Sentences with phrase «of transparency effort»

«Amino, with its unprecedented database and highly engaging consumer products, is well - positioned to lead the next generation of transparency efforts.»

Not exact matches

In an Asset & Wealth Management report released on Monday, PwC said the public was increasingly hostile towards those perceived to be not paying their «fair share» of tax, and that businesses would need to put more effort into tax transparency in future.

Governments have made efforts to improve accountability by requiring lobbyists to register their activity and making campaign contributions public, predicated on the idea that transparency will reduce the risk of undue influence.

Delaying U.S. compliance with international anti-corruption effort March The Department of the Interior halted work on a related effort to make sure U.S. transparency rules for the energy industry comply with an international anti-corruption initiative.

Our efforts at increasing transparency have resulted in our employees feeling a greater sense of ownership in the direction of the company, and it has improved decision - making across all levels and units of the organization.

The Framework was introduced in late 2017 as a cross-industry effort to help publishers, technology vendors, agencies and advertisers meet the transparency and user choice requirements (including consent where necessary) of the GDPR before the -LSB-...]

These steps include: efforts to simplify prospectus requirements for retail vanilla bonds and ease the personal liability of company directors; improving market transparency through the RBA's publication of new measures of corporate bond yields; the lengthening of the government bond curve; and the listing of certain fixed - income securities on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Ahead of their congressional testimony last fall, both Twitter and Facebook announced new transparency and authentication efforts for advertising.

Facebook is showing an unprecedented level of transparency around its latest effort to suspend Russian trolls trying to influence elections and mislead the public as it tries to regain the trust of users and the government.

The Update also included a large number of spending initiatives (about $ 10 billion over six years), thereby ensuring that these initiatives would be included in Main Estimates for 2018 - 19 as part of efforts to increase transparency and accountability between the budget expenses and the Main Estimates expenditures.

Further, in an effort to encourage transparency and responsiveness to AGM voting, companies will need to explain what action has been taken to consult with shareholders when more than 20 % of votes have been cast against the board's recommendation.

The decentralized nature of the blockchain in this case could help usher in a new era of transparency and efficiency to a businesses» advertising efforts.

The measure is part of a wide - reaching effort by the bureaus to improve credit report accuracy and transparency following a settlement agreement with 32 state attorneys general in March 2015.

While Denmark and Slovenia have increased transparency around company ownership, Eurodad says that similar efforts have been curtailed in Luxembourg and Germany, which have sanctioned use of shell companies, trusts, holdings and foundations that can help obscure the source of assets and cash.

The study was released in an effort to bring more transparency to the country's cryptocurrency space in light of the recent exchange hack of Coincheck, where $ 530 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen by hackers.

Announced at the first meeting of a cryptocurrency exchange study group established by the FSA in early March, the data release marks the latest effort by the financial watchdog in bringing greater transparency to the industry following a recent hack of one of the domestic exchange Coincheck.

All of these efforts revolve around a core theme of regaining consumer trust and bringing more transparency to its practices.

«Fonterra has made a significant effort to improve the transparency of its calculations and we have now resolved some outstanding issues from last year,» said Sue Begg, deputy chair, Commerce Commission.

Our Supplier Code of Conduct and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act are important parts of our ethical sourcing efforts, and our ongoing assessments of our supply base ensure compliance.

As I've written before, I see the «pink slime» episode as reflecting a lack of transparency in the beef industry and BPI's efforts to defend its products as an example of power politics in action.

The government remained dismissive of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and other such multilateral efforts but it moved to implement domestic reforms.

Freedom of Information laws (such as the US's Freedom of Information Act) were implemented in an effort to at least give a semblance of transparency, as well as allow the general public to feel as if they can help hold their Government accountable.

And many of them gladly paid lip service to voluntary reform efforts such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a program created in 2002 to prevent corruption in resource - rich states.

However the institution of the following policy changes can reduce both inter-state tensions and the associated recurring costs: a concerted effort to increase transparency in each nation's territorial claims; a US declaration on the status of disputed territory conflicts in its mutual defence treaties; and internal enforcement of international agreements such as the Code of Conduct.

The Senate President noted that the visit was apt at a time the 8th Senate was intensifying efforts to enhance government's non-oil revenue through a thorough scrutinisation of revenue generation activities of the ministries, departments and agencies, and demanding accountability and transparency in their operations.

It is on record that in these efforts to ensure transparency and accountability, the current DG is the only chief executive in history of the agency that implemented almost 100 per cent of the Auditor - General of the Federation's audit recommendations regarding financial and other irregularities in the agency.

«But through a bipartisan effort, rules changes were adopted that strengthened the committee process, increased transparency and disclosure to give the public greater insight into legislative proceedings, and placed term limits on the length of time legislative leaders and committee chairs can serve, among other reform initiatives.»

In a not too distant land, our sister country Nigeria has conducted an election that meets internationally acceptable best practices and according to the then commissioner of Nigeria (Prof. Attahiru Jega) «it's illogical not to change a register that has so many irregularities in it», and after changing the Nigeria voters register, his team went ahead to clean it from 73.5 million to 58 million people all in an effort to follow best practices and ensure transparency in order to win the trust of the citizenry in the Commission.

Another key component of the «DemocracyNYC» agenda is an effort to provide more transparency about city officials» interactions with lobbyists.

We appreciate the efforts of Jeff Klein and the IDC to identify where programs are falling short on safety, and hope that this work leads not only to more transparency, so parents can make the best choices for their children, but also to greater technical assistance to help centers provide safe, high quality services,» said Stephanie Gendell, Citizen's Committee for Children of NY.

«It has become clear that we will need another few weeks to complete our review and finalize our recommendations to bring the necessary transparency and integrity to some of the most important economic development efforts that are currently ongoing in Upstate New York.»

The Electoral Commission (EC), has said that as part of efforts to deepen transparency and accountability, it will brief the media on hourly basis on election day, December 7.

«I don't think in our effort to achieve greater budget and fiscal responsibility, we should sacrifice the kind of transparency and openness that I think you need as part of the process as well,» DiNapoli said.

This lack of equity and transparency, is principally the reason the Buhari government's effort to address the challenge of corrupt campaign financing is considered hypocritical, one - sided, fake and dishonest.

The spokesman said that as part of reform efforts to «create greater transparency» all of the administrators except Shaw will be paid with state money as of May.

«The SEEC and Gov. Malloy have completely violated the spirit of Connecticut's clean election laws with this back room deal... But for a few hundred thousand dollars all is forgiven by the SEEC and the governor's efforts to kill transparency triumph.»

In a nod to the 2014 spot that saw her driving around the district in a Ford pickup, one peppy spot featured the lawmaker ticking off a list of promises she said she has kept since taking office, including the refusal of special subsidies, transparency and efforts to «preserve and protect Medicare and Social Security.»

They argue the city's plan to destroy personal documents associated with it, like foreign and U.S. passports, visas, birth certificates, and utility bills and leases, would hinder law enforcement efforts and violate Freedom of Information laws that require government transparency.

Local planning efforts reinforce the principles of inclusion and transparency, and can also mitigate displacement and preserve neighborhoods,» he said.

The New York City Council passed eight bills last week in an effort to mandate greater transparency into and oversight of the Department of Correction and to reduce violence within the city's jails.

«We are not interested in where the funding comes from,» said Kowal, president of United University Professions, which has supported efforts to subject campus foundations to more transparency.

MAS released «Public Assets: City - owned and Leased Properties» as part of its efforts to encourage more transparency when it comes to city planning.

The speech outlined Mr. Stringer's first year in office — touting audits that uncovered waste in the New York City Housing Authority and city schools, his efforts to bring more transparency and open elections to the boards of major corporations, and his ClaimStat program to track suits against the city.

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation is again the subject of transparency complaints over its planning effort for the Outer Harbor.

What if more of the informed students that the worthy transparency efforts produce act instead in their own practical interests and opt to use the next 11 years to become, say, neurosurgeons instead of Ph.D. holders and postdocs?

«The fact that results of studies that are partly under German management and have been financed mostly by public funds are kept from the public is still unacceptable and contrary to all efforts for more transparency,» says IQWiG's Deputy Director Stefan Lange.

Perhaps we can now expect Southern greens, fresh from their efforts to reform international bodies such as the Global Environmental Facility, to launch a campaign for «transparency» in the activities of international environment groups.

The problem is particularly acute in the rich fisheries of West Africa, where a lack of transparency in reporting is threatening efforts to evaluate the ecological health of the waters.

Southerland, who left EPA last summer, said the effort is deceptive and is not about transparency, but about sidelining peer - reviewed science that supports regulation of pollution.

· USNRC and the U.S. nuclear industry must continuously monitor and maintain a strong safety culture and should examine opportunities to increase the transparency of and communication about their efforts to assess and improve nuclear safety.