Sentences with phrase «robust policies in»

«Reforms to liability will place multinationals and other companies under new pressures — executives will need to show that they had robust policies in place to prevent wrong - doing in the event that an employee is found guilty of misconduct.

People put in a lot of effort to come up with what I think is a very robust policy in terms of conflict of interest.

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In a statement to The Washington Post, Disney said it «has a robust COPPA compliance program, and we maintain strict data collection and use policies for Disney apps created for children and families.»

«So no more hand - holding with Donald Trump - a Labour government will conduct a robust and independent foreign policy made in London.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

As the American Association of University Women notes in its Policy Guide to Equal Pay in the States, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and Delaware.

China's slowdown won't get bad enough to do serious global damage, but growth in the U.S. and elsewhere won't be nearly as robust as business leaders and policy makers have hoped.

«M&A dialogue remains robust despite concerns about the potential impact of changes in America's trade and national security policies on deal activity,» said Stephen Arcano, head of M&A at Skadden.

In the earlier stages of a company, it's possible that policies are not rigorous enough and the guardrails on various APIs are not robust enough that this kind of information can just get out in the open without additional scrutiny, allowing firms to take advantage of those shortcomingIn the earlier stages of a company, it's possible that policies are not rigorous enough and the guardrails on various APIs are not robust enough that this kind of information can just get out in the open without additional scrutiny, allowing firms to take advantage of those shortcomingin the open without additional scrutiny, allowing firms to take advantage of those shortcomings.

In addition to the aforementioned reasons (to finance governmental spending and make up for lost tax revenue), the Treasury has wanted to hold a more robust cash - balance position as a matter of prudent policy in order to protect against a potential interruption in market accesIn addition to the aforementioned reasons (to finance governmental spending and make up for lost tax revenue), the Treasury has wanted to hold a more robust cash - balance position as a matter of prudent policy in order to protect against a potential interruption in market accesin order to protect against a potential interruption in market accesin market access.

based in part on their business line performance, and thus presented the potential for excessive risk taking, the HRC concluded that the emphasis on overall Company performance in compensation decisions, the existence of robust compliance, internal control, disclosure review and reporting programs and clawback policies, the Code of Ethics prohibition on, and right to discipline employees for manipulating business goals for compensation purposes and its prohibitions on derivative and hedging transactions in Company common stock, and the Company's stock ownership guidelines provided adequate safeguards that would either prevent or discourage excessive risk taking.

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In Canada, the principles of civil society supported by our regulatory systems are equally essential to supporting robust policy and regulatory consultation and decision - making on PRC investments and activities.

The recently published minute of the Fed's meeting last month showed some members of the policy committee have argued for raising interest rates more quickly in coming months because of strong economic growth, a robust job market and rising inflation, which last month exceeded the Fed's target of 2 percent.

«The Vancouver Board of Trade is the go - to business association in Metro Vancouver, and it stands alone in Canada for its four unique professional development and networking programs, its blended policy development approach, and its robust events lineup», he said.

Damian Collins, a British lawmaker, said Sunday that Zuckerberg or another senior executive should appear in front of his committee because previous witnesses have avoided difficult questions, creating «a false reassurance that Facebook's stated policies are always robust and effectively policed.»

Policies presently outlined in Section 162 (m) have garnered robust shareholder support in 2017.

As we have stated in previous articles, if the U.S. wants a return of solar manufacturing, at a minimum it will have to develop a robust, long - term industrial policy.

A few today, mainly clustered around the Weekly Standard, call for a policy of «national greatness,» which is a little hard to pin down apart from its robust appetite for interventionism in the belief that a little (or maybe big) war from time to time maintains the muscle tone of the nation.

In a statement last year, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford said: «The Diocese is co-operating fully with the police and the statutory agencies in these investigations in line with the robust safeguarding policies put in place by the Church in this country in recent years.&raquIn a statement last year, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford said: «The Diocese is co-operating fully with the police and the statutory agencies in these investigations in line with the robust safeguarding policies put in place by the Church in this country in recent years.&raquin these investigations in line with the robust safeguarding policies put in place by the Church in this country in recent years.&raquin line with the robust safeguarding policies put in place by the Church in this country in recent years.&raquin place by the Church in this country in recent years.&raquin this country in recent years.&raquin recent years.»

Assessment of the price, price differential and affordability of healthy (recommended) and current (unhealthy) diets would provide more robust and meaningful data to inform health and fiscal policy in Australia.

The Policy subcommittee focuses on the public policies in various parts of the country that create incentives for food donation to those in need or that result in robust infrastructure for landfill alternatives, such as composting facilities.

Finally we have recorded significant policy and implementation failures that have translated to massive poverty in the land - failure to leverage oil and gas resources to create a robust, diversified economy; failure to modernize agriculture; failure to formulate and execute a successful industrial policy; and (deliberate?)

We do not believe the Government's robust policy against the teaching of pseudoscience is consistent with funding schools that have so much pseudoscience in their curriculum and their health policies.

He said it was clear that the minister strongly subscribed to the view that the way of ensuring sustainable attainment is in ensuring that they are based on robust policy.

Mr Huhne, who narrowly lost the leadership fight for the party against Mr Clegg, was a robust defender of Lib Dem policies in government, not least during the AV referendum, when he led the attack against Tory campaign tactics.

The party was also praised for coming out with robust policies to strengthen democracy and transformational leadership of President John Dramani Mahama in rolling out several initiatives to improve quality education and health.

Cuomo issued an executive order just after the new year and has promised a robust policy plan in his State of the State.

What I think we need is a more robust mechanism in which the party makes policy.»

In a statement, Singas called the county's new policies «a step forward,» but added: «Without comprehensive modernization, independent oversight, and robust procedures to guard against conflicts and improper influence, Nassau's contracting policies will remain vulnerable to corruption.»

We will have to produce a robust set of policies for our manifesto in 2015.

Professor Alcock commented: «This is an exciting new opportunity to provide an extensive and robust research resource for the Third Sector and to work closely with both policy makers and practitioners in building capacity and engagement.

To design better copyright policy - as in other policy areas - the UK Government requires robust evidence.

We have time on our side and, as long as we follow through with pro-growth economic measures, these combined policies will result in robust job creation and a vibrant economy.

The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Fiscal Policy Institute and the Human Services Council are leading a robust statewide coalition of nonprofit providers to call for Governor Cuomo to: Raise the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour for all workers in New York State, including human services workers AND Amend government human services contracts to fund the wage increase.

«Our public and private sector policies and programmes have been robust and successful in building the foundation for the sustained prosperity that we promised our people.

«Our confidence in the future of our economy is not based on the statistics that have consistently detailed its potential but rather the deliberate policies and actions that will ensure a robust and sustainable recovery.

Cooper is also planning a more upmarket fundraising push for the good of the party, offering a # 300 - a-head night of «robust debate to define our policy stance» at the lavish Sway restaurant in London.

«The absence of a procurement policy that's robust and written in a way that ensures fair bidding is a huge problem,» said John Kaehny, executive director of good government group Reinvent Albany.

StudentsFirstNY made a number of policy recommendations to address the findings of the report, including the implementation of a robust and comprehensive teacher evaluation system in accordance with State law.

The policy is one of the few, and perhaps the most robust, of its kind in the country issued by a district attorney, said Camille Mackler, the director of legal initiatives for the New York Immigration Coalition, which worked with Mr. Gonzalez to craft it.

At a SUNY RF educational event in March 2014, speaking generally on the topic of internal investigations, Koenig stressed the importance of companies having «robust» policies in place.

In crude policy terms, when economic growth is robust, it's easier to find resources to redistribute to the less well - off.

The authors note that, although there have been robust efforts to curb alcohol - related MVC mortality, there have been no parallel efforts to curb alcohol - related suicide in the U.S., which represents a major gap in alcohol - control policy.

In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policIn my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policin education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policin the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

In conclusion he said that findings from the study «are robust, globally applicable and provide evidence to inform nutrition policies.

In June 2006, Chairwoman Mikulski received the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative's (JOCI) report, «From Sea to Shining Sea: Priorities for Ocean Policy Reform,» which recommended robust funding for ocean research, education, observation and exploration.

Our results build on prior research indicating that state same - sex marriage bans were associated with increased rates of psychiatric disorders19 and that health expenditures decreased following implementation of a same - sex marriage policy in Massachusetts.22 Our study contributes evidence on the association between same - sex marriage and mental health based on a robust analysis that controls for differences in state characteristics and for other state - level events that may affect suicide attempts, which are unlikely to systematically vary with the same geographic and temporal pattern as same - sex marriage implementation.

The DSCC is urging States and policy makers to take strong measures and adopt robust regulations to ensure the protection of the ocean depths and of the species that are so often «out of sight, out of mind» — those that live in the deep sea.

The goal is to cultivate a robust web of organizations that will foster progressive ideas in such areas as economics, health care, foreign policy, and education, said...