Sentences with phrase «includes economic capacity»

Even South Africa, while speaking for an approach that includes economic capacity as well as historic responsibility, passes too lightly over that subject.

Not exact matches

«This will inevitably lead to more growth in Canadian exports and, with the reduction in uncertainty that comes with that, more investment in Canada's economic capacity, including creating more companies — and the much - anticipated rotation in growth.»

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Reasons include an overhang of excess capacity, the commodity selloff, the U.S. dollar's surge and China's economic slowdown.

Transaction or «use» demand will also increase because of Bitcoin's capacity to administer countless economic and social functions beyond value transfer, including messaging, proof of authorship, land and title registry, and identity / naming.

The AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Reports provide an in - depth look at the U.S. wind industry each year, including market rankings of major players, state - by - state details, economic and environmental impact, assessment of power offtake and wind capacity ownership, manufacturing and supply chain, project finance, offshore wind, transmission, and more.

Luhmann's depiction of contemporary religion includes many of the themes already noted in Bellah and Habermas — privatization, differentiation of beliefs from organizations, special purpose organizations, and a declining capacity to legitimate political and economic action.

Odude, has served in various capacities, including pioneer staff member of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

«These include the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE), Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), University Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa (USHEPiA).

The NCCS team works with colleagues in each site to understand their strengths and challenges, including their political and economic circumstances, in order to provide customized implementation assistance — including consultation, training, strategic planning facilitation and sustainability advice — designed to build their local capacity to implement the community schools strategy at both the school site and systems levels.

Future investments in local program capacity can be advanced by recruiting champions for expanded digital learning, including governors, mayors, businesses interests in economic development, as well as chief state school officers, state boards, school districts, and influential nonprofit partners.

Other risks include weaker economic conditions (a risk for most businesses) and additional increases in industry refining capacity.

Even when US credit quality is healthy, prudent lending practices dictate that all of the «four Cs» of credit be considered: credit behaviors, capacity, collateral and conditions (including economic factors).

The Sanctuary tracks its efforts and those of its partners to 1) guide MPA managers to effectively administer the MPA network; 2) identify long - term trends in natural resources, economic impacts, public awareness and compliance; and 3) detail administrative capacity, including administrative challenges, such as funding needs.

From these studies, a complex range of factors, including behavioural economics (Grothmann and Patt, 2005), national aspirations and socio - political goals (Haddad, 2005), governance, civil and political rights and literacy, economic well - being and stability, demographic structure, global interconnectivity, institutional stability and well - being, and natural resource dependence (Adger and Vincent, 2005), are all emerging as powerful determinants of vulnerability and the capacity to adapt to climate change.

Dr. Pulwarty has acted in advisory capacities on climate, natural resources and disaster risk reduction to several national and international agencies, including the Organization of American States, the Caribbean Economic Community (CARICOM) the Global Framework on Climate Services, the UNDP, UNEP and the InterAmerican Development and World Banks.

I'll suspect you have not included the amortisation and depreciation of your plant, the much shorter economic life than you are probably basing your figures on, and the much lower life - time capacity factor that you will get in practice.

Such an assessment could include the formations» storage capacity, rates of migration and leakage of the gas, and the economic, legal and environmental impacts of storage in both the near - and long - term.

In contrast, while many African countries experience a similar trend in rapid urban coastal growth, the level of economic development is generally lower and consequently the capacity to adapt is smaller Coastal industries, their supporting infrastructure including transport (ports, roads, rail and airports), power and water supply, storm water and sewerage are highly sensitive to a range of extreme weather and climate events including temporary and permanent flooding arising from extreme precipitation, high winds, storm surges and sea level rise.

Many decision makers, particularly in the United States and Canada, have the financial, human and institutional capacity to invest in resilience, yet a trend of rising losses from extremes has been evident across the continent (Figure 26 - 2), largely due to socio - economic factors, including a growing population, equity issues and increased property value in areas of high exposure.

It initially focused on developing a global atlas for solar and wind energy; a corresponding long - term strategy on joint capacity building; and a report on economic value creation effects from renewable energy deployment, including how to measure these effects and policies to facilitate and optimize them.

Low economic strength, inadequate infrastructure, low level of social development, lack of institutional capacity, and a higher dependency on the natural resource base make the country more vulnerable to climate stimuli (including both variability as well as extreme events)» (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 16).

Economic damages are defined under Florida law as «nonfinancial losses that would not have occurred but for the injury giving rise to the cause of action, including pain and suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of capacity...

Economic damages that may be recovered include medical and hospital bills, past wage loss, future loss of earning capacity, services replacement expenses and other out of pocket financial burdens.

The goal of a tanker truck accident claim is to recover full compensation for both economic and non-financial losses, including pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of wages and future earning capacity, or the wrongful death of your family member.

Economic or easy to calculate damages • Medical bills from the time of the incident to death • Funeral expenses • Loss of earning capacity, including benefits to dependents

If you have been hurt by someone else's negligence, you can receive compensatory damages, including economic losses for past and future medical expenses, loss of wages and impaired earning capacity, plus non-economic damages for past and future pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement and lost enjoyment of life.

An economic disadvantage is a present or future loss which might include loss of future earnings or earning capacity, typically as a result of caring responsibilities within the family.

In this capacity, he worked to help advance Treasury's legislative agenda on a broad portfolio of international economic issues, including international financial services regulation, development, banking and securities, trade and investment, climate finance and monetary affairs.

Today, Enid holds the largest grain storage capacity of any city in Oklahoma, and has expanded its economic base to include major players in healthcare and manufacturing, including Integris Health and the St. Mary's Regional Medical Center.

Capacity to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of methods, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select lower costs forms of care; programs for reviewing specific medical services; increasing beneficiary costs, and placing controls on impatient admissions and lengths of stay, to name a few.

A comprehensive approach is needed that includes the development of Indigenous capacity to achieve economic and social goals in a sustainable and culturally appropriate way.

The consultations highlighted critical issues for agreement making directed to economic and social development outcomes, including the need for: effective community decision making structures and community engagement with the process; adequate time and resources for capacity development; creative ideas for sustainable economic development; support for outcomes beyond the legal framework; positive relationships; and underlying infrastructure such as health, roads and education to be guaranteed by governments.

Resourcing is a critical issue that determines whether the essential requirements and processes for Indigenous economic development can be provided including: capacity building, governance, implementing and monitoring agreements, negotiation protocols and so on.

To make a property distribution, courts consider factors including the length of the marriage, the economic circumstances of the spouses and the contributions of one spouse to the earning capacity of the other spouse.

The policy goals of the Office of Indigenous Policy expressly apply to these negotiations and include co-ordinating Indigenous economic development policy; developing options to improve the social well being and living conditions of Indigenous Territorians; and the development of effective Indigenous governance and capacity building to develop sustainable communities.

The 2006 Native Title Report includes case studies of Indigenous communities that have been able to generate economic development at the same time as building local skills and capacity.

We build a public + private ecosystem that includes research - driven regional economic development plans, capacity - building to eliminate structural racism and bias in schools and housing, and legislative advocacy to promote equitable access to schools and housing.

Common themes among the Plans include health, education, capacity development and governance, economic / employment participation, land and heritage, law and justice, housing and infrastructure, essential services delivery and family violence.

There is evidence that maltreated children are at greater risk for lifelong health and social problems, including mental illnesses, criminality, chronic diseases, disability1 and poorer quality of life.2 A history of child maltreatment is also associated with lower adult levels of economic well - being across a wide range of metrics, including higher levels of economic inactivity, lower occupational status, lower earnings and lower expected earnings.3 Existing research suggests a ripple effect caused by lower educational achievement, higher levels of truancy and expulsion reducing peak earning capacity by US$ 5000 a year4 or an average lifetime cost of US$ 210012 per person1 when considering productivity losses and costs from healthcare, child welfare, criminal justice and special education.

Review of agreements by the body would be aimed at identifying the capacity of agreements to contribute to the intergenerational, social and economic development of native title holders and claimants, including whether the agreements incorporate leading practice.

the effect of economic conditions, including the effects of drought and other weather - related conditions and fluctuations in agricultural real estate values, on agricultural mortgage lending and borrower repayment capacity;