Sentences with phrase «of society benefits»

Hopefully so — surely the point of legislating to allow drivers to use expensive AV technologies is not just to free up time and reduce traffic congestion but to lower overall risks so that all of society benefits?

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While only 18 percent of U.S. organizations offer paid parental leave, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey, many high profile employers have begun announcing plans that both increase the amount of paid time off for new parents and offer it regardless of gender.

«Tackling the enormous challenges of health care and harnessing its full benefits are among the greatest issues facing society today,» the statement reads.

If you accept this, prioritizing short - term gains comes through the optimization of management and spending, which allows the company to grow, in turn supplying higher returns, more jobs and other benefits to society, and better products.

Only 21 per cent of employers offer a paid maternity benefit beyond that disability leave, according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Generally speaking, «it's not a super common benefit,» said Evren Esen, director of survey programs at the Society for Human Resource Management.

... lawyers» work on behalf of clients positively requires — both for its justification and its successful functioning for the benefit of those same clients in the long run — that lawyers also help maintain and refresh the public sphere, the infrastructure of law and cultural convention that constitutes the cement of society.

Some might argue our approach fails to capture the entirety of benefits companies provide to society.

«The researchers think pre-questions probably have this benefit because they act as an «orienting device», directing viewers to look out for specific information, and perhaps also because they reduce viewers» complacency and overconfidence in their knowledge, thus motivating them to pay more attention,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Digest's write - up of the findings.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

The idea that companies and society at large would benefit if everybody knows what everybody else is earning has been gaining traction recently, helped along by the availability of such information on websites such as Glassdoor.com, PayScale.com, and Salary.com.

Still, only 4 percent of U.S. employers now offer company - provided student loan repayment, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 SHRM Employee Benefits survey.

«The patent system is based on a «bargain,» or quid pro quo: the inventor is granted exclusive rights in a new and useful invention for a limited period in exchange for disclosure of the invention so that society can benefit from this knowledge,» the court said.

Rather than hoarding their money or creating family dynasties as many of their predecessors did, a growing number of wealthy Americans are pledging their fortunes to benefit society.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is head of the world's largest asset manager, and in a letter to CEOs in January he stated that BlackRock will only do business with companies that have clearly defined long - term plans that benefit society.

Zero - rating provides an easy expansion of internet access, which in turn benefits society and allows network providers to invest more in advancing their products.

This is a direct strategic and financial benefit to Method, but there are also cost savings to society in the reduction in the billions of tons of plastic flowing into our landfills and oceans each year.

The company claims (through its website) to focus on «environmentally safe solutions [that] benefit society and enhance the daily lives of the consumer,» with the goal «to establish a leading position in the E [lectric] V [ehicle] industry.»

Bruce Elliott, manager of compensation and benefits at the Society for Human Resource Management, says the main trends pertain to worker education and family - leave time.

Of course, if that happens, the benefits to society far outweigh the loss for Geico, and Buffett acknowledged this.

This fall, with the support of his investors and employees, he even reincorporated the company as a public benefit corporation, which legally requires it to prioritize its effects on society as much as its profitability.

Though BCE claimed it desperately needed the deal for its Bell Media division to compete in an ever - changing and increasingly international market (not to mention to bulk up its presence in Quebec), and altruistically promised to undertake a variety of tangible benefits for the greater good of Canadian society, Blais was having none of it.

It only takes a glance at the websites of local retailers to see examples of projects they are launching to benefit society.

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.

EY's definition of purpose: «an aspirational reason for being which inspires and provides a call to action for an organization and its partners and stakeholders, and provides benefit to local and global society.»

Federal law does not require paid family and medical leave, and only 18 percent of U.S. businesses offer paid family leave, according to the HR professional organization Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey.

Tackling the enormous challenges of healthcare and harnessing its full benefits are among the greatest issues facing society today.

in Puerto Rico, we are witnessing an infectious positivity flowing from local governments in support of developing strong local startup ecosystems, which is creating benefits for entire countries, economies and societies.

Other characteristics that are shared due to the common methodology include: (1) The estimates encompass both transfers and changes in society's real resources (the latter being benefits in the context of the 2016 RIA but costs in this RIA because gains are forgone); (2) the estimates have a tendency toward overestimation in that they reflect an assumption that the April 2016 Fiduciary Rule will eliminate (rather than just reduce) underperformance associated with the practice of incentivizing broker recommendations through variable front - end - load sharing; and (3) the estimates have a tendency toward underestimation in that they represented only one negative effect (poor mutual fund selection) of one source of conflict (load sharing), in one market segment (IRA investments in front - load mutual funds).

The company will benefit financially, as it can continue to produce locally without drying up their business, but a water - neutral Coca - Cola should also be regarded as a signal of a new level of corporate engagements in society.

In my view, a society where big slices of the population don't benefit from economic growth invites trouble.

During a trip to India in 2016, I experienced firsthand how the benefits of doing good are well established in Indian society.

Whereas research accomplishes the transformation of money into knowledge, it is through a process of commercialization that one achieves the transformation of knowledge, as embedded in products, services and market understanding, into money and benefits for individuals, businesses and the society at large.

Last month, the second annual Wine Country Conference was held in Sonoma California, this year to benefit the Autism Society of America.

«Not only can bitcoin support this vision by helping our merchants better compete globally, but it also has the potential to benefit society by enhancing the security, privacy, and convenience of financial transactions.»

We invest much less in young children, and that stems largely from the fact that most other advanced economies view early childhood education, child care and other benefits targeted at parents with young children as «public goods,» meaning investments that, absent public support, would be insufficiently made from the perspective of society's well - being.

The addition of JLABS to this ecosystem will further propel the creation of new companies and new jobs, and ultimately new healthcare solutions that will benefit individuals and our society for years to come.»

It seems a stretch to call this type of spillover benefit philanthropic, but it is nevertheless a good thing for society.

If either a business or a society pursues policies that benefit its interests at the expense of the other, it will find itself on a dangerous path.

The billions of dollars already being spent on CSR and corporate philanthropy would generate far more benefit to both business and society if consistently invested using the principles we have outlined.

In terms of the larger benefit to society, the cannibalization may cause prices to become more «correct», but how «correct» do they need to be?

Life expectancies based on research and analysis by Fidelity Investments Benefits Consulting group and data from the Society of Actuaries, 2014.

That $ 10,000 is going to be invested in the securities or funds you select, compounding for you until retirement or you reach the age of 70.5 years old and the government forces you to begin drawing down the money so as not to take advantage of the tax benefits for too long, enriching your heirs beyond what society considers worth subsidizing.

Buffett added that, «we've got a rich society that can do that and a society that will benefit from free trade, and I think we oughta try to hit both objectives of making sure that there is no roadkill and, at the same time, that 320 million people get the benefits of free trade.»

The Assembly planners would have benefited from pondering the wisdom of that great ecumenist and former WCC Mission Director, Lesslie Newbigin, whose recent work, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, challenges both the complacency of conservatism and the constant effort to reconstruct the gospel:

In the long - term, statist ideologues benefit from the discontent of millions who are blocked from full participation in society.

Not the least of alternative sentencing's benefits is that it frees up the prison space we so desperately need to lock up serious offenders who pose an immanent threat to society — and keep them locked up for a long time.

Paul... and yet you pay taxes that help support people not working, pay for medical procedures or treatment for diseases and the results of their personal actions, and to pay for things that benefit society.

However, everything is not black and white, and a main objective of Sharia law is to increase benefits and reduce detriments to society.

The benefit of prayer, which doesn't take away from any of my contributions to society and other people, is something I can not deny.