Sentences with phrase «large impact on the world»

Many people in recent history who make large impacts on the world have non-impacting partners.

If the Glass initiative is successful, Google will likely have a large impact on the world once again, but it is worth thinking about how they plan to monetize such a project.

It just goes to show you that anyone can make a large impact on the world no matter their size.

It's about thinking more responsibly and more long - term about the big and small choices we make every day that add up to a large impact on our world.

Not exact matches

But the longer - term impact is more likely to be felt on the natural gas side, where Russia happens to be the world's largest exporter and Canada, No. 2.

Publisher's Weekly called it «a successful exploration of Scotland's disproportionately large impact on the modern world's intellectual and industrial development,» through the work of some of the nation's great thinkers, from Adam Smith to David Hume.

My evidence of that is if you ask Chris Nassetta, CEO of Hilton, which until the merger of Marriott and Starwood was the largest hotel company in the world, he actually went on record numerous times saying they haven't seen a material impact.

Thurman says that as people in business, «we should take heart because, although a lot of people who consider themselves progressive and spiritual feel like business is something very lowly, that it's about just making money, the vocation of business can be extraordinarily honorable and has the ability to make a long - lasting positive impact on our society and world at large.»

Fortune has traditionally focused on covering the world's largest companies because of their outsized impact on industry.

Some officials argue that falling stocks will have a limited impact on the world's second - largest economy and that the costs of supporting the market are too high, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.

On the other hand, organizations and individual pundits, most recently JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, have faced scorn and ridicule from the online blockchain commentariat over remarks that downplay the technology's anticipated impact on the world at largOn the other hand, organizations and individual pundits, most recently JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, have faced scorn and ridicule from the online blockchain commentariat over remarks that downplay the technology's anticipated impact on the world at largon the world at large.

The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations are disrupting the status quo, driving large - scale «equilibrium» change, and are poised to create even greater impact on the world.

My take: Though China is the world's second largest economy, the volatility in China's stock market is unlikely to have a material impact on either the global or Chinese economy.

Our analysis demonstrates that the limited number of North Korean leaders and ruling elite with access to the internet are actively engaged in Western and popular social media, regularly read international news, use many of the same services such as video streaming and online gaming, and above all, are not disconnected from the world at large or the impact North Korea's actions have on the community of nations.

The 2010 Skoll World Forum focuses on Catalyzing Collaboration for Large - scale Change, recognizing that social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to critical issues can not achieve impact at scale without forging cross-sector partnerships and alliances.

While Japan's currency has little direct impact on the world's largest nations, the domino effects of its monetary programs have many different wave lengths.

As the country with the world's largest population, at roughly 1.4 billion people, a burgeoning economy and a government determined to make the country a global super power, China's impact on the markets can not be ignored.

Among the issues raised were the $ 2 trillion valuation Saudi Arabia wants for the world's largest oil producer, the scale of dividends Aramco's prepared to pay and the impact of the shale boom on oil prices over the next few years.

A pulling away on the left by large segments of the evangelical world would likely result in a merging of those segments with a conservative Protestant mainstream in a way that would have a major impact on the shape and internal politics of a number of church bodies.

Turner shares a widespread skepticism about whether the evangelical thinkers will make much of an impact on the large and multifarious worlds of evangelicalism, but of this he is more certain: «That [they have] made, and will continue to make, a substantial mark on American academic life seems indisputable, especially in history, philosophy, and, more recently, sociology.

Unfortunately, a large part of its potential impact on our overall world view has been lost sight of, because it is generally treated as being nothing more than a calculus, for which no general imaginative conception is thought to be possible.

There is a lot at stake as the UK is the world's second largest wine importer and the loss of tariff - free trade could have a huge impact on the wine market.

«As the world's largest stevia producer and supplier, we recognise the unique role we can play in helping the food and beverage industry to reduce its impact on the environment and tackle the global obesity challenge, with our goals articulating the significant role we can play in this respect.»

By leveraging its position as the world's largest snack company and focusing where it can make the greatest impact, Mondelēz International continues to build on its heritage of leadership in sustainability.

SABMiller, the world's second largest beer company, is calling on the brewing industry to improve disclosure on environmental and social impacts.

Marc Gunther, editor of Guardian Sustainable Business USA talks to Walmart's sustainability executive Kathleen McLaughlin about how the world's largest grocer is exerting its influence on food companies to reduce their environmental impacts.

This world stage, billed by many as the Noble Prize of gastronomy, will continue to shift attention towards the large impact causes many chefs are working on.

there is a larger than anticipated impact of our financial crisis and deleveraging on potential output; there has been the global commodity price shocks, exacerbated here by our depreciated exchange rate; and, of course, there is the ongoing uncertainty in the eurozone which is now acknowledged to be having an impact on growth and investment across the world, from the US to China.

Concern over their potential to impact health was stoked in the 1960s, in large part due to Rachel Carson's 1962 book, Silent Spring, which focused on DDT's harm to birds and the world's food supply.

«Further, understanding how to manipulate skin tone without the need for harmful ultraviolet radiation or toxic chemicals could have a significant impact on the cosmetic industry, as large numbers of people around the world currently spend billions of dollars in often unsuccessful or potentially dangerous attempts to lighten or darken their natural skin color.

Published today in the journal Climatic Change and just ahead of Earth Hour, the world's largest environmental event, researchers examined the impact of climate change on nearly 80,000 plant and animal species in 35 of the world's most diverse and naturally wildlife - rich areas.

The region also experienced the highest rates of sea - level rise over the world, indicating large increases in ocean heat content and leading to substantial impacts on small island states in the region.

Observers note that if the vote triggers a prolonged recession, that could have an impact on U.K. energy and climate policy as well as its aid budget, which per capita is one of the largest in the world.

«Lake Baikal: Protection of a unique ecosystem: Researchers are investigating how climate change and environmental toxins are impacting on the world's largest and oldest freshwater lake.»

Releasing Natuna's carbon pollution would make it «the world's largest point source emitter of CO2 and raises concern for the possible incremental impact of Natuna on the CO2 greenhouse problem,» declared an October 1984 report from Exxon's top climate modeler, Brian Flannery, and his boss Andrew Callegari.

No matter how large or small your efforts, know they add up to create a positive impact on the world around us.

This will help demonstrate how much energy costs your family and its impact on the world at large.

However, research suggests that non-academic activities, including yoga and mindfulness, are just as important as academic learning and can have a large, positive impact on the academic world (Finnan, 2015).

For the very first talk of the day, TechCrunch's Editor - at - Large Mike Butcher spoke about the huge impact artificial intelligence could have on the world of online dating.

Perhaps the only way was taking part in a large demonstration that got press coverage, but now basically every kid, and I say kid here, can have the same sense of impact on the outside world that their parents would have had if they wrote a letter to the newspaper 30 years ago.

Tablets for Schools is a charity that commissions the largest independent research programme in the world on how tablets impact learning and attainment.

All are currently active in the education world, doing something influential in 2015, affiliated with a highly - regarded institution and / or personally well - known, and making an impact on the larger field beyond their classrooms or offices.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. recently unveiled what the company claims to be the world's most advanced electric car, able to run faster and travel longer distances than any other.The streamlined prototype car, called the IZA, has a top speed of 105.6 miles per hour and can travel at that speed for up to 310 miles on a single, 8 - hour charge, the company said.Tokyo Electric is the world's largest privately owned electric power company.Until now, General Motor's Impact model unveiled in January 1990 was the best performing electric car.

When the Jeep Cherokee XJ hit the scene in 1984, it was impossible to predict how large an impact the Unitbody machine would have on the off - road world.

A moderated panel discussion featuring key players from the romance publishing world delving into the impact of issues of diversity on publishers, industry stakeholders, authors, readers, and society at large.

Speakers from large and small companies around the world spoke about the importance of good metadata and its impact on book sales and discovery.

The biggest impact for self - publishers has been the opening of Kindle to all indie authors, where we can simply upload a file and be on sale in the world's largest online bookstore on an equal footing with the e-books from all other publishers.

As a memorial to the home furnishings industry that had such a strong impact on High Point, the «World's Largest Chest of Drawers» is located in High Point.

Although UKC registers more breeds, AKC is larger and has broader impact on the world of purebred dogs through its extensive network of education and legislative coordinators, free education program for students, contributions to canine health, administration of a microchip identification registry, and involvement in more than 15,000 dog shows, tests, and trials each year.

PARYS IS BEST KNOWN FOR being on the outskirts of the largest meteorite impact in the world which resulted in the scenic mountains surrounding Parys.