Sentences with phrase «practiced a policy of»

The U.S. Forest Service has for decades practiced a policy of fire suppression, or fire exclusion, in areas it manages.

Our journal is practicing a policy of immediate open access to published content, supporting the principles of the free flow of scientific information and global knowledge sharing for the common social progress.

In the days when I had known her well, she had practiced a policy of sartorial simplicity designed to exhibit her natural gifts and I think to embarrass the girls who dressed up.

Beacon House Adoption Services domestic adoption program practices a policy of semi-open adoptions.

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Her point of view helps you rethink some of your current practices, encourages more strategic thinking, and empowers action - driven teams through policies.

- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan participate in «Monetary Policy and Reform in Practice» panel before the Hoover Institution / Stanford University «Currencies, Capital, and Central Bank Balances: a Policy Conference,» - 0000 GMT.

«No matter how Adblock Plus tries to justify their form of extortion, or make it seem harmless, it is a practice that will continue to erode the value exchange that powers the free and open Internet,» said IAB public policy chief Dave Grimaldi in a statement.

At Stage 3 (Stage 4 for Riccò and Guerci), the IDC is responsible for managing the laying out of policies and practices that aim to improve gender balance.

In practice, however, insurers have successfully defended narrow interpretations of these policies.

Monitoring how walloped employees are feeling by weather or cyclical events is one of the functions of measuring workplace mood so closely: by taking the pulse of a workplace and offering feedback, employers can develop happiness - boosting policies and practices (flexible hours in September, for instance, could help parents deal with the start of the school year).

At this stage, the IDC should begin conducting periodic evaluations of the policies and practices implemented thus far, assessing their impact on gender balance.

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

It is of the utmost importance that the IDC and the HR department ensure the support of line managers and supervisors, who will be in charge of ensuring the proper execution of practices and policies, and of course, front line employees, who will actually be executing these.

«In fact, the CRTC has frequently dismissed complaints as being outside of the scope of the policy, lacking in evidence, or sided with internet provider practices.»

• In May, Susan Fowler advocated that tech companies end forced arbitration, end the practice of buying their employees» silence with severance packages and non-disparagement agreements, end unnecessarily strict confidentiality agreements, institute training and enforce zero - tolerance policies:

To come up with these new rules, NYDFS officials went to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and borrowed the cybersecurity policies and practices that the U.S. Government requires all federal agencies to adhere to.

The housing bubble and subsequent meltdown wasn't just about exotic mortgage practices, it was also about a policy mandate to encourage homeownership that got out of hand.

Dig Deeper: An Eye Bank Bets on Best Practices How to Become a Social Entrepreneur: Think of It As a Business «The modern non-profit must adopt many of the same strategies, policies and best practices employed by successful enterprises in the for - profit world, but not at the cost of its soul,» writes Scofield.

Over 31 percent of its employees engage in telework, and it is embedded into Aetna's HR policies and practices.

«If you tax that $ 50 billion at 20 percent of imports — which is by the way a practice that 160 other countries do — right now our country's policy is to tax exports and let imports flow freely in, which is ridiculous.»

For a general sense of the contractor's security policy and practices, review their ISO 27002 compliance statement.

Tarun has worked in health for 30 years, focusing on public health research, policy and practice in the prevention of common chronic diseases and addressing Aboriginal health gaps.

«The goal was for us, and those we worked with, to get some ideas that could be applied and put into practice,» said Dane Stangler, vice president of research and policy at Kauffman.

Susan B. Sorenson is a professor of social policy and of health and societies at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Prapolicy and of health and societies at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and PraPolicy and Practice.

Pay equity practices come from a combination of payroll audits, committed leadership and policies that promote equality and diversity in the workplace.

«MoFo's policies and practices are emblematic of the «old boys» club» that permeates law firms, suppresses female advancement, and stereotypes women,» claims the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S District Court in San Francisco.

It is the locus of an enormous number of central, ethically - relevant policies, practices, and decisions.

«The administration had made it very clear they are changing the thrust of U.S. policy to allow the private sector in Cuba to blossom,» said Pedro Freyre, chair of law firm Akerman LLP's international practice.

On Wednesday, Bill Belichick was asked for his thoughts on the poor offensive line play around the league, and he argued that it's the result of the NFL's practice policy.

While that price may feel steep to some SMBs, at the very least they can follow the advice to put into practice some kind of written security - enforcement policy, even if they opt against adopting premium - price protections.

«A determination of responsiveness within those companies encompasses analysis of environment, workplace, community citizenship, corporate regulatory compliance and product integrity policies and practices of the company being considered for investment,» Mr Ashe said.

While most of his proposals — «to abandon the gold standard, let international exchange rates float, use federal surpluses and deficits as macroeconomic policy tools that could counter cyclical trends, and establish bureaus of economic statistics (including a consumer price index) in order to facilitate this effort» — are now conventional practice, his critique of fractional - reserve banking still «remains outside the bounds of conventional wisdom» although a recent paper by the IMF reinvigorated his proposals.

Comments received by the Department and media reports also indicate that many financial institutions already had completed or largely completed work to establish policies and procedures necessary to make the business structure and practice shifts required by the Impartial Conduct Standards earlier this year (e.g., drafting and implementing training for staff, drafting client correspondence and explanations of revised product and service offerings, negotiating changes to agreements with product manufacturers as part of their approach to compliance with the PTEs, changing employee and agent compensation structures, and designing conflict - free product offerings), and the Department believes that financial institutions may use this compliance infrastructure to ensure that they meet the Impartial Conduct Standards after taking the additional Start Printed Page 16910sixty days for an orderly transition between June 9, 2017, and January 1, 2018.

This specialization provides a robust introduction to the key principles, policies, and practices of human resource management.

But the policy has barely been used in decades and is widely considered to be an unfair practice since the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995.

Based on the results of this assessment, Tesla does not believe that its compensation policies and practices for all employees, including non-executive officers, create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Tesla.

The Canadian Global Cities Council, a coalition of Canada's eight largest urban regional chambers of commerce, is calling for airport policy reform to align Canada with global best practices, and for our international airports to be factored into transit infrastructure planning by all levels of government.

Participate in The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's procurement practices through its Small / Local / Minority / Women Business Enterprise Stakeholder Group Meetings to review and comment on the SWA's Disparity Study findings and recommendations and feedback on policy options.

It is the policy of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide equal opportunity in employment throughout the corporation for all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination against any person because of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex / gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breast feeding), national origin, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, legally - protected medical condition, physical or mental disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Special risks are associated with investing in foreign securities, including risks associated with political and economic developments, trading practices, availability of information, limited markets and currency exchange rate fluctuations and policies.

«Any such decision is based on the activities and recommendations of all involved personnel, and on the applicable human resources policies and practices.

Endorsed by chief executives, the UN Global Compact is a leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible corporate policies and practices.

The principles and practices captured in our corporate documents and policies, as well as the culture of integrity that can not be fully captured in them, are central to our ongoing ability to provide energy, high - quality jobs, shareholder returns and tax revenues that fund public policy.

A 236 - page compendium of insightful commentary and sound advice for the entrepreneur and small business owner With real world practicality, readers will learn how to significantly reduce their marketing costs and while increasing their profit margins by employing environmentally sound and ethically founded policies and practices; convert their vendors, customers, and competitors into a kind of auxiliary sales resource; successfully persuading business acquaintances to become joint - venture partners; utilizing social media, traditional media, and their own imagination to reduce advertising costs while employing alternative marketing practices The distilled and effective wisdom of two of the most successful yet frugal entrepreneurs who have combined their many years of experience and expertise in a single volume that should be considered mandatory reading strongly recommended.

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.

It should not be difficult for companies to extend EU practices and policies elsewhere because they already have systems in place, said Nicole Ozer, director of technology and civil liberties at the American Civil Liberties Union of California.

It has pioneered the examination of corporate political spending and the risk it poses to companies and shareholders and produces the CPA - Zicklin Index that benchmarks companies on their political disclosure and accountability policies and practices.

While no - one doubts that this is an important mechanism for the operation of monetary policy, it is very hard to isolate this channel in practice.

After beginning her career with Chevron, Gordon has managed an active energy and environmental consulting practice, taught at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and directed the Energy Policy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Because the CNGC already regularly analyzes whether our incentive compensation programs provide proper incentives to our NEOs to achieve our Company's strategic priorities (including ROI) and because our shareholders already receive annual reports on those matters in the CD&A s in our annual proxy statements, we believe the adoption of the policy requested by the proposal is unnecessary, duplicative of practices already followed by the CNGC and our Company, and would result in an expenditure of Walmart's resources and our management's and directors» time that ultimately would not be in our shareholders» best interests.