Sentences with phrase «other environmental trends»

Among the other environmental trends undermining our future are shrinking forests, expanding deserts, falling water tables, collapsing fisheries, disappearing species, and rising temperatures.

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Polman foresaw a litany of other problems ahead, he told investors, listing these: «subdued economic growth, geopolitical tension, the resultant backlash against globalization and technology, a planet under increasing environmental stress, and the fragmentation of consumer trends, shopping channels, and media.»

David Denniston, director of environmental design at Fitch, a retail merchandising consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio, weighs in on four other store trends.

This reflects a social trend of environmental focus as well as anticipated increases in spending by governments and other enterprises on this kind of technology.

Three pronounced trends in American beverage consumption and recycling patterns have emerged since CRI's first BMDA looked at year 2000 data: overall sales growth, non-carbonated sales growth, and stagnating recycling rates — all of which are resulting in higher rates of landfilling, incineration and littering, and other negative environmental impacts.

Reacting against this and other «science over nature» trends, the pioneers of the environmental movement in the late 1960s were quick to pick up on the negative aspects of factory farming, with books such as «Silent Spring» and «Animal Machines» generating considerable interest.

These are just three examples of global change, a term used to describe climate trends and other environmental transformations.

Listen in as Dr. Arthur James delves into these and other environmental factors that all contribute to very specific birth trends among this population.

Such a systematic and long - term monitoring programme of stranded animals facilitates the investigation of spatio - temporal trends in disease, causes of mortality and exposure to environmental pollutants largely inaccessible by other methods.

On the other hand, renting allows you to experience new trends with a less environmental impact, and it is more economical because you get to try out more clothes with the same amount of money spent.

Investing in the energy sector can be riskier than other types of investment activities because of a range of factors, including price fluctuation caused by real and perceived inflationary trends and political developments, and the cost assumed by energy companies in complying with environmental safety regulations.

We consider consumer, political, environmental, and other impacts and trends to determine whether a company has a specific catalyst that we believe will cause its stock price to rise.

Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, regulatory actions and timing of any new product launches; competitive pressures, environmental trends and conditions; and the risks identified under the heading «Risk Factors» in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2013, as well as the other information we file with the SEC.

Warming trends and other environmental imopacts aside, there is a point where the CO2 alone will kill us.

These new «secondary» forests are emerging in Latin America, Asia and other tropical regions at such a fast pace that the trend has set off a serious debate about whether saving primeval rain forest — an iconic environmental cause — may be less urgent than once thought.

Not only does this system allow quick, easy and accurate data entry, it also enables the Environmental and Planning Departments to track leak rates, nameplate capacities, bottle inventories and usage, equipment trending, and any other variable it would need to make informed decisions.

Large sample depth during other periods is not then required (a robust curve to remove growth trend is already in hand) except in relation to the general coherence of the tree response to the environmental parameter of interest — if the trees are «noisy» then a larger number of samples will be required to extract signal than if the signal is more coherent.

The trend has spilled over to environmental, labor and diversity issues, among other causes.

They require information also on a whole range of topics, such as business, social, financial and other statistics and trends, commercial and industry practice, medical, health, educational and environmental developments, local, national, regional and international government policy and plans.

Director of Human Resources / HR Consultant — Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the planning, direction, and management of all HR - related activities including staff recruiting, candidate tracking, personnel screening and testing, and hiring processes in accordance with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance with all standards, authoring and implementing new policies and procedures as needed along with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vendors