Sentences with phrase «influenced by corporations»

Crappy food is cheaper (because of corporate welfare, supported by conservative politicians) and more easily available in poor urban neighborhoods; therefore choices are being influenced by corporations.

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Corporations can use their venture arms to influence their industry's ecosystem by identifying new markets and building up their existing businesses.

The disputed deal raises a stark question: Are China's economy and resources held hostage by privileged state corporations and their executives, who can use influence and gain access to easy credit in ways that undermine long - term growth?

Despite all the problems, governments are more subject to influence by the real needs of ordinary citizens than are corporations.

Close ties between the corporate world and the media can affect content in rather subtle ways: «The most powerful influence, possessed by all [media corporations], is the power to appoint media leaders.

I / we agree that if any material change (s) occur (s) in my / our financial condition that I / we will immediately notify BSHFC of said change (s) and unless Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation is so notified it may continue to rely upon the application and financial statement and the representations made herein as a true and accurate statement of my / our financial condition.nI / we authorize Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation to make whatever credit inquiries / background checks it deems necessary in connection with this application and financial statement.nI / we authorize and instruct any person or consumer reporting agency to furnish to BSHFC any information that it may have to obtain in response to such credit inquiries.nIn consideration of the ongoing association between Baby Safe Homes and the undersigned applicant (hereinafter u201cApplicantu201d), the parties hereto have entered into this Non-Disclosure and Non-Competition Agreement.nWHEREAS, in the course of its business operations, Baby Safe Homes provides its customers products and services which, by nature of the business, include trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, and other matters deemed material or important enough to warrant protection; and WHEREAS, Applicant, by reason of his / her interest in Baby Safe Homes and in the course of his / her duties, has access to said secrets and confidential information; and WHEREAS, Baby Safe Homes has trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, including procedures, customer lists, and particular desires or needs of such customers to which Applicant has access in the course of his / her duties as an Applicant.nNow, therefore, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties agree as follows Applicant shall not, either during the time of his / her franchise evaluation with Baby Safe Homes or at any time thereafter either directly or indirectly, communicate, disclose, reveal, or otherwise use for his / her own benefit or the benefit of any other person or entity, any trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information obtained by Employee by virtue of his / her employment with Baby Safe Homes, in any manner whatsoever, any such information of any kind, nature, or description concerning any matters affecting or relating to the Baby Safe Homes business, or in the business of any of its customers or prospective customers, except as required in the course of his / her employment by Baby Safe Homes or except as expressly authorized Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation, in writing.nDuring any period of evaluation with Baby Safe Homes, and for two (2) years thereafter, Applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, induce or influence, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away and, during the stated period following termination of employment, call upon or solicit, or attempt to call upon or solicit, any of the customers or patrons Baby Safe Homes including, but not limited to, those upon whom he / she was directly involved, or called upon, or catered to, or with whom became acquainted while engaged in the franchise evaluation process of a Baby Safe Homes franchise business.

The suit, which appears below, makes reference to the Citizens United case decided by the US Supreme Court earlier this year that enabled corporations and labor unions to spend much more freely to influence elections.

The wide disbursement of capital can not only help to correct the undue political influence of giant corporations and the rich, but it can also create a society in which there are more Amy's Pup - in - the - Tubs and more people have enough to make their own way in the world without being dependent simply on labor income or constrained by the circumstances of birth.

The PSC's press release (not sent out by the Schneiderman campaign) quotes from the Times» endorsement senator and also highlighted his effort to combat the «corrupting influence of big corporations» and support of tax increases on the wealthy to help close the state's chronic budget gap.

Calling this inevitability «the Achilles heel» of globalization, he went on to clarify what happens when competitors (read: multinational corporations) try to influence the system by not playing by the rulebook.

Influencing legislation is barred by statute for local development corporations.

Their stated goals (such as reducing the influence of corporations on politics and a more balanced distribution of income) would not be resolved by privatizing...

Deborah Warner, of Centerstate Corporation for Economic Opportunity agreed and pushed the point further, saying state leaders should consider setting political lines by industry influences as much as municipal ones.

No substantial part of the activities of said corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and said corporation shall not participate or intervene in, including the publication or distribution of statements, political campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office, whether by publishing or distributing statements or otherwise.

Such keystone actors among corporations, the authors say, can be defined by the following characteristics: a) they dominate global production revenues and volumes within a particular sector, b) control globally relevant segments of production, c) connect ecosystems globally through subsidiaries, and d) influence global governance processes and institutions.

According to three new reports on «Promoting International Energy Security» issued by the RAND Corporation, because the energy purchases made by the US Department of Defense are not large enough to influence world oil prices — despite DoD requiring considerable amounts of fuel to function — cutting fuel use is the only effective choice... Read more →

A private firm staffed by ex-intelligence operatives — whose clients include major American corporations and foreign governments — seeking to influence events through bribery, blackmail and manipulating the truth?

Choice B: Young college grads with degrees in their desired career area — who complete 5 weeks of education training which includes teaching a class 1 hour daily and a small group 1 hour daily, pass the state required tests, continue basic education classes after they begin teaching, are hired with the district paying a minimum of $ 5,000 per teacher to a private organization, are paid salary and benefits negotiated by the district's union, are sought by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, after 2 years get discounts and benefits from grad schools and employers, after 2 years receive $ 11,000 toward further degrees in education or that initial career choice, and after 2 years are now «experts» in education seeking positions in government to influence education policy.

This can be influenced by interest rates, inflation and the outlook of the creditworthiness of the corporation or country which issued the bond.

Featuring Theaster Gates, whose recent exhibition A Johnson Publishing Story at the Rebuild Foundation explores the enduring role of Ebony and Jet magazines in defining and popularizing a black aesthetic and identity around the globe; Corinne Granof and Amy Beste on the work of Goldsholl and Associates, whose films, television ads, and other moving image work innovated «designs - in - film» influenced by László Moholy - Nagy and the Bauhaus approach; and historian Lara Allison, speaking on the seminal legacy of the Great Ideas campaign by the Container Corporation from 1950 — 80.

The meeting, organized by 10 universities and paid for by a variety of corporations, was, as one organizer explained, «a deliberate attempt to influence policy,» with a prime goal being to make the case that climate findings had grown more dire since the 2007 reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

«Electoral intervention is not supposed to be a non-profit's main activity, but these dark money groups are abusing their tax - exempt status by existing primarily as vehicles for corporations and wealthy donors to secretly influence elections,» Fischer noted, adding, «Some dark money non-profits might now use lobbying as an accounting trick to balance their books between electoral and non-electoral spending, leading to a spiraling cycle of non-stop campaigning and special interest influence, but with zero transparency or public accountability.»

Recently, a union was SLAPPed by a corporation that alleged that the union's organizing activitiesThe wording of the subpoena makes clear that Virgin Islands» attorney general Claude Walker will be utilizing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act to silence global warming skeptics and crush political opponents.

By becoming a B Corporation, companies leverage their leadership to influence the market beyond the success of their individual company, helping to build a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise for public benefit.

We now know that for a decade the Howard Government's policies have been not so much influenced but actually written by a tiny cabal of powerful fossil fuel lobbyists representing the very corporations whose commercial interests would be affected by any move to reduce Australia's burgeoning greenhouse gas emissions.

Dr. Shukla was one of twenty scientists who wrote a letter to President Obama, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and White House science advisor John Holdren last month, endorsing a call by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) for an investigation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) of «corporations and other organizations that have knowingly deceived the American people about the risks of climate change, as a means to forestall America's response to climate change.»

One additional tool — recently proposed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — is a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) investigation of corporations and other organizations that have knowingly deceived the American people about the risks of climate change, as a means to forestall America's response to climate change.

The results can be found in a new white paper released today by DeSmog Canada that you can view here: Influence in America: A report on TransCanada Corporation's Keystone XL Lobbying Activities [PDF].

News of a letter signed by 20 scientists to President Obama (imploring him to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to punish immoral «corporations and other organizations that have knowingly deceived the American people about the risks of climate change «-RRB- first popped up around mid September.

According to three new reports on «Promoting International Energy Security» issued by the RAND Corporation, because the energy purchases made by the US Department of Defense are not large enough to influence world oil prices — despite DoD requiring considerable amounts of fuel to function — cutting fuel use is the only effective choice... Read more →

A corporation's ability to return value to shareholders is influenced by, and in the long run depends upon, social license.

I wasn't clear: My reference to corporations was informed by my personal observation that large, powerful law firms (animated by large, powerful corporate clients) are the engines that drive most significant changes in the profession — because of the influence those same firms have within provincial Law Societies and the judiciary.

This flood of campaign cash has flowed from corporations, interest groups, and lawyers seeking to influence the composition of state high courts and the rulings issued by those courts.

At the time the report was tabled, Quebec English weekly newspaper The Suburban worried that «A weapon such as this in the hands of a government will give it the power to silence any opposing voice simply by influencing the «professional corporation» it gave birth to to deny «accreditation.

The town's economy has been largely influenced by the IMB Corporation, which built an 820,000 square foot facility in Essex.

MahaVastu Corporation founded by him is pioneer in research and development of solutions for balancing influence of any built - up space, home or work place, on human lives and life situations.

SF & Global About Blog Follow the blog to know more about shareholder activism where shareholders can influence a corporation's behaviour by exercising their rights as owners to bring about a social change.

Corporations, he says, are trying to influence our behaviour by making it harder to choose the healthier option, using upselling, suggestive marketing, or by charging a little bit extra for a lot more stuff.

And a piece by London Loves Business editor Sophie Hobson has critiqued Public Health England's new emphasis on commercial partnerships, saying it may give corporations too much influence over public health campaigns.

REM is not owned or influenced by any real estate organization, large corporation or government.

Affiliated Business Arrangment means an arrangement in which (A) a person who is in a position to refer business incident to or a part of a real estate settlement service involving a federally related mortgage loan, or an associate of such person, has either an affiliate relationship with or a direct or beneficial ownership interest of more than 1 percent in a provider of settlement services; and (B) either of such persons directly or indirectly refers such business to that provider or affirmatively influences the selection of that provider; and (8) the term «associate» means one who has one or more of the following relationships with a person in a position to refer settlement business: (A) a spouse, parent, or child of such person; (B) a corporation or business entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such person; (C) an employer, officer, director, partner, franchisor, or franchisee of such person; or (D) anyone who has an agreement, arrangement, or understanding, with such person, the purpose or substantial effect of which is to enable the person in a position to refer settlement business to benefit financially from the referrals of such business.

7 DOS 00 DOS v. Flagship Marketing Group - availing of license; failure to cooperate with DOS investigation; jurisdiction; proper business practices; ex parte hearing may proceed upon proof of proper service; DOS retains jurisdiction over party not licensed at the time of the hearing where, at that time the complaint was served, the party was (i) licensed, (ii) an applicant for a license or renewal, or (iii) was eligible to automatically renew; salesperson is prohibited both from owning, directly or indirectly, singly or jointly, any shares of voting stock in and from being an officer of any licensed real estate brokerage corporation with which the salesperson is associated; representative real estate broker availed the corporate broker license to an associated salesperson where the office was operated by the salesperson without the direct supervision of the representative broker and the salesperson conducted business as a broker for his own benefit; representative real estate broker engaged in fraud by availing the corporate real estate broker license to a salesperson; representative broker's availing of corporate broker's license for which the corporate broker is vicariously liable; failure to provide business records constitutes failure to cooperate with DOS investigation; DOS fails to establish fraud, ignorance or negligence is not sufficient to prove mistake; pressure, regardless of how severe, is not undue influence; restitution denied where funds sought were received by an entity not named or charged in the complaint; corporate broker fined $ 3,000.00, representative broker's license revoked and fined $ 3,000.00 and salesperson fined $ 5,000.00