Sentences with phrase «policy officer»

Gradually policy officers were stripped of their external roles, such as talking to the media.

«It is increasingly valuable to our clients to have access to environmental and social data in analyzing potential investments and in making proxy voting decisions,» said Robert McCormick, Chief Policy Officer at Glass Lewis.

«This is a huge problem as the whales use this area as a crucial feeding ground; the sustenance provided by the waters off Sakhalin Island see them through the rest of the year — through migration, breeding and calving,» said Leigh Henry, Senior Policy Officer for WWF.

Schleifer most recently served as Chief Policy Officer for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) where he formulated the organization's legislative strategy and led several successful advocacy campaigns that improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of America's newest veterans.

«About 20 per cent of public sector investment is actually invested directly in the public sector and large proportions of public sector budgets go on employing public servants to deliver vital frontline services,» said Nicola Smith, senior policy officer at the TUC.

Specifically, Robert McCormick, chief policy officer with Glass Lewis, sees the importance of the CSA putting the issue out for open discussion.

Andrew Griffiths, principal policy officer of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) argued: «This survey emphasises the importance for local authorities to have clear enforcement strategies in place to deal with the worst properties and the most vulnerable tenants.»

«An effective carbon price coupled with technology and operational improvements will be key to unlocking the huge potential for pollution - free shipping,» said Kelsey Perlman, international transport policy officer for Carbon Market Watch.

As a Livestock Policy Officer working for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Dr Anne Mottet, will explain the role of livestock and dairy in food security and nutrition...

«The consequences of terrorism are just abhorrent in our community and yet here we are with a product that's meant to be passed off as a leisure time activity, actually promoting what most world leaders speak out publicly against,» said Roberts, who is also the principal policy officer in Western Australia's Department of Premier and Cabinet.

But Owen Hathway, Wales policy officer at NUT Cymru, said there was a mandate for strike action among teachers despite the ballot being two years ago.

This led her into environmental policy, and today Vetier, 29, works as an E.U. policy officer on sustainable agriculture at the Greenpeace European Unit in Brussels.

Teresa Anderson, climate policy officer for ActionAid International, said: In spite of uncertainty around the US» commitment to the Paris Agreement, negotiators in Bonn did not get distracted, and instead got on with the job at hand.

Forbes contributor Robin Ferracone recently spent time talking with Glass Lewis Chief Policy Officer Robert McCormick.

CARE Northern Ireland Policy Officer Mark Baillie said: «This is a landmark moment in the fight against modern day slavery.

Charlotte Simon, nature policy officer from FACE said; «The Biodiversity Manifesto is a key tool for communicating the value of hunting to the EU commission, decision makers, the general public and member states.

Jago Russell, Liberty's policy officer said: «Control orders were introduced as a quick fix two years ago with terrible results for our freedoms as well as public safety.

«The piece - meal management of existing so - called «protected areas» such as special areas of conservation does not adequately protect our valuable marine wildlife,» said MCS biodiversity policy officer Dr Jean - Luc Solandt.

Unfortunately I was unable to join the conference but John Southalan, a senior policy officer from the Commission, attended on my behalf.

«Most of our clients with employment problems have been exploited by rogue employers,» comments Richard Dunstan, a social policy officer at Citizens Advice working on employment issues.

NUT Cymru policy officer Owen Hathway said: «It is far more important to look at how we support teachers and pupils in their workload pressures, professional development and with the right funding and resources rather than chasing targets which mean very little to individual pupils.»

In this episode of The Interchange: a conversation with Sunrun Chief Policy Officer Anne Hoskins about using solar for grid services.

Michael Weinberg is the early childhood education policy officer at the Thornburg Foundation, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Senior food policy officer at European consumer rights group BEUC Camille Perrin said: «It remains to be seen what will be deemed a «significant» difference in composition, and we trust national authorities will consult consumer organisations to inform their assessment.

Corbyn is also looking to bring in a diary manager, a private secretary and three new policy officers.

Sidewalk Labs chief policy officer Rit Aggarwala told the crowd the company is «not interested in selling personal information» and will ultimately present a plan that will need to be approved by the government before proceeding.

Today, IAVA Chief Policy Officer Melissa Bryant provided testimony before a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees.

Previous to joining the Council, Trevor worked at Global Affairs Canada as a Trade Policy Officer.

Report author and SCIAF Policy Officer Jo O'Neill said: «Despite efforts to tackle irresponsible businesses by governments, human rights and environmental abuses continue to take place, and all over the world human rights defenders continue to be threatened and killed.

Dr Matthew Rees, advocacy policy officer at Open Doors, said: «As many nations come together to take part in the Winter Olympics, let us not forget that every day over 300,000 Christians are denied the right to take part in the religious observance of their choice.

Campaigns and Policy Officer Tom Kuehnel recently visited European Parliament in Brussels, where the findings of The Vegan Society's Grow Green report were... (Read More)

Louise Payton, Soil Association policy officer, said: «This is another example of a country where soil and water quality has declined thanks to intensive farming and the overuse of fertilisers and pesticides — and sees GM as a «get out» clause to perpetuate this same way of farming.»

BASC's land management policy officer, Dr Conor O'Gorman said: «Whilst there are no significant changes from the 2007 licences, there have been minor changes in wording.

While recognising the need for more homes, CPRE's senior regional policy officer Fiona Howie said they should be delivered in a way that will not damage the environment or people's quality of life.

«It is premature,» says senior policy officer Sébastien Huber.

«We were looking for a lot more than this,» says Martin Mathers, forest policy officer with the World Wide Fund for Nature.

«If Japanese consumers don't buy the fish, they would force the decision - makers in the end to make the right decision,» Susana Sainz - Trápaga, WWF Mediterranean fisheries policy officer, said at a presymposium press briefing here today.

Falk Schubert: Computational Systems Biologist, 2006 - 2009 Now Policy Officer at German Health Ministry, Bonn (Germany)

The Welsh Government's Food in Schools Policy Officer, Charlotte Maurer, also attended and is looking to forge closer links with the LACA Wales committee as a result.

«We're glad that the situation has been rectified in relation to the majority of students in Wales,» said union policy officer Rebecca Williams.

In addition to his combat experience, Mr. Bower served as the Compensation Policy Officer and a Naval Academy Mathematics Instructor.

«Rosneft is irresponsibly insisting on conducting this survey when they could easily postpone the survey until next year and hold it before the whales arrive,» said Aleksey Knizhnikov, Oil & Gas Environmental Policy officer, WWF.