Sentences with phrase «major change in the sector»

The role of technology has brought about a major change in the sector.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The effects of a Fifo lifestyle on the workforce have prompted changes in workplace practices among some of the major resources sector players.

«But if these three companies, each of which have been extremely innovative, succeed in driving major change, then I think you'll see private - sector employers get behind it.»

In the forestry sector, warmer winter temperatures linked to climate change is the major factor contributing to the outbreak of the mountain pine beetle in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 201In the forestry sector, warmer winter temperatures linked to climate change is the major factor contributing to the outbreak of the mountain pine beetle in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 201in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 2012.

reflects planned changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) set for Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, that will result in a major adjustment to its sector configuration.

The retail sector in the Middle East is evolving fast, not least due to its overwhelmingly young population, and retailers face a major challenge in responding to the changing needs of consumers for fresh - cut and convenience products, for local produce, for organics, for online delivery options and for international brands, with many retailers taking on more control of the supply chain by importing direct from the source.

But ministers, currently engaged in a standoff with union officials over public sector pension changes, are unlikely to be willing to make major concessions.

Buffalo Niagara is being recognized nationwide on a growing list of accolades that demonstrate an important change in how Western New York is perceived: in 2010 Forbes Magazine called the region the 10th best place to raise a family; in 2011 Relocate America placed Buffalo Niagara among the top 100 best places to live and The Business Journals reported that Buffalo Niagara had the nation's 18th strongest private sector job growth; and in 2012 the National Association of Home Builders ranked our region among the most affordable major U.S. housing markets.

«Government is working with various private sector authorities to tackle this major challenge with strategies that are intended to effect a change in our attitudes towards waste and filth as well as improve dramatically our methods of waste management.

This same expansion of choice does not lead to major changes in the public sector.

Institutional theories take a different view, arguing that schools (like other major social service sectors) are so constrained by public expectations that they have limited options for becoming very different.137 Public agencies that have limited autonomy, owing to extensive public oversight, find it difficult to develop their own policies and initiatives for change.138 This does not mean that successful leadership activity in schools is impossible, but it does not come easily.

Now, to flesh out the changes, I looked at the total returns on 15 major ETFs in different sectors of the bond market.

«While we have seen some growth in the youth sector over the past few years - with young people looking to escape the difficult economic situations, particularly in Europe - these visitors have significantly changed the way they travel and now are more likely to stay in major cities and work rather than travel around Australia engaging with tourism product.

Advance Major Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Demonstrations: Expanding our work under the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) and under the CERC, and partnering with the private sector, the United States and China will undertake a major carbon capture and storage project in China that supports a long term, detailed assessment of full - scale sequestration in a suitable, secure underground geologic reserMajor Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Demonstrations: Expanding our work under the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) and under the CERC, and partnering with the private sector, the United States and China will undertake a major carbon capture and storage project in China that supports a long term, detailed assessment of full - scale sequestration in a suitable, secure underground geologic resermajor carbon capture and storage project in China that supports a long term, detailed assessment of full - scale sequestration in a suitable, secure underground geologic reservoir.

A major infrastructural change to our transportation sector is needed, and that change must come from the federal government through direct, targeted policy aimed at eliminating our use of hydrocarbon fuel in cars, trucks, and airplanes.

So to answer the question in the lede, I think private sector experiments should focus on collecting data rather than changing the environment, because human - produced changes never work out like we thought and often have major unforseen problems (we're NOT that clever, folks).

A major component of the report is Roadmap 2050, which sets out the emissions reduction targets necessary in the building sector to avert dangerous and irreversible climate change.

It aims to: explain major policy measures including general environmental strategy towards a green growth and skills development strategy; discuss the green structural change and its impact on the labour market and outline the plans that Korea has put in place for skills response; present case studies that show actual examples of skills response to green economy in various sectors; and discuss the current approach and suggest policy recommendations.

The Arctic sea - ice cover is in the midst of a major transformation, with the Pacific Arctic sector and Alaska experiencing some of the most profound changes in ice cover anywhere in the Arctic.

A major development was the decision at the 2007 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Bali, Indonesia, to recognize forest conservation as a means for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, which accounts for roughly one - fifth of emissions — more than the entire transportation sector.

Provided in the «Global map - Annex I» section of the UNFCCC GHG Data page; GHG emissions / removals for major sector sectors / subsectors and changes in emissions / removals (from base year or 1990 to the latest available year) are available

Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said emissions decreased one per cent in the six months to December 2012 — the period since the introduction of the carbon price — for the major sectors covered by the scheme — electricity, other stationary energy, fugitives, industrial process emissions and waste.

Probably, the major issue that forces us as individuals to take action is health and in so far, no socio - environmental issue like climate change has given rise to such international political and institutional movement, and societal initiatives, including governmental and non-governmental ones, devising strategies in sectors like Energy and so on — for instance, biodiversity maintenance does not have that power!

Representing 250 airlines, or 94 percent of scheduled international air traffic, the IATA has a huge influence on the aviation sector, and it's great to see this organization at least recognizing climate change as a major problem, though disagreements remain, both within the industry and from outside pressure groups, as to the way forward in tackling this issue.

Price - driven changes in energy demand could conceivably, even temporarily, make demand, not supply, the major constraint in many sectors of the energy economy.

The first of the TAR chapters (Chapter 7) was largely devoted to impact issues for human settlements, concluding that settlements are vulnerable to effects of climate change in three major ways: through economic sectors affected by changes in input resource productivity or market demands for goods and services, through impacts on certain physical infrastructures, and through impacts of weather and extreme events on the health of populations.

This work led to changes in the relationship between Ontario, First Nations and the forestry sector and a major Supreme Court of Canada decision strengthening the role of the duty to consult and clarifying that both federal and provincial governments must honour and implement treaties.

Alongside a deep understanding of managing recruitment operations within both Construction & Property and corporate MSP / RPO sectors, in this time he has gained extensive experience of major IT and business change projects, shared service operations and off - shoring programmes.

The forum brings together more than a thousand leaders in seniors housing, home care, healthcare, finance, and other sectors to discuss how the changing demographics of seniors, dramatic shifts in the way healthcare is delivered, and major technology innovations are reshaping the seniors housing and healthcare industries.