Sentences with phrase «important environmental initiative»

(07/23/2008) Mangrove replanting and rehabilitation has become a widespread and important environmental initiative worldwide.

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Our participation in Origin Green is one important element of Kerry's Group - wide sustainability program «Towards 2020,» which outlines our commitment to responsibly source raw materials; reduce the environmental impact of our manufacturing processes and support community initiatives within the international markets in which we operate.

AATV also thanks our many supporters in the local government, environmental, business and recreational sectors who worked on this critically important initiative for so many years and helped propel it to victory, including the members of the Adirondack Common Ground Alliance shown in the accompanying photo.

His experience as a trustee of the New York City Employee Retirement System — where he has helped to grow the city's pension funds and advance important shareholder initiatives around corporate governance, environmental stability and workplace safety — positions him to be a great comptroller.

«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» James Watson, director of science and research initiatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York and the study's lead author, said in a statement, adding that we probably have only one to two decades to turn this around.

NIVAs broad scope of scientific competence, research expertise and long - term environmental data series are important to Norwegian business and industry, public administration on municipal, regional and national levels; and our initiatives help promote Norway's interests in international fora.

«Like many other companies, we believe that investing responsibly in a variety of environmental sustainability initiatives is important for our long - term business growth.

However, in terms of UK policies on energy efficiency, NGOs and academics argue that focusing on environmental as well as money - saving messages, and making the connection between single initiatives such as home insulation and the bigger picture, are important for trying to reduce the rebound effect.

For nearly two decades, our multi-day Katoomba Events have also provided a high - level forum for exchanging ideas, bringing together important players — from businesses, to policymakers, to community leaders, and civil society organizations — and catalyzing new initiatives around environmental markets.

«Alongside Bullfrog Power and our partnerships with ELSE, Tides Canada Initiatives Society, Vancouver Foundation and Great Bear Initiative, our community is taking an important step to reduce our environmental impact for decades to come.»

These posts feature the perspectives of member company leaders — directly from the leaders themselves — on environmental initiatives personally important to them and to their business practices.

She is also actively involved in environmental initiatives, and led a community - based conservancy project and referendum campaign to preserve an important wildlife corridor and wetlands area in Chelsea, Quebec.

There are many environmental initiatives, of which the government's national salinity strategy may be the most important.