Sentences with phrase «major change initiative»

Following the recent appointment of a new Chief Executive, they are undertaking a major change initiative to build further market share.»

Working closely with senior colleagues leading the firm's finance, operations, technology, marketing and people management functions he is central to all major change initiatives within the firm including the development and introduction of new products and services.

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The Green Deal and other major initiatives that you pioneered will deliver major dividends to the public while marking a major step change in the UK's approach to the environment.

While California state lawmakers announced last - minute deals on medical marijuana regulation and a scaled - back climate change proposal, they were likely to adjourn this year's legislative session Friday without completing major initiatives on...

Foldenauer, an attorney, is an environmental advocate and has proposed major capital investments in climate change resiliency, as well as compost initiatives and clean transportation alternatives.

But the inability of Mr. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio to push through several major initiatives underscored how both men failed to sway a Legislature that seemed ripe for change after the corruption convictions of Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic Assembly speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the former Republican Senate majority leader.

With major restructuring of state and private enterprises, corporate consolidations and mergers, and a refocus of government initiatives, employment trends are changing so fast that few can keep up.

Also at the conference Tuesday, a major alliance of science, research and United Nations bodies launched a 10 - year initiative — Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability — to commence next year to coordinate scientific research into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over coming years.

One big challenge to U.S. efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions comes this week, as a federal circuit court hears arguments over a challenge to the White House's major climate change initiative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations targeting emissions from power plants.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajeChange Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

In 2008 Unilever announced that it will make a shift to using sustainable palm oil, as soon as the first supplies become available.This major initiative is one that will have a significant impact, not just on climate change but also on the sustainability of the rainforest.Unilever's intention is to move to 100 % certified, sustainable palm oil by 2015, and we will also support an immediate moratorium on any further deforestation in Indonesia linked to palm oil cultivation.

Two new initiatives announced last month in South Carolina could result in significant increases in funding and major program changes for the state's public schools.

Her announcement marks the completion of a tenure notable for major changes to the School's academic programs and administrative structure, significant progress toward a case - based core curriculum, many faculty appointments, an important initiative to create «usable knowledge,» and preparation for a potential campus move to Allston.

The social awareness in showing that by means of small and individual initiatives possibilities are created to change — on local level — attitudes that can eventually lead to major changes in communities all over the globe has been proven.

Montgomery started a teacher diversity initiative in late 2014, but major changes in overall composition have not come quickly.

Her announcement marks the completion of a tenure notable for major changes to the School's academic programs and administrative structure, significant progress toward a case - based core curriculum, many faculty appointments, an important initiative to create «usable knowledge,» and preparation for a...

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.

On Aug. 30, the Los Angeles Unified School District board made major changes to the Public School Choice reform initiative which the charter school community and a coalition of community groups opposed.

The major federal policy initiatives of the last decade and a half, No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, were designed mainly to change the attitudes and behaviors of teachers and principals — the members of the school community known to have the greatest and most direct influence on students» academic achievement.

That, in fact, is a major focus of Change the Equation (CTEq), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, CEO - led initiative that is mobilizing the business community to improve the quality of pre-K-12 STEM learning in the United States.

The district was not a major source of innovation and change at Emerald, but it was not a barrier to school - based initiatives, either.

He added: «Holding fire on major policy changes and allowing a longer lead - in for government initiatives would allow schools time to focus on subject - specific professional development, rather than being distracted by the demands of the latest Whitehall directive.»

With so many major initiatives spurring action, it is not surprising that the pace of change has been swift.

On Aug. 30, the LAUSD board approved major changes to the Public School Choice initiative, potentially giving in - district applicants priority in applying for new schools.

A CCSSO initiative here represents no less than the 4th signal in the past year (joining NCATE's, our own, and US ED's) that major changes in teacher prep are afoot, with or without the buy - in of higher education.

«There's a major initiative in year 7, which is a big curriculum change, which has challenged the traditional notion of history being taught in history lessons and geography being taught in geography lessons,» said Mr Matthews.

One review of the literature found that only about one - fourth of businesses that undertook turnaround initiatives were able to institute major changes in their structure and management, and even those businesses did not show increased economic performance (Hess & Gift, 2008).

While designing this professional development initiative, we attempted to consider three of the major facets to educational change enumerated by Fullan (1996): networking, reculturing, and restructuring.

The fact that she is willing to wage such an intense fight to change the course of a major public - policy initiative evidences deep faith and confidence in the American system of governance.

But a new multi-billion dollar initiative from the Indian government in conjunction with a major telecom provider may change all that with the institution of free wifi in 2,500 cities across the country.

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Those changes, however, have not yet translated to major legislative initiatives at the federal level.

The Major Economies Forum will facilitate a candid dialogue among key developed and developing countries, help generate the political leadership necessary to achieve a successful outcome at the UN climate change negotiations that will convene this December in Copenhagen, and advance the exploration of concrete initiatives and joint ventures that increase the supply of clean energy while cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of this new collaboration, at this conference the global - environmental - change programmes support a major research initiative, Future Earth: research for global sustainability.

The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact is a bipartisan initiative where local governments from four major counties — with a combined population of 5.6 million — are developing and implementing comprehensive measures to address climate impacts like sea - level rise.

It further gives an overview of major UN initiatives for global action on climate change.

This shift suggests that Republicans are increasingly opposed to major policy initiatives targeting climate change, even at the local level.

The ECF was established in early 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to promote climate and energy policies that greatly reduce Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and to help Europe play an even stronger international leadership role to mitigate climate change.

A research initiative that mapped decisions by town managers in Maine to sources of climate information, engineering design, mandated requirements, and calendars identified the complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges of widespread adaptation for even such seemingly simple actions as using larger culverts to carry water from major storms.116 To help towns adapt culverts to expected climate change over their lifetimes, the Sustainability Solutions Initiative is creating decision tools to map culvert locations, schedule maintenance, estimate needed culvert size, and analyze replacement needs and costs.

... is a major new international initiative to analyse and communicate the economic benefits and costs of acting on climate change.

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!

To raise awareness, News Corp.'s TV stations are planning a campaign to give viewers ideas about what they can do to fight climate change; Fox plans to use Major League Baseball's All - Star Game in the summer to educate viewers; and the National Geographic Channel is launching Preserve Our Planet, an initiative to offer programming related to the issue, he said.

While it is highly unlikely that the Trump Administration will carry forward with the Obama Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, at some point, as a pragmatic matter this administration will need to incorporate climate change considerations in any major initiative to improve infrastructure.

But someday is not today, and while there have been massive leaps in renewable energy technology and major policy initiatives like the Paris Climate Accord, we also know that we are getting close to past the point of complacency on climate change.

As part of this major legislative initiative, the federal government is also proposing a number of changes to the Criminal Code, including creating a new criminal offence with a maximum of 14 years in jail for selling marijuana to a minor.

Working closely with our international offices, we assist major insurers and licensed intermediaries with worldwide and domestic compliance initiatives that cover a full range of issues, from policies and procedures to new product development, regulatory change and license applications and notifications.

Director James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, The End of the Tour) co-scripted the film adaptation of The Circle with Eggers, and one of their major changes was to limit the story's scope considerably — to drop back from showing anything significant about how The Circle's initiatives are changing the world.