to William James and Albert Camus.

At the risk of even greater brevity but in the hope of a clear capsule view, I set forth my own model: fundamental theology is that discipline which consists in philosophical reflection upon the meanings present in our common human experience and in the Christian fact.

Examples are 9/11 hijackings, The holding back of stem cell research that could save countless human lives, Aids being spread due to religious opposition to the use of condoms, Christians legally fighting this year to teach over 1 million young girls in America that they must always be obedient to men, the eroding of child protection laws in America by Christians, for so called faith based healing alternatives that place children's health and safety at risk, burning of witches, the crusades, The Nazi belief that the Aryans were god's chosen to rule the world, etc... But who cares about evidence in the real world when we have our imaginations and delusions about gods with no evidence of them existing.

Why then should we insist on speaking of the human mission of «completing, through our work the work finished on the sixth day, as if God had created nature in such a way as to leave to humanity the margin, the risk, and the honor of this artifice?