Sentences with phrase «of voluntary markets»

But there is a wild west of voluntary markets, created outside of the climate convention, that operate under different rules and regulations.

The industry has engaged with the AMA, Governments and regulators around the country informing them of the voluntary marketing and promotion restrictions it has implemented over and above existing legislation.

With the introduction of Bullfrog Power's green electricity (2005) and green natural gas (2011), and now green fuel, Bullfrog continues to harness and build the demand of the voluntary market for cleaner energy products.

Advocacy Working Group: This group is focusing on the future of the voluntary market and how it can grow under the Paris Agreement

The percentage of vehicles insured in the shared market is dropping, in part because of the evolution of the nonstandard sector of the voluntary market.

Not exact matches

Two more provinces have agreed to join a voluntary national securities regulator expected to begin operations in the fall of 2015, bringing the total number on board to four and giving the upcoming capital markets watchdog a more pan-Canadian scope.

South Korea has already complied with this demand and agreed to a voluntary export restraint for steel, a further opening of their market for American cars and a slower phasing out of the limits on exports of Korean pickup trucks to the U.S.

For those who can't gain homeowners insurance through the voluntary market, the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (MPIUA) is the market of last resort.

To provide additional transparency to our process, DNV GL, an independent certification expert in renewables and energy efficiency, reviewed Morgan Stanley's internal green bond framework and its adherence to the Green Bond Principles, which are voluntary guidelines for the development and issuance of green bonds, encouraging transparency, disclosure and integrity in the development of the green bond market.

Arkadiusz is a free market advocate who believes in the power of peaceful and voluntary cooperation of people.

HSBC is a member of the International Capital Market Association's (ICMA) Executive Committee for the Green Bond Principles, which are a set of voluntary standards for issuers of green bonds.

The Declaration does not specify how we are to strive toward that goal - whether through state policy, international initiatives, market dynamics, voluntary action, charity, or all of these combined.

holds that the market is incompatible with ethics because voluntary «moral» actions contradict market rules and drive the moralizing entrepreneur out of the game....

What combination of new construction techniques, market incentives, compulsory taxation, credit structures, voluntary organizations and self - help will be effective?

«In general, one could imagine crisis periods of three to six months, where the MRP could be used (first with voluntary cuts, which would already in many cases stabilize the market.

Recognizing the unique role we play in the health and wellness of Americans — especially children — America's food and beverage companies have implemented voluntary changes to their advertising practices that have dramatically changed the marketing landscape.

Generate resources, financial or otherwise, for indigenous coffee farmers as a result of selling verified emissions reductions on the voluntary carbon market, and by selling Climate - friendly branded coffee.

The PIRSA grants are dollar for dollar voluntary contribution grants, and their purpose is to offer «support in assisting food and beverage businesses and industry associations to help attain industry standard third - party certifications that will support achievement of either or both of the following aims: (a) accessing new or higher value markets for product, or (b) contributing to premium positioning and achieving superior prices for products.»

In 2006, the Australian Food and Grocery Council introduced Percentage Daily Intake (% DI) front - of - pack labelling into the Australian grocery market as a voluntary labelling scheme, based on a variation of the European % GDA labelling system.

The industry has shown a responsible approach to be part of any solution framework through voluntary front of pack labelling, reducing serving sizes, reformulating to low or no calories, a voluntary ban on marketing to kids under 12 and compliance with school canteen guidelines.

Late last week, after more than six months of negotiations, supplier representatives gave their final draft of a voluntary code intended to curtail alleged misuse of market power by the supermarkets, to the government and retailers for review.

In September, the parties, along with the National Farmers Federation (NFF) began talks to agree the voluntary code as a means of addressing growing concern about unconscionable conduct in the supermarkets, which are alleged to be misusing market power in the sector.

In addition to abiding by strict food laws, the industry adheres to the following voluntary guidelines as part of the Industry Commitments3: • Energy Drinks are not made available in primary nor secondary schools • Marketing and advertising activities of energy drinks are not directed at children • No promotional activities are undertaken to encourage excessive consumption of energy drinks • Labels of energy drinks do not promote the mixing of energy drinks with any other beverage.

The main criticisms of the government's measures have largely centred on the voluntary action by the food and drink industry and the absence of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.

Brenham, TX — Blue Bell Creameries, the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry have entered into voluntary agreements outlining a series of steps and actions Blue Bell will take as part of its efforts to bring Blue Bell Ice Cream products back to market.

The government's measures, centred on the sugar tax announced by George Osborne in March, rely on voluntary action by the food and drink industry and are shorn of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.

Nevertheless, the company has withdrawn the kite tube from the market and is undertaking this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution.

In prior posts I've told you about the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), a voluntary effort by the leading food and beverage companies to rein in their marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to kids.

The Commission has failed to tackle the issue of FUF advertising and now has no credible strategy for curbing the growth in this new market — except dialogue with the industry about voluntary self - regulatory options.

And remember the recent, landmark inter-agency effort to issue voluntary guidelines on the marketing of junk food to kids?

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Youth sport marketing is a key part of food and beverage marketing strategies, and voluntary industry guidelines may actually encourage food and beverage companies to associate those products with health and fitness activities such as youth sport (61).

Or how the food industry killed purely voluntary federal guidelines to rein in the marketing of junk food to children?)

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food regulations, the new food safety law and the new voluntary guidelines for marketing junk food to children, along with funding for food assistance programs like WIC.

At issue is whether Nestle complies with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes — a set of voluntary World Health Organisation (WHO) rules that set strict limits on the promotion of baby foods.

Talking about values is cheap, sticking out your political neck to try and construct these values in the actual world is expensive - saying no to corporations rather than finger - waving, creating strong laws rather than voluntary codes, recognising and defending unions as a legitimate defence of those with limited power and the strikes which go with it, being prepared to replace internal markets with internal democracies and so forth.

«If the voluntary sector is forced out of the market then this will have a negative impact on patients and families and also the communities in which they live,» they said.

If you dig into the details, moreover, you will see that a lot of market regulations and voluntary industrial standards show the same pattern of convergence.

The program itself is voluntary for farmers to participate in through the Department of Agriculture and Markets.

It also calls for more effective use of European Social Fund to incentivise providers to offer voluntary activity as a pathway to integration especially for groups furthest from the labour market.

These proposals will «create a responsive local market» for health and social care They will also «reduce the pay bill» and make increased use of voluntary sector o

These proposals will «create a responsive local market» for health and social care They will also «reduce the pay bill» and make increased use of voluntary sector organisations and self - management.

When it is willing to use markets and the voluntary sector as well as the state as agents of change, the left in Britain and around Europe has shown the capacity not only to win the confidence of the public but also to change the country.

And although the American Association for the Advancement of Science (publisher of Next Wave), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS) all helped to publicize the survey, Davis and Fiske recruited most of the voluntary participants through «viral marketing» — the Internet industry's term for the old «he told two friends, she told two friends» approach to information dissemination.

NGOs, World Bank look to «blue» portfolios Although Siikamäki's study ties successful conservation to the price of offsets in mandatory and voluntary carbon markets, the researchers also took into account other benefits unrelated to carbon, like maintaining species diversity.

Prices on the voluntary carbon market are likely too low for this method to attract the interest of most U.S. farmers in the near term, Robertson said.

The researchers assessed the nutritional content of products advertised — cereals, sweets, snacks, beverages and other foods — and whether they fit the proposed voluntary nutrition guidelines recommended by the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children.

Republican gains in the U.S. Congress suggest climate change and energy will not be addressed in the next two years, and a voluntary national cap - and - trade market for companies, known as the Chicago Climate Exchange, will expire at the end of this year.

But by putting the targets into law and mandating a set of regulations — including requiring 35 percent of the country's electricity to come from clean sources by 2024; establishing a voluntary carbon market; developing incentives to promote renewable energy; phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; and forcing companies in the largest carbon polluting sectors to report their emissions — they said the results could be groundbreaking.

«It treats the auction as something else entirely, something more like a voluntary purchase of a market good.»