Sentences with phrase «on voluntary industry»

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Factors that affect whether employees elect voluntary benefits include an employer's core medical offerings, the cost of coverage, the industry in which participants are employed, and the list of benefits available for purchase on a voluntary basis.

The film industry practiced voluntary restraint in 1968 to prevent local censorship boards from imposing restrictions on moviemaking.

It creates more economical means for our industry to self - regulate, focus on testing, spot audits and compliance checks, and to build on TOP members» great work (much of it voluntary) over the past decades promoting Tasmanian organic products.

It is being implemented from June 2014 on a voluntary basis by the food industry over the next five years, with a review of progress after two years.

In addition, the Australian Beverages Council has adopted, as policy, the Australian Association of National Advertisers» (AANA's) voluntary guidelines for advertising directed at children, and is a signatory to the Code of Practice on Nutrient Claims and to all other voluntary advertising industry codes of practice.

Funding comes from transaction levies paid on livestock sales, the Australian government and voluntary contributions from industry partners.

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.

If the Prime Minister, on advice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, signs off on a voluntary code it will relieve industry and retailer fears about rumoured plans within government to impose a mandatory code on the sector.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard's office has taken responsibility for managing the final stages of negotiations on a voluntary code of conduct to regulate the $ 86 billion grocery industry.

«As evidenced by the voluntary introduction of its own Daily Intake Guide front - of - pack scheme back in 2006, the beverages industry is committed to providing easy to understand information to help consumers make informed decisions over and above the detail on the back - of - pack nutrition information panel.

Based on industry and stakeholder feedback, CSWA determined that a voluntary third - party certification option for California vintners and growers was the appropriate next step in the evolution of the Sustainable Winegrowing Program to maintain the California wine industry's leadership position and commitment to transparency.

Other industries such as the grain, horticulture or non-exporting animal product industries use the NRS on a voluntary basis in order to demonstrate compliance with state food safety obligations and / or importing country requirements.

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.

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.

The UK relied on weak voluntary agreements with industry.

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All sectors involved in developing and policies and programmes to deliver on fuel poverty targets should attend including representatives from local government and RSLs; central government; the energy industry; Green Deal installer organisations; health agencies; voluntary and not for profit agencies at a national and local level.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

The deal, which is intended to establish voluntary agreements on issues such as labelling and advertising in the alcohol industry, will still go ahead but without the conferred legitimacy of public health organisations.

A voluntary ban will be applied by the outdoor advertising industry on adverts for lap - dancing clubs near schools.

However, in December 2011, because no European agreement had been reached on enforcing the ban on battery cages, the British government announced that it had instead been working closely with the domestic egg industry, processors, food manufacturers, the food service sector and retailers to reach «a voluntary consensus» not to sell or use battery - farmed eggs and help British consumers to avoid buying them unwittingly.

Yesterday the home secretary said she intended to enforce a mandatory code of conduct on the drinks industry - a decision that ends the 10 - year campaign by ministers to persuade the drinks industry to enforce a voluntary code on responsible promotion of alcohol sales.

The FDA says it revoked the 1977 proposals to focus on voluntary reforms within the industry.

Most have relied solely on voluntary moves by the food industry, with no evidence of their effectiveness.

Among the new voluntary efforts by pharmaceutical companies to post clinical trial data, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, one of the trade groups behind last week's proposal, will recommend that its members post trial results on a World Health Organization (WHO) global trials database that WHO hopes to establish in July.

«These [voluntary] activities have led to significant reductions in emissions from some companies and some industries, but overall have not had a significant effect on emissions at the national or regional level,» Bernstein says.

As a result, at least nine states, including California, Maine and Maryland, have implemented their own controls on the proper handling of e-waste, and the electronics industry has voluntary guidelines to reduce it.

We reported this to the Food Standards Agency, who have taken action to notify Cow & Gate of labelling requirements and issued the following statement: In light of advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on the adverse effects of trans fats on the risk of coronary heart disease, the Agency welcomes the voluntary action by the UK food industry to reduce the levels of artificial trans fats in our foods.

Regardless, Zetsche favors voluntary industry agreements «which support the introduction of lower fuel consumption or more environmentally friendly technologies,» as well as a federal ban on sulfur in fuel and tax incentives for buying hybrid vehicles.

Short of voluntary disclosure, do we need an industry watchdog group of sorts to do the counting, as we see White at Bustle doing in terms of self - published authors on the Kindle Top 100 list?

But one of the defining factors in any picture of the publishing business has been that it's an industry based on the voluntary submission of its fundamental product, the content, by people it does not know (until they turn up with a manuscript) and do not employ (until they get into a contractual arrangement).

FIF — a voluntary financial industry group composed of member firms such as broker - dealers, exchanges, and vendors — serves as a central resource for objective commentary and analysis on industry initiatives and informs regulators about the impact of proposed regulation and other market structure changes.

As part of our effort to work with industry leaders on best practices, PIJAC and small animal care experts launched Small Animal Care voluntary standards.

The National Greyhound Association (NGA), a voluntary non-profit association is officially recognized by the entire Greyhound racing industry as the sole registry for racing Greyhounds on the North American continent.

U.S. — The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) is recommending that all exporters, shippers, importers and buyers of Cynops orientalis (Firebelly) and Pachytriton labiatus (Paddletail) newts immediately establish a voluntary moratorium on importing them into the United States.

Following a successful roll out at SuperZoo in July, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council's (PIJAC) Small Animal Care Committee has been working on distributing the first voluntary standards for this part of the industry and creating uniform standards for shipping small mammals and rIndustry Joint Advisory Council's (PIJAC) Small Animal Care Committee has been working on distributing the first voluntary standards for this part of the industry and creating uniform standards for shipping small mammals and rindustry and creating uniform standards for shipping small mammals and reptiles.

The challenge is articulating comprehensive, well - defined standards on which the breeder industry agrees (and has input on), and encouraging voluntary compliance throughout the industry.

As PV CYCLE (http://www.pvcycle.org), the voluntary PV module take back and recycling initiative of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) continues to move forward, I wonder where is the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on this important PV industry sustainabilitIndustry Association (EPIA) continues to move forward, I wonder where is the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on this important PV industry sustainabilitindustry sustainability issue?

The company has met its commitments to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the voluntary mechanism for controlling the practices of the industry, a year ahead of time.

Washington, D.C., — The U.S. wind energy industry announced, on the eve of National Wildlife Day, a best management practice establishing a new voluntary operating protocol, which is expected to reduce impacts to bats from operating wind turbines by as much as 30 percent.

Mr. Bush set a policy that until 2012 would rely on voluntary measures by industries to slow growth in emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat - trapping gases.

The article demonstrates the voluntary measures adopted by industry to mitigate losses on internal rate...

Johannsen, K.S., 2002: Combining voluntary agreements and taxes: an evaluation of the Danish agreement scheme on energy efficiency in industry.

And according to the voluntary register, Koch Industries — the largest privately owned energy company in the United States, known for funding climate denial groups — has a particular interest in lobbying on the «EU's free trade agreement negotiations.»

If the aviation industry were to buy credits of unknown quality from these voluntary markets as well, on paper it would seem as if airlines were offsetting their emissions, but, in practice, the atmosphere would not be fooled.

(The existing protocol is to depend on industry to submit animal test data: either voluntary or, occasionally, under enforcement order.)

Because the Federal government seems to be pretending that «no one could have seen this coming,» you might wonder, as we do «What is the waste management industry doing on a voluntary basis» to cope with the coming e-waste deluge?

Several voluntary industry efforts to address these sources are underway, including EPA's plans to expand on the successful Natural Gas STAR Program by launching a new partnership in collaboration with key stakeholders later in 2015.

Building on the existing guidance note for health and safety for SME firms, the insurance industry could consider developing a more detailed code of conduct on best practice for health and safety for businesses and the voluntary sector.