Sentences with phrase «policy commitment of»

He made the replacement of the House of Lords with an elected second chamber a policy commitment of his successful 2016 leadership campaign.

We believe that the Government should put aside its sole policy commitment of eliminating the deficit by 2015 - 16, and introduce a medium - term strategy to support job creation and economic growth.

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«In light of recent executive orders in the United States regarding immigration policy, we want every one of you to know of our unwavering commitment to the dedicated people working here at JPMorgan Chase,» the memo from the bank's operating committee reads.

«In accordance with this commitment, we have intensified our efforts in recent years to address and prevent sexual misconduct on our campus through the creation and expansion of policies and programs and the active engagement of the university community.»

Entrepreneurs regularly make the pilgrimage to the company's Las Vegas headquarters, to learn about Zappos's commitment to being «a little weird,» its over-the-top customer service, and even its policy of offering new hires $ 2,000 to quit.

He dismissed the pressure to pursue an ethical foreign policy as the work of «influential minority elements among us that have some special interest» at heart and believed the American commitment to Israel was a strategic liability.

And while the company obviously doesn't recruit specifically on their parental leave policies given the personal nature of applicants» family situations, Siegel believes that ZipRecruiter's overall commitment to work - life balance, of which this policy is a part, is a huge help when it comes to winning talent for the company — particularly senior talent.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Presidential candidates are often accused of flip - flopping in their policy commitments while on the campaign trail, but Trump's contradictory rhetoric is a different story.

Though victories against ISIS in Iraq and Syria may make more resources available for Afghanistan, Trump's change in policy comes as the Air Force grapples with a number of protracted operational commitments.

As part of the firm's ongoing commitment to working families, we are pleased to announce a global enhancement to our existing two - week parenting leave policy for non-primary caregivers.

Companies that have made such agreements, like the world's No. 1 retailer Wal - Mart Stores Inc and convenience store chain Kwik Trip, say they expect to uphold the commitments they have made regardless of any policy changes in Washington.

But more than anyone, Mr. Schäuble has come to embody the consensus that has helped shape European economic policy for years: that the path to sustained economic recovery for financially troubled countries is to slash spending, raise taxes when necessary and win back the trust of bond markets and other investors by displaying commitment to fiscal prudence — even if that process imposes deep economic pain as it plays out.

But the new plan also includes some commitments that illustrate the upside of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national approach, which allows provinces to pioneer policy and then have Ottawa help scale it up to a Canada - wide standard.

What we found is that a well - designed Clean Fuel Standard — informed by experience with similar policies in California and B.C. — would not only help Canada cut pollution in keeping with our commitment under the Paris Agreement, it would create jobs in Canada's clean fuel sector and grow a new segment of our economy.

Lastly, the Liberals have recently announced major policy proposals in support of Aboriginals, the most important being a commitment to eliminate significant» gaps» between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

The Fed concluded its two - day policy meeting with a commitment to purchase mortgaged - backed securities at a rate of $ 40 billion per month.

Like it or not, Finance Minister Joe Oliver's April budget has now become the fiscal «benchmark» against which their policy platforms will be judged in terms of their commitments to maintain a balanced budget.

The Fed concluded its two - day policy meeting with a commitment to purchase mortgage - backed securities at a rate of $ 40 billion per month.

Accessibility Policy, including a statement of organizational commitment, has been completed.

For example, new rules or regulatory policies might require the former group to reorient portfolios or dispose of holdings after commitments had been made.

Apparently the Mr. Flaherty sees no additional scope for fiscal policy action in these circumstances of slowing economic growth, other than to maintain a commitment to eliminate the deficit over the medium term.

It is intended to support their ability and enhance their understanding of various subject matters so that they can act in compliance with the Franklin Templeton standards of honesty and integrity, and with a strong commitment to adhering to our internal practices and policies.

However, it would require a major refocusing of fiscal policy, with a clear political commitment and hard rules in order to be successful.

G - 20: The Group of 20 major economies wrapped up their annual summit, held in Hangzhou, China, with a stronger commitment to coordinate policies to support growth and promote trade liberalization.

Importantly, none of these groups could point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy for the nation to meet its Paris commitments for a 26 - 28 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

But it would be in keeping for this government to downplay international commitments and coordination in favour of its own domestic policy agenda.

Even though he announced another major policy commitment outside of Canada, he was playing to his domestic audience to hype his credentials as a sound manager of the government's finances.

The arguments of Adair Turner and others seem to me to depend on a notion that you are making some kind of permanent commitment with respect to future monetary policy by engaging in money - financed fiscal policy.

Action: Disable location services Who is this for: Anyone who feels uncomfortable with the idea of being kept under surveillance How difficult is it: A bit of effort finding and changing settings, and a bit of commitment to stay on top of any «updates» to privacy policies which might try to revive location tracking.

The KDA maintains an open membership policy, champions a strong commitment to the responsible and moderate consumption of spirits, and fights to curb underage drinking and drunk driving.

We need a Canadian complement to this innovation lobby, centred on Canadian - domiciled companies selling Canadian ideas globally, to obtain the full commitment of federal politicians and policy - makers to act in ways that support their profitable growth.

Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

Our detailed commitments to the UN Global Compact, the Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) or other relevant instruments, are laid out in our Nestlé Corporate Business Principles PDF 1159Kb and related policy documents, and their application is verified through our CARE program and our internal Corporate Group Auditors.

Discomfort with the authoritarian drift of politics and policymaking in Eastern Europe, and the consequences of Russia's aggressive foreign policy, more than offset fresh commitments to South Africa and Saudi Arabia Equity Funds.

What is great about nonprofit insurances is that it takes the guaranteed assistance to a level of commitment that helps those who are within these different policies and plans to have a better idea of just how they should be able to handle the monetary benefits that is guaranteed so that in the long run finances are left stable.

The monetary policy debate over whether rule - like behavior is preferable to pure discretion dates back at least to Henry Simons in 1936.1 More recently, in their Nobel Prize - winning work, Finn Kydland and Ed Prescott demonstrated that a credible commitment by policymakers to behave in a systematic rule - like manner leads to better outcomes than discretion.2 Since then, numerous papers using a variety of models have investigated the benefits of rule - like behavior in monetary policy and found that there are indeed significant benefits.

The new China - Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has some of the «best - ever commitments from China» in terms of opening its markets to imports, according to a new analysis by trade policy experts Laura Dawson and Dan Ciuriak.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

«Their knowledge, oversight and commitment to good governance and sound business ethics will ensure that Glass Lewis» policies remain independent and relevant to the interests of institutional investors.»

Yellen's tacit commitment to dovish monetary policy should support equities, however these same policies only reinforce the importance of owning precious metals over the long haul.

That's because once the economy returned to the target path, Fed policy — a commitment to ensuring nominal G.D.P. growth of 4 1/2 percent — would restrain inflation.

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

The major challenge for the federal government in the budget expected this month is to maintain its commitment to progressive social and economic policies in the context of a major shift to the political right in the United States.

In addition to the Fed's new commitment torestoring the strength of the economy, speculators bought the Euro on thethought that the European Central Bank may be getting ready to implement a tightermonetary policy.

The Business Council works closely with a number of organizations that share our commitment to shaping public policy in the interests of a stronger Canada and a better world.

«If this data still exists, it would be a grave violation of Facebook's policies and an unacceptable violation of trust and the commitments these groups made.»

By codifying an explicit commitment to raise interest rates in the policy statement, policy makers are reinforcing their role as guardians of financial stability, and not simply stewards of non-inflationary economic growth.

Other specific duties and responsibilities of the HR and Compensation Committee include reviewing senior management selection and overseeing succession planning, including reviewing the leadership development process; reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation and evaluating performance and determining the compensation of executive officers in accordance with those objectives; approving severance arrangements and other applicable agreements for executive officers; overseeing HP's equity and incentive compensation plans; overseeing non-equity-based benefit plans and approving any changes to such plans involving a material financial commitment by HP; monitoring workforce management programs; establishing compensation policies and practices for service on the Board and its committees, including annually reviewing the appropriate level of director compensation and recommending to the Board any changes to that compensation; developing stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers and monitoring compliance with such guidelines; and annually evaluating its performance and its charter.

I maintain, for several reasons, that our policy should be one of uncompromising commitment to the truth of Christianity.