Sentences with phrase «of benefit to the environment»

Most people surveyed buy organic because of its benefit to the environment (53 per cent).

There are a number of benefits to the environment through organic farming rather than conventional farming.

Right from the start we have marketed ImseVimse's products on the basis of their benefits to the environment and health.

Such a restructuring might avoid a total collapse of a large financial system, and could even be of benefit to the environment.

Not exact matches

The Group will continue to benefit from its strong innovation drive in advanced materials, the integration of XL Brands within Bostik and a globally robust market environment for its intermediate chemical businesses.

Intel also worked with a team of neuroscientists to devise online training for managers about the benefits of being inclusive, and on what an inclusive environment looks like.

Philip Freeman believes strongly in the importance of all - natural products and the benefits they provide, and he understands that health and wellness are closely connected to one's environment.

Of course, I said that we had a startup at 1871 (mRelief.com) that was already working with the city of Chicago and state of Illinois on «an app for that,» one that allows just about anyone to quickly and easily figure out exactly which government and / or community - based programs exist that might have benefits immediately available to them - especially in the current environmenOf course, I said that we had a startup at 1871 (mRelief.com) that was already working with the city of Chicago and state of Illinois on «an app for that,» one that allows just about anyone to quickly and easily figure out exactly which government and / or community - based programs exist that might have benefits immediately available to them - especially in the current environmenof Chicago and state of Illinois on «an app for that,» one that allows just about anyone to quickly and easily figure out exactly which government and / or community - based programs exist that might have benefits immediately available to them - especially in the current environmenof Illinois on «an app for that,» one that allows just about anyone to quickly and easily figure out exactly which government and / or community - based programs exist that might have benefits immediately available to them - especially in the current environment.

You can convince stakeholders about coal's employment and economic benefits, but it is bit of a hard sell to claim coal is good for the environment.

«Greening» your company, via any number of means, obviously brings multiple benefits to the physical environment.

Many co-work spaces are operated simply to break even, with the idea that the environment and the benefits of bringing so many incredible resources together are all the benefit needed.

In a bigger environment with more individual flexibility, the selfish worker may be able to thrive, but in the confines and team - intensive environment of a small business, there's no benefit.

Ségolène Royal, the country's Minister of Environment and Energy, has a goal to install a stretch of solar paneled road on every highway in France, but time will tell if the benefits outweigh the costs.

Although comparisons to the failed public offering of startup game maker Zynga might be inevitable, King has a relatively strong income statement and is likely to benefit from the IPO environment currently favoring small technology companies.

It's difficult to persuade someone to cover one of the most visible parts of their home with ugly giant panels, regardless of benefit to the owner or to the environment.

Give them the benefit of the doubt to settle into a new environment and make sure all of your expectations are clearly written down.

«E-commerce creates the potential for even the smallest local firm to sell globally and, in so doing, creates an environment in which the benefits of trade can be shared by all Canadian firms, and not accrue to just large multinational firms,» the report says.

«Russia then used this stolen information to advance its own interests: destabilizing the U.S. political environment, denigrating Democratic presidential nominee, and supporting the campaign of Donald J. Trump... whose policies would benefit the Kremlin,» the suit charges.

«Students get to not only have the advantage of having some of the best law professors in the world instruct them, but they also get to benefit from that sort of tremendous exposure in a more collegial and less cut - throat environment,» Jack Zaremski, president of New York attorney placement firm Hanover Legal Personnel Services, told Business Insider.

It's possible that Constand may have benefited from the #MeToo momentum on Thursday, but it took an extra dose of courage for her to make her claims years ago, in an environment that was so much less accepting.

It's only after you choose to leave a place of such aggressive and ferocious learning that you really come to appreciate what you had and what you largely took for granted because the benefits were so much a part of just being there that they blend into the overall environment.

But there are useful classes for financial professionals, especially newly promoted controllers, who might benefit from intensive exposure to state - of - the - art cash forecasting, budgeting, and financial - reporting systems (taught in Seminar 1206QGF, The Controller's Job in Today's Environment).

Readers are cautioned that these forward - looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due a variety of factors, including, among other things, that conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be satisfied, the potential impact on the business of Accompany due to the uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees of Accompany and the ability of Cisco to successfully integrate Accompany and to achieve expected benefits, business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q.

Whether or not we realize it, researchers are coming up with new ways to create and use plastics that could benefit the plastics industry — as well as society and the environment — by reducing the costs of consumer goods, making renewable energy more available and reducing plastic waste.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

A recent poll for the Asia Pacific Foundation found that a majority (51 percent) of respondents felt that the potential risks to the environment of transporting oil and gas to Asia outweigh the potential economic benefits.

The Province of B.C. is willing to make significant environmental sacrifices for projects that will bring economic benefits to the Province of B.C.. On the other hand, they will block a project needed by a land - locked sister province, a project that would benefit all of Canada, claiming that they are doing so because they must protect the environment, protect the land from damage and reduce global warming.

Another announcement that will benefit Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Members is today's affirmation that the Provincial Government will cut the small business corporate income tax rate from 2.5 per cent to 2 per cent, which will make B.C. the second-most competitive tax environment for small business in the country.

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The primary benefit of these tools is the ability to glean actionable information that can help a business succeed in a competitive environment.

These assumptions assume a relatively stable currency environment, so 2016's earnings unrelated to the acquisition of Misfit would not benefit from the significant non-operating currency gains that 2015's earnings did.

To a good degree, the health benefits of flexible jobs come from having more control over your schedule and your work environment.

Together with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, aka digital gold, smart investors who want to preserve and grow their capital in this uncertain environment should take a closer look at the benefits of investing a portion of their portfolio in precious metals.

In our opinion, the most dynamic way for investors to position for these changes is through a diversified holding of well selected gold mining equities, which stand to benefit in a dramatic way from a better gold price environment and improved investor sentiment.

Cities which are home to world - class schools and universities, as well as offering a high quality of life and safe environment, stand to benefit in the long - run, says the report.

As the Federal Reserve moves to increase interest rates, we explore the benefits of dynamic cash management in a rising rate environment.

I came away from the trip humbled by the enormity of the problem and energized by our ability to create, define, and lead the sustainable investment market for the benefit of stockholders and the environment.»

Ideally, when it comes to which sectors you're investing in, you'll have a nice mix of both defensive and cyclical stocks — meaning companies that should hold up well in all kinds of markets (like utilities) and others that can be expected to perform particularly well in certain economic environments (like hotels and restaurants, which benefit when the economy is booming).

Russia then used this stolen information to advance its own interests: destabilizing the U.S. political environment, denigrating the Democratic presidential nominee, and supporting the campaign of Donald J. Trump («Trump»), whose policies would benefit the Kremlin.»

«A typical investor who is investing in a fund such as the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG A-98) may want to hold on to that investment, because even in a rising - rate environment, they are going to get the diversification benefits of that exposure,» Tucker said.

Boros thinks it is the rapid growth in sales of variable annuities with living benefit guarantees, combined with the extremely low and prolonged interest rate environment, that spurred carriers to start certain suspensions.

«We have successfully increased our business volumes in both the areas of corporate financing and leasing,» says general manager Hans Pajoma, adding that thanks to the improved economic environment, the number of problematic loans decreased, which benefited the results.

It also needs to be realized that national efforts to attain the digital benefits, are part of a global environment.

In these cases, the ethics of justice make two demands: that the negative impact on the environment and on certain people will be offset by a clear benefit to the larger society, and that individuals and communities suffering adverse effects are offered a means of redress and are duly compensated.

In order to stop a new highway, a dam or canal, or a power plant, litigants must establish not simply that the environment will be damaged, but that the ultimate injury to human welfare will be greater than the proposed benefit of the project.

The dropping of the atomic bomb, however, and the killing of birdlife by DDT, documented by Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, introduced a new problem: the presence of totally unpredicted (and probably unpredictable) harmful effects on the environment and on human life stemming from actions taken specifically to produce certain benefits.

Globalization is the era of mega-competition, in other words, the competition among giant TNCs which accelerates the race for the bottom to make TNCs acquire more profit by further exploitation of labor including lowering the wages, cutting the welfare benefits, laying off employees, depriving workers of their labor rights, using cheap labor such as casual and even child labor, and also by further destruction of environment.

The mega church environment that wants to bring people to Christ with nothing but teaching on the benefits of a loving God.

Needless to say about the health benefits of it and the environment.

ISEAL's mission is to strengthen sustainability standards systems for the benefit of people and the environment.