Sentences with phrase «made substantial commitments»

Made substantial commitments to «closing the gap» on disadvantage and marginalisation experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

In my post «McDonald's makes a substantial commitment to coffee sustainability» I provided an overview of 2013 levels of certified coffee and farmer capacity - building partnerships.

When it comes to life insurance coverage, Pacific Life has made a substantial commitment to the future of its clients and their financial well - being.

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«Our performance reflects the strength of an organization that is focused on delivering against its financial commitments while also making substantial structural and cultural changes.»

«We are thrilled by today's announcement by the B.C. government that it has made this substantial funding commitment to We for She 2018,» said conference co-chairs Jill Earthy and Lois Nahirney.

Background: Several fast food companies have made commitments to reduce the levels of salt in the foods they serve, but technical issues are often cited as a barrier to achieving substantial reductions.

One of the most enterprising financial establishments in the country, uniBank (Ghana) Limited, having made an immense contribution in providing pivotal social interventions through its agile CSR commitments, has again donated substantial support, including a health post, marketplace, a cow, 50 bags of rice, 25 bags of sugar, cartons of drinks and bottled water, etc. to the Muslim community at the Hajj Village in an estimated amount of Two Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH cents 275,000.00).

«My message to Ed Miliband; make a commitment to build a substantial amount of new houses - that's a vote winner, promise to keep the NHS free at the point of need - that's a vote winner.

Mr Brown's own commitment was also questioned when he failed to make any substantial pledges to child poverty in his first months after becoming prime minister.

«New York's taxpayers have been asked to make a substantial financial commitment to this endeavor — the level of transparency and accountability on behalf of the state must be substantial as well.»

De Blasio also said he was optimistic about a «very substantial commitment» of state education money for the city to make good on his promise for expanded after - school programs.

Although many countries have made substantial progress towards criminalising violence against women and promoting gender equality, the Series authors argue that governments and donors need to commit sufficient financial resources to ensure their verbal commitments translate into real change.

This will require the Coalition Government to make a substantial long - term commitment to facilitate an internationally competitive UK cell therapy industry that will have a major share of the eventual billion pound market whilst benefiting NHS patients.»

You can also burn a substantial amount of calories throughout the day if you simply make a commitment to be more active.

The National Education Union and its co-signatories to the joint statement believe that this process must begin with a substantial increase from September 2018 which makes an immediate difference to teachers and to teacher supply and demonstrates that there is indeed a commitment to fair pay for the long term.

Along those same lines, much of what I've read on the subject suggests that a substantial majority of TFA candidates do not make the commitment to teaching necessary to work at it over the years, improving with each school year and group of kids.

Keep in mind that you will be making a substantial, long - term commitment, meaning you will want to choose a lender you can trust who has solid credentials.

Doubtless this is fresh fodder for future releases, but we do have to hat - tip Fanning's deal - making skills again — SLE only paid $ 4 M up - front, the consideration is primarily a carry commitment (for the seller's remaining 20 % interest) & a potentially substantial royalty share of future production revenues.

«Some of these key factors include the unwavering commitment of the Abu Dhabi government to a well - thought - out plan, a strong and vibrant economy as well as the substantial strides made in the development of the tourism infrastructure including expansion of airport capacity, exhibition and meetings space, the completion of iconic hotel developments and an overall increase in hotel / hotel apartment room capacity which went from 12,800 rooms at the beginning of the year to 17,500 at the year - end.

Each grantee receives a $ 10,000 unrestricted grant for demonstrating critical and rigorous work as well as an ability and commitment to making substantial contributions in the arts.

The Hammer is also pleased to have Wells Fargo on board once again as Made in L.A.'s Presenting Sponsor, showing their continued and substantial commitment to this biennial event.

The Hammer is also pleased to announce that Wells Fargo has come on board as Made in L.A 2012's Presenting Sponsor, an important and substantial commitment to this

The Hammer is also pleased to announce that Wells Fargo has come on board as Made in L.A 2012's Presenting Sponsor, an important and substantial commitment to this inaugural citywide event.

Terry Morgan, Chairman of Crossrail said: «It is terrific that the City of London Corporation is making such a substantial commitment to The Culture Line.

In 1977, the critic Roberta Smith wrote in Art in America that the new building would be the museum's «last chance to make a more substantial commitment to the living.»

I made the commitment to stay in this town a long time ago, but I also made a commitment to art and so I had to find a way of making a substantial art or meaningful art.

... they caution that society should fully quantify direct and indirect GHG emissions associated with energy alternatives and associated consequences prior to making policy commitments that have long - term effects on global forests; for they ominously warn «there is a substantial risk of sacrificing forest integrity and sustainability for maintaining or even increasing energy production with no guarantee to mitigate climate change.»»

This technical document provides the following information: - An update of global greenhouse gas emission estimates, based on a number of different authoritative scientific sources; - An overview of national emission levels, both current (2010) and projected (2020) consistent with current pledges and other commitments; - An estimate of the level of global emissions consistent with the two degree target in 2020, 2030 and 2050; - An update of the assessment of the «emissions gap» for 2020; - A review of selected examples of the rapid progress being made in different parts of the world to implement policies already leading to substantial emission reductions and how they can be scaled up and replicated in other countries, with the view to bridging the emissions gap.

Nearly three years have passed since the CGF resolution; and the world's largest retailer, with revenue of more than $ 460 billion in 2012 and a notable environmental track record greening its supply chain, has failed to make any substantial progress towards keeping its commitment to phase - down HFCs.

Some non-Annex 1 countries including China and Mauritius claim that their non-Annex 1 status is justification for making no binding commitments to reduce their ghg emissions even though a substantial percentage of their population has very high income and high per capita emissions.

One of the reasons for this is due to the substantial commitment the company has made to its customers — both individuals and businesses — to prepare them for the future.

The Commission has welcomed the substantial financial commitments for Indigenous health made under the COAG National Indigenous Reform Agreement and the COAG National Integrated Strategy for Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantage.

Since the consultation process began, substantial commitments have been made to «Close the Gap» on the disadvantage and marginalisation experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

If your associates are seeking advanced training without having to make a substantial time commitment, direct them to online training options.