Sentences with phrase «meet social impact»

Developing an integrated seven year Climate and Development strategy to help a corporate client meet social impact and carbon reduction goals in the smartest and most cost effective way.

How could Ben & Jerry's reduce its scope 3 emissions whilst also meeting social impact goals?

Not exact matches

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) portfolio: tailored for those who want to align their values with their investments, this portfolio favors investing in companies that meet or exceed criteria involving environmental, social, and governance impact.

• A product / services that addresses a large market need (not a nice to have) • Team that can execute who has a solid understanding of business and challenges • Validation / proof (de-risk) • Some are seeking social impact or to balance impact with profits The Investment Process • Pitch deck is bare essential • Meet and greet is only the first step • All investment basics must be met • Due diligence review • Terms negotiated • Close (in person) What are investors looking for?

It's time we all meet in the social impact space to tackle big world issues like, hunger poverty and climate change!

Companies must meet shareholder expectations for short - term business performance while meeting broader stakeholder expectations for long - term social impact.

Such investments meet what's known as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards — factors central to assessing the sustainability impact of a company.

The partnership will also meet local objectives including driving job creation, mobilizing and increasing access to investment capital and achieving positive social and environmental impact.

The discussion focused on how the next generation of clients is shaping the business model and investment strategy of private banks, and the importance of meeting their desire for social impact investing as well as financial returns

As chairwoman of a cross-party parliamentary group on international corporate responsibility, I frequently meet businesses whose ethos is «people before profit», who treat their staff properly and mitigate against their social and environmental impact, particularly in the developing world.

Findings also showed it as an empirically and conceptually innovative, diverse, vibrant discipline that in many areas sets the intellectual agenda The UK publishes more than its share of major disciplinary journals; bibliometric indicators reveal international primacy both in volume and citation impact; and a large number of the seminal publications (books as well as articles) continue to have a UK origin UK human geography is radically interdisciplinary and with the spatial turn in the humanities and social sciences has become an exporter of ideas and faculty to other disciplines There was confidence that research in human geography had substantial impact on policy and practice and would successfully meet the challenges of the current impact agenda

What is the overall impact of the Governor's proposed budget on the ability of the state to meet its major social and economic challenges and opportunities such as the exceptionally high child poverty rates in the major Upstate cities?

«Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce,» said Amelia Karraker, a researcher at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, who presents her findings May 1 at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America.

A thread on the female - specific section of the social news Web site Reddit included comments from contributors reminiscing about her impact on their lives, like this one from rudesby: «I remember when I was in middle school, my sister and I met her at an event to encourage girls to get into the sciences.

The meeting's participants also addressed social and political implications of global scientific challenges, including the impact of the Arab Spring movement and reverberations from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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«The Strength of Absent Ties: Social Integration via Online Dating» investigated whether meeting complete strangers online (vs friends of friends offline) was having an impact on the diversity of social netSocial Integration via Online Dating» investigated whether meeting complete strangers online (vs friends of friends offline) was having an impact on the diversity of social netsocial networks.

The projects are Social Impact Bonds, meaning Social Investors provide projects with up front funding and are reimbursed by government only when projects meet agreed results.

Opinion that the program had strong leadership which helped its successful implementation; Focus on meeting social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs through the program; Details of the program, including its grouping of students from various age groups and use of hands - on experiences; Discussion of the impact the program had in various areas, such as students» self - esteem and attitudes about school and learning.

Iv» e been reading Bsall postings and they all have a lot of passion for educating children which is what education is supposed to be about... My personal 2cents worth is this - In social science there is very little that can meet the level of scientifically verifiable causation and we therefor shouldn't be making decisions that impact childrens lives based on faulty science.

Social studies educators must be able to meet the demands of the electronic or knowledge age and must deal with the impact of technology on the development of society (Gooler, 1995).

Woven into this highly personal narrative about a boy's journey from silent sidekick to hero are themes that translate to public education: the challenges of finding the right school or instructional method to meet a student's individual needs; the impact of social stigmas on expectations and performance, particularly for «discarded students» in low - income neighborhoods, and the need for a culture of high expectations to counter those negative societal assumptions; the importance of tireless, focused, caring teachers who do whatever it takes to help students succeed; and the ability for all children — regardless of learning challenges or race or income level — to learn.

The way social impact bonds are usually structured is that a government entity enters into a contract with an intermediary organization that raises capital from investors such as banks and foundations and then hires / manages a non-profit organization to provide services that meet a certain pre-determined evaluative data.

Teams will conduct Team Primacy meetings to address development of communication and social skills, enhance problem - solving skills, examine the impact of behavior for self and others and apply natural and logical consequences for inappropriate behavior.

Now, entrepreneur / venture capitalist / author Brad Feld, founder of Tech Stars and the Foundry Group, has taken the idea of social reading to a new place, allowing those who connect through the title Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in your City, to have virtual meetings in Twitter - like conversations, share notes in the title, and forge business connections that could have real - world impact.

BlackRock's sustainable funds are designed to meet the performance characteristics of traditional investments while targeting specific social impact objectives, such as reducing the carbon footprint of an investment portfolio.

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) portfolio: tailored for those who want to align their values with their investments, this portfolio favors investing in companies that meet or exceed criteria involving environmental, social, and governance impact.

In addition to focusing on minimizing our carbon footprint in rooms and restaurants, Radisson Hotel Group is committed to providing comprehensive green meeting opportunities while balancing the environmental, economic and social impacts of our client's business needs.

2012 - 2013 syzygy, project space in a social housing flat in Elephant and Castle, hosting 8 residencies, workshop programs and curated exhibitions with invited UK and international artists, London 2011 - 2016 In The Company of Elders, reflections and performance with a group of Elders, London / Bath AWARDS AND GRANTS 2014 FreeSpace, awarded for impact and participation in The Big Lottery National funding Awards Wenlock Barn TMO, winners of national TMO Awards for involving community through Fourthland projects Awards for All funding, Wenlock Barn Estate, Meeting House 2011 - 2013 Big Lottery Funding, The Back Garden and Public Program, Wenlock Barn Estate 2010 - 2011 Big Lottery Funding, The Growing Kitchen Community, Wenlock Barn Estate 2008 - 2010 Shoreditch Trust Commission, The Growing Kitchen, Wenlock Barn Estate 2009 University of East London, Funding, Making architecture TEACHING 2015 Visiting Artists, Bergen Academy of Art and Design Norway Visiting Artists, CASS School of Art and Design Louise isik Sayarer (1982, British / Turkish) EDUCATION 2007 - 2011 BA Fine Art part time, Sir John Cass school of Art and Design, London 2006 Foundation in Art and Design, Sir John Cass School of Art and Design, London 2002 - 2005 BSc / BA Environmental Science and Development Studies, University of Sussex 2000 BTEC level 3 Tropical Habitat Conservation Madagascar Recent Training 2016 - 2017 Shakti dance 2015 - 2016 Dancing Tao - Movement Medicine circle Previous work 2008 - 2015 Artist associate SASA Works Architecture 2010 - present Bow Arts Trust, Education Artist 2007 - 2008 Education Officer Chelsea Physic Garden 2006 - 2007 Education Officer The Wildlife Trust 2005 Research associate Ethnomedica, Kew Gardens Eva Knutsdotter Vikstrom (1985, Norwegian / Swedish) EDUCATION 2009 - 2011 BA Fine Art, Sir John Cass school of Art and Design, London 2004 - 2005 Foundation in Art and Design, Einar Granum School of Art, Oslo Recent training 2015 - 2016 Kundalini Yoga teacher training Previous work 2014 - 2016 Art director for Ale Tarraf's feature film «Yupanqui» 2009 - 2011 The Readers performance Group LANGUAGES English Norwegian Swedish Spanish

Antiques and The Arts Weekly, Nov. 18, Historic John Trumbull Paintings Go Up At Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford Business Journal, Nov. 7, Loughman aims to reconnect Wadsworth to community by John Stearns New York Times Style Magazine, Oct. 20, The Renaissance Artifact Collections That Are Back in Style by Gisela Williams Boston Globe, Oct. 17, Face to face with «The Old Man and Death» by Sebastian Smee Hartford Courant, Oct. 13, Sky Dives, Space Travel Subject of Dulce Chacón's «Fallen Angels» At Wadsworth by Susan Dunne Hartford Courant, Oct. 13 Artists Define Their Femininity In Bruce, Wadsworth Exhibits by Susan Dunne CTNow, Oct. 2, Wadsworth Splendor IX Gala by Alex Syphers Hartford Courant, Sep. 19, Photography Exhibits At Atheneum, Real Art Ways, Lyman Allyn by Susan Sunne Hartford Courant, Aug. 21, Wadsworth Atheneum Begins Free Admission For Hartford Residents by Susan Dunne Hartford Courant, June 14, Wadsworth Atheneum Exhibit Confronts Violence Against African - Americans by Susan Dunne WPKN, May 28, Live Culture with Martha Willette Lewis Episode 15 featuring Vanessa German The New York Times, April 15, Gothic to Goth: Exploring the Impact of the Romantic Era in Fashion by Susan Hodara The Wall Street Journal, April 5, «Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion & Its Legacy» Review by Laura Jacobs Hartford Courant, March 24, Wadsworth's «Gothic to Goth» Celebrates Romantic - Era Fashion by Susan Dunne The New York Times, March 10, Poets Give Voice to Art in «Sound & Sense» at Wadsworth Museum by Susan Hodara Vogue, March 4, A New Exhibition Shows How Fall's Goth-Fest Has Roots in 19th - Century Romanticism, by Laird Borrelli - Persson The New York Times, Jan. 24, Evening Hours Celebrating the Winter Antiques Show by Bill Cunningham The New York Times, Jan. 22, Winter Antiques Show Offers a Collection of Recent and Rare Works by Roberta Smith New York Social Diary, Jan. 22, Part of the Art The Boston Globe, Jan. 21, Porcelain mastery is in delicate details by Sebastian Smee InCollect, Jan. 15, The Winter Antiques Show Loan Exhibition: Legacy for the Future: The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art by Robin Jaffee Frank The Magazine Antiques, Winter 2016, Sound and vision: Poetry and American art by Alyce Perry Englund The Magazine Antiques, Winter 2016, Meeting Ground by Patricia Hickson The Magazine Antiques, Winter 2016, OMG indeed!

PRESENTED BY DASHBOARD U.S. CURATED BY SUSANNE SLAVICK LOCAL ADDITIONS CURATED & COMMISSIONED BY DASHBOARD Opening at Marcia Wood Gallery / April 28, 6 - 10 pm On view April 28 - May 20, 2017 As the National Rifle Association hosts its 146th annual meeting in Atlanta (April 27 - 30), Dashboard US welcomes UNLOADED, a multimedia group show that explores historical and social issues surrounding the availability, use, and impact of guns in our culture.

Help Build carbon offsets are helping Esurance to meet their environmental and social impact goals and create shared value for consumers and the company.

However, if we are to meet the ambition of the historic 2015 Paris Agreement as well as the Sustainable Development Goals, climate action projects must demonstrably target and deliver a broader set of environmental and social impacts.

As women and men are affected differently by the impacts of climate change, with women likely to bear the greater burden in situations of poverty, climate actions have to be gender sensitive... MR: Those people in the most vulnerable situations typically live beyond the reach of conventional markets, and so require their needs to be met through other channels that can provide sustained social gains in the long term.

We work with a number of NGO partners and given the scale of our ambitious new targets, I am keen to meet new organisations who want to work together, to deliver long term social impact» said Stevens.

As well as hearing from scientists, the meeting will also look at the social and economic impacts of the global rise in temperatures.

This team, which is working in close coordination with other initiatives to address social and environmental risk in supply chains, will produce a set of common definitions, norms, and implementation guidelines to help companies and their suppliers meet their commitments to reduce the impact of their supply chains on deforestation.

The Federal government, through the office of the president, can direct the SEC and the IRS to create a more favorable regulatory environment for capital markets, or preferred tax incentives for companies that meet certain standards for accountability, transparency, or social and environmental impact.

As iFixit.com reports, «EPEAT is designed to mitigate the negative environmental and social impacts of electronics manufacturing by requiring that products meet eight environmental «performance categories,» including product lifetime, toxic materials, and recyclability of components and packaging materials.»

In both, responses to increasingly severe levels of low water range from voluntary consumption reductions to regulations, to be invoked where supply no longer meets demand and communities experience social and economic impacts.

The news was shared at Starbucks» annual shareholder meeting and positioned as part of its overall growth strategy: investing in partners, global expansion and social impact.

Judging Criteria Entries are judged on the program, including creativity, marketing medium (including print, electronic, and social media), general impact, and success in meeting the stated objectives for the program.

Public Information Officer — American Heart Association — Dallas, TX — November 2014 to Current • Produce annual public relations reports • Develop communication plans for members and donors • Write more than 100 press releases • Respond to over 250 information requests • Monitor impact of information releases • Maintain social media presence • Coordinate materials on official YouTube channel • Collaborate on bi-annual fundraising requests • Contribute to charitable donation reports • Promote fundraising events • Produce promotional materials for Jump Rope for Heart and Heart Walk programs • Schedule informational meetings and seminars nationwide and online

Representatives of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (NFVPLS), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Secretariat for National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), and the Healing Foundation — supported by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)-- met in Canberra this week to discuss the impact of the 2014 Federal Budget on key organisations and frontline services.

Essex County: We support local programs directed at meeting community needs, with particular focus on social and educational services for families with young children that will have a long - term impact on addressing community problems.

• The President is proposing to expand the Administration's evidence - based home visiting initiative, through which states are implementing voluntary programs that provide nurses, social workers, and other professionals to meet with at - risk families in their homes and connect them to assistance that impacts a child's health, development, and ability to learn.

This is a clear denial of justice, is discriminatory in its impact and does not meet the requirement for the provision of effective judicial or other appropriate remedies that is integral to the right to social security.