Sentences with phrase «of environmental practices»

Represented a Fortune 100 company in a DOJ criminal investigation of its environmental practices, resulting in a full declination by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maine.

To ensure the reef will be preserved for the future generations all our activities and operations are designed to follow higher standard of environmental practices.

Beyond this, each year students have an opportunity to participate in a series of opportunities that strengthen their understanding and application of environmental practices:

«Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. is a family run business that is highly respected in the farming industry because of their environmental practices and standards.

Welsh Liberal Democrats recognise the importance of these schemes to protect farmers from market volatility and to reward high standards of environmental practice.

We lead the industry both in terms of content, with foundational books on renewable energy, green building, organic agriculture, eco-cuisine, and ethical business; and in terms of environmental practice, by printing on recycled paper.

Alan is a former partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP where he practiced environmental law for over 25 years and was co-chair of the Environmental Practice Group.

Dan, a member of the Environmental Practice Group, focuses much of his practice on environmental, health and safety issues.

Devin A. Barry, a member of the Environmental practice group in Cleveland, focuses on environmental counseling in business, regulatory and legislative matters; environmental enforcement actions; and compliance with environmental regulations.

Members of our Environmental practice have defended cases and advised on high - profile enforcement actions involving all major federal environmental regulations including:

Not exact matches

Members of the cluster specialize in environmental issues such as recycling old airplane parts, decreasing the weight of planes so that they require less fuel, and encouraging the military to adopt these «green» aviation practices.

The Canadian Mining Association could form a similar partnership with Canadian banks, providing training on sustainable practices to Burmese natural resource firms while leveraging the trillions of dollars raised on the TSX for projects that give environmental groups and local residents a say.

So, while it may seem like an usually sinister phenomenon, cannibalistic ways appear to be a long - practiced final resort for animals who are trying to hold on in the face of changing environmental conditions.

The practice of «greenwashing,» whereby consumers are misled about the environmental benefits of a product or company, proves the maxim that image is everything.

And if the corporation failed to measure up — because of problems like unfair labor practices, environmental damage, unsavory tax practices — and rehabilitation failed, the government would place the company in «moral bankruptcy.»

In early February, the firm received a response from Vanguard, which Tim Smith, senior vice president at Walden Asset Management, told me included a discussion of Vanguard's efforts to talk with companies about social and environmental issues, but stopped short of saying that Vanguard would actually change its proxy voting practices.

Two big announcements last week highlighted the type of risks faced by businesses that don't anticipate and adapt to better environmental, social and governance practices.

His practice is focused on shareholder proposals, shareholder rights and improving corporate environmental and social disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Last week Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dropped the Obama - era rule, claiming modern mining practices, as well as other state and federal requirements, made the financial responsibility rule superfluous.

In practice, the money, which accrues in Alberta's Environmental Protection Security Fund, is a fraction of what will eventually be needed.

After beginning her career with Chevron, Gordon has managed an active energy and environmental consulting practice, taught at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and directed the Energy Policy Program at the Union of Concerneenvironmental consulting practice, taught at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and directed the Energy Policy Program at the Union of ConcerneEnvironmental Studies, and directed the Energy Policy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Join us to be part of an exciting collaborative network committed to investment practices that consider environmental, social and corporate governance criteria to generate long - term competitive financial returns and positive societal impact.

Three - quarters (76 percent) of Millennials consider a company's social and environmental commitments when deciding where to work and nearly two - thirds (64 percent) won't take a job if a potential employer doesn't have strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, according to the 2016 Cone Communications Millennial Employee Engagement Study.

This is confirmed by Morrow Sodali's 2018 Institutional Investors Survey, which reflects the growing interest of the investment community in corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.

Venture capital investors are most interested in a business that offers them an opportunity for a significant return and they will see past opportunities that smack of the «flavour of the month» or attempts to «green - wash» a business (that is, the practice of trying to quantify and emphasize a plan's minor environmental angle).

Our investments in new technologies, central repair facilities, and advanced training programs have created industry - leading practices and capabilities, allowing customers to maximize efficiencies and minimize the environmental impact of their operations.

According to a recent survey from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, investors appear to place a premium on sustainability: Nearly three quarters (72 %) of those surveyed believe that companies with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices can achieve higher profitability and are better long - term investments.

Before joining West Coast, Gavin practiced Aboriginal law at a private firm where he represented Indigenous Nations on issues related to land use and management, environmental assessments, provincial regulatory decision - making, implementation of modern treaties and Indigenous governance.

SAN FRANCISCO (September 13, 2007)-- Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent research and proxy advisory firm, today announced the launch of the ESG Watch List Service, a tool that enables Glass Lewis» proxy voting clients to track companies with environmental, social, or governance (ESG) policies and / or practices that may create operational, performance, financial, legal, accounting or reputational risks.

«As PNC has enhanced its environmental lending due diligence, we've noticed more companies in environmentally sensitive businesses improving their own business practices,» said Mike Lyons, head of Corporate and Institutional Banking.

The team comprises regional specialists for the 100 + markets covered by Glass Lewis, as well as experts within Glass Lewis» issue - specific practices focused on the analysis of mergers and acquisitions, other financial transactions and contested meetings; compensation; and environmental, social and governance («ESG») issues.

Many of the environmental improvements we see today are the direct result of investment in cleaner forms of energy, agriculture, and basic corporate sustainability practices.

The Commissioner has criticized the government for, among other things, its management of the environmental risks associated with gas, oil and nuclear projects, as well as its greenhouse gas reduction practices.

VICTORIA — B.C.'s New Democrats are calling for new and stronger actions from the B.C. Liberals to ensure long - term sustainability and environmental quality, greater public accountability, and best practices in the natural gas industry as the practice of hydraulic fracturing...

On the investment side, while the detention of Canadian investors John Chang and Allison Lu for commercial disputes with politically connected counterparts in China has gotten most of the publicity, other practices, such imposing technology transfer requirements on foreign investors, targeting foreign over local firms in enforcing environmental rules, and denying reciprocal treatment of investments in resource projects, banking, telecommunications and professional services are also cause for serious concern.

Many of the states affected by human - caused earthquakes have acknowledged the phenomenon, but, as The New York Times notes, «state regulators around the country have not gone as far in controlling industry practices as environmental groups have asked, and there is little sign that the new federal findings will goad them to go farther.»

Even if one can in principle assign implicit prices to in - kind goods and services, in practice pricing the unpriced can be deviously difficult, as can be seen by reading the methods sections of papers in environmental economics as they come up with absurdly varying estimates of how to value an un-dammed river.

(We can talk about the democratic practice of an omnibus bill later, perhaps, because gracious, what a miscarriage of democracy...) So Bill C - 45 is an omnibus bill, attached to our budget currently going through Parliament, with hundreds of provisions included, which (and these are the key ones related to Idle No More) seriously undermine our environmental sustainability as a nation and the sovereign rights of the First Nations still existing within our borders.

We can detect the reality of this Spirit most vividly in present social, political, environmental, and religious movements that seek the full inclusion and unity of those beings and persons who have been left out by our restrictive social, political, economic, environmental, and religious practices.

In contrast, Buddhist practices of environmental right speech would include non-stereotyping of animals, plants, and landscapes; non-anthropocentric bias in consideration of all interdependent relations; and non-objectification of others.

Their argument ignores the common practice of imposing environmental risks on one group (usually poorer, less powerful, and often rural) for the benefit of others who suffer none of the environmental risks.

Similarly, the environmental / social dimension discloses external constraints on practice, pressing us to be realistic about the impact of mutual regard on social existence.

«It retains a lot of that in practices that revolve around a notion of respecting the dignity of the human person and a strong environmental ethic that grew out of the religious responsibility,» says Yale's Malloch.

In this role, Edwards leads the development of ARYZTA's corporate social responsibility strategy and five focus areas: people, food, sourcing, environmental practices and community engagement.

(1) Such submission must contain supporting materials that include statutory authorities, program description, documentation of the environmental conditions or specific production and handling practices particular to the State which necessitate more restrictive requirements than the requirements of this part, and other information as may be required by the Secretary.

The Supplier Guiding Principles, embraced by Coca - Cola Amatil, emphasise the importance of responsible workplace practices that respect human rights and comply, at a minimum, with applicable environmental and local labour laws and core international conventions.

The Code of Conduct includes requirements on good agricultural practices, farm management, and social and environmental protection.

«We seek to incorporate social and environmental principles in our sourcing and manufacturing practices within the context of the varying government, consumer, regulatory and infrastructure dynamics that exist around the world.»

Among the environmental and sustainable practices at Saranac is the use of geothermal heating and cooling in the warehouse and upgrading the electrical systems and the lighting in the facility for greater efficiency.

According to the company, the sustainability index includes companies listed on the BMV that incorporate best international practices with regards to social responsibility, environmental management and corporate governance based on an independent evaluation undertaken by the rating firm Empowering Responsible Investment and the Center of Excellence for Corporate Governance of Universidad Anahuac del Sur.