Sentences with phrase «public face of the industry»

Documents have surfaced that offer a glimpse behind the public face of industries that, in the mid-1990s, were fighting hard to slow movement toward mandatory restrictions on greenhouse gases.

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He monitored the industry while Andrea was the public face of their company, which they called Shorecliff Communications.

Investors haven't been happy that Dorsey is trying to be the big man at two public companies facing intense competition in a warp - speed tech industry, but Dorsey disclosed in Square IPO filings a side of himself focused on a very big financial contribution that requires a much smaller piece of himself: Roughly 20 percent of his personal holdings in Square stock would go to the Start Small Foundation.

Lending Club, which went public in 2014, has seen its share price drop in recent months, and like the rest of the alternative lending industry, faces the prospect of increased scrutiny from federal regulators.

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Part of the silence, people in the industry say, comes from a desire to avoid the business equivalent of bad karma — knowing that they, too, may one day face the buzz saw of public censure.

This new province - wide Council has been formed to advise government on all public policy issues facing the biotechnology industry and to advocate on behalf of the industry in Ontario.

A recent study of tobacco ads concludes: «In the face of increasing public knowledge about the health risks of smoking and the shrinking population of current smokers, the tobacco industry has portrayed smoking in advertisements in a misleading manner — as adventuresome, healthy, safe, and erotic, images in stark contrast to the voluminous data implicating smoking as a factor in ill health.

The quest to combine taste and health is driving NPD, as the industry faces the challenge of balancing public demand to reduce added sugars and create indulgent experiences, while at the same time presenting clean label products.

However, industry continually parading these «regulatory affairs» smiling faces in front of the public with nothing but evasive dribble is not helping.

If you were to take the excellent Jim Pickard's report at face value, you would conclude that innumerable shifty recruitment consultants are queuing up around the back of Labour Party HQ, signing up unsuspecting politicos for the public affairs industry.

The CIOB, a Registered Charity, operates as the public face of building representing the most diverse set of professionals in the construction industry.

A recent investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found 54 % of all tickets to hot concerts are set aside for industry insiders or presale customers before they are offered to the general public and that brokers looking to offer tickets way above face value often illegally deploy «bot» software that allows them to buy thousands within seconds of their going on sale.

As Japanese officials consider whether and when to reactivate most of the country's 54 nuclear plants, a year after the Fukushima reactor disaster, they continue to face challenges to public confidence in the nuclear industry and its regulator.

The Polaris Climate Change Observatory regional platforms will provide the public, policy makers, industry and civil society with a forum for interaction and for developing the collaborative actions required for an adapted response to global development in the face of climate change.

The Spirit Awards don't operate like the Oscars: Unlike the Academy's exclusive club of industry insiders, anyone willing to pay for Film Independent membership gets a vote, which makes the outcome far more susceptible to aggressive, public - facing campaigns.

The last five years have seen the one of the most tumultuous periods for any industrial segment — bankruptcy, public relations disaster after public relations disaster, government takeovers, and recalls are just some of the issues the industry faced.

Just as the Friedmans explained of the freight trucking industry, that it was «highly competitive» and that «anybody with enough capital to buy a truck could go into the business,» public K - 12 education now faces a similar disruption, thanks in large part to nearly universal access to the internet and the introduction of parent - centered, publicly funded education savings accounts (ESAs).

The Corporate Education Reform Industry, with the help of elected officials likes of Dannel Malloy, Andrew Cuomo, Jeb Bush and others, have used the problems facing public schools in poorer communities to institute an agenda of more standardized testing, inappropriate teacher evaluation programs and the privatization of public education through the creation of privately owned, but publicly funded charter schools.

Bill Gates revolutionized the PC industry, but will he be changing the face of America's public schools?

While these «risk factors» paint a picture of potential problems facing K12 Inc. and other virtual schools, the supposed legitimacy of the virtual school industry has allows them to expand operations and continue to rake in the cash, all at the expense of taxpayers and real public schools.

She may not have asked to be called a hero, but in the face of the corporate education reform industry she has been willing to stand up, speak the truth and lead the battle to take back control of our public education system.

Booksellers get the writing in front of readers, acting as the public face of the publishing industry.

The Pet Industry Leadership Council has tackled a variety of important issues facing companion animals and those who care for them, demonstrating the industry's commitment to doing the right thing and earning the public's trust along Industry Leadership Council has tackled a variety of important issues facing companion animals and those who care for them, demonstrating the industry's commitment to doing the right thing and earning the public's trust along industry's commitment to doing the right thing and earning the public's trust along the way.

The goal of the magazine is to appeal to a wide audience of animal lovers while educating the public on important issues that face our industry.

Justin Francis, founder of The Responsible Tourism Awards and Managing Director, responsibletravel.com, organisers of the Awards said: «Right now it's tough times for business — industries the world over are facing difficult questions from a public who want to know if business can be a force for good.

Granted, this is something unique to the gaming industry, with figureheads and suits often the representative public face of the company, whether through E3 press conferences, gaming launch events, or the like, but it's still an interesting phenomenon nonetheless.

Christian: We still didn't really have any close contacts in the industry, so we were just sending this pitch to the public facing addresses of the big platform holders like «here's what we're trying to make, are you interested?»

• Launches an effort to create sustainable and resilient hospitals in the face of climate change through a public - private partnership with the healthcare industry;

You will become the public face of an undisputed leader in the world energy industry, and a company that plays a vital role in our national economy.

The fossil fuel industry has already started to change the face of the Western Arctic — on state and private land near Nuiqsut and, increasingly, in the largely still untouched federal public land in the Reserve — with oil and gas drilling, to the detriment of public health in Ahtuangaruak's community.

The energy industry is facing pressure from regulators, shifting public opinion, a movement toward a global climate treaty and now, potential investigations of companies like...

, presents a remarkable collection of video interview clips, and explores in quite a bit of detail the incentives and disincentives facing the construction industry, government, legal system, and the public with respect to residential and commercial development.

She picked up on ExxonMobil's well - established reputation as an outlier — even among its industry peers — in noting that plenty of large corporations opt to take a more earnest, transparent tack in the face of harsh public scrutiny and criticism.

[30] Epstein states his main sources of revenue vary «depending on what [he's] working on,» but in the «last year it's been a combination of public - facing (e.g., getting paid to write the book [The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels]-RRB- and giving speeches, a lot of which are to industry groups,» noting that he'd be willing to «work with anyone fighting for freedom — but not for subsidies.»

This case study, the first in the series, explores the recent history of commercial spaceflight, and the path NASA has taken to stimulate private - sector activity, in order to extract lessons for the nuclear industry and its public - facing institutions.

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Grammy - award winning chanteuse Alanis Morissette and Oscar - nominated actor Woody Harrelson, are the public faces of Reco Jeans, a soon - to - be-launched lline of recycled - denim jeanswear that's an industry first in terms of scope.

CCS has not yet been commercially deployed at any centralized power plant; the existing nuclear industry, based on reactor designs more than a half - century old and facing renewed public concerns of safety, is in a period of retrenchment, not expansion; and existing solar, wind, biomass, and energy storage systems are not yet mature enough to provide affordable baseload power at terawatt scale.

While public attention tends to focus on employment issues facing industries such as forestry, mining and agriculture, small communities across Canada are also facing serious challenges in regards to the attraction and retention of professional service providers, including those in the legal profession.

Thus, the actual professionals in the field are slimed with the same public disdain / crud as the here - today - gone - tomorrow amateur - hour try - out artists, who, by their never - ending, same - incompetence - different - faces presence, keep this industry in a perpetual state of discord... thanks to the inwardly - looking philosophy and self - sustaining politics of ORE lever - pullers, aka self - satisfied puppeteers.

The proposed agreement «addresses our demands concerning issues facing the industry,» Manon Stébenne, manager, communications and public relations of the Montreal board told REM.

We are concerned that this article misinforms the public about obtaining mortgage advice, and exposes real estate industry members to an unnecessary risk of facing disciplinary measures or civil liability.

We are concerned that this article («Help your clients with mortgage shopping «-RRB- misinforms the public about obtaining mortgage advice, and exposes real estate industry members to an unnecessary risk of facing disciplinary measures with regulatory authorities or civil liability for providing poor mortgage advice.

This is not the role of an Association whose primary role is becoming clearer and clearer as the representative of the industry to the many faces of government, and whose other role is to enhance the public perception of that industry, primarily through advertising.

What we think in - house of our communal selves is of no consequence to the public mind, and that is the main problem that has always faced the real estate sales industry.

(Often highly underrated and sometimes underpaid positions, given little respect, yet one of the most important positions of control in the industry; the first face, voice, and point of contact with the public — and co-op agents.)