Sentences with phrase «scale of our impact on»

That this latter argument has persisted to this day in some quarters highlights our species» propensity to underestimate the scale of our impact on the planet.

Principal support (or lack thereof) of teacher leaders» work will affect both the nature of leadership initiatives and the scale of their impact on classroom practice.

There's a mesmerizing book out called «Running the Numbers, an American Self Portrait» by the visual artist Chris Jordan, who manipulates digital images of thousands — sometimes millions — of cigarette packs, pencils, drink containers and other artifacts of modern living to convey the massive scale of our impact on the environment.

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What would be the permanent impact, if any, on a scale of 1 to 10?

And being able to go around the country and see the impact that my company and my work has done — teenage girls saying they love to play games because of me, and families saying, «we picked up a tabletop game because of [Geek & Sundry show] Tabletop,» and college kids who come up and say, «Hey, I'm really glad you made The Guild because I never knew I could say that I was a gamer until you made that» — that's why you need to be creative, whether it's on a large or small scale.

Given the scale of Wal - Mart, even a small reduction in theft could have a major impact on the company's bottom line.

«Chris brings to Evernote the experience needed to scale the company so that we can create the maximum positive impact on the world,» said Phil Libin, Executive Chairman of Evernote.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump's weekend remark about a scaled - back tax cut for corporations sparked behind - the - scenes debate in the U.S. Congress, with a White House aide trying on Thursday to minimize the impact of the president's comment.

Tarullo has said he favors the sliding scale version of the surcharge that would rise according to the «expected impact» of a bank's failure on the financial system.

This large - scale diversion of corn has raised prices, distorted the market and had serious negative impacts on food choice and availability globally.

«Larger banks generally are more profitable and efficient than smaller banks, which may reflect increasing returns to scale,» according to a 2012 GAO study looking at the impact of Dodd - Frank on the banking industry.

While the update was clear — heavy hyperlinking in press releases, advertorials and large scale guest - blogging are now considered link schemes — the repercussions of the update and it's lasting impact on SEO have been far more murky.

The symbol became something out of all scale to its actual impact on the atmosphere.

After touting the new Semi and its potential impacts on the industry, Straubel moved into how energy can be scaled for mass production of vehicles.

With this thought in mind, SIE and Morgan Stanley Philanthropy Management joined together at the recent «2016 Conference on Scaling Impact» to share high - impact programs appealing to families, foundations, philanthropists, and funders, as well as bringing together prominent philanthropists with a shared goal of curing cImpact» to share high - impact programs appealing to families, foundations, philanthropists, and funders, as well as bringing together prominent philanthropists with a shared goal of curing cimpact programs appealing to families, foundations, philanthropists, and funders, as well as bringing together prominent philanthropists with a shared goal of curing cancer.

What it's like working with big clients like VW and Proctor and Gamble Getting buy - in from all the departments on SEO Leveraging automation and tools to collect and process data Link building at scale The impact of machine learning on rankings The most important types of backlinks to focus on The problems

After all, while marginal costs may be zero, providing a superior experience in the age of the Internet entails significant upfront (fixed) costs, and while those fixed costs are minimized on a per - customer basis at scale, they can have a significant impact with a small customer base.

For those of you who've followed me on twitter @sfemerick or read my blog or book, The Most Powerful Brand on Earth, you know I believe the most successful brand advocates are those who gain visibility and trust by sharing their expertise, and the most successful brands are those who build systems around these experts to align and scale impact for the brand.

7:00 p.m. Keynote Address Bruce Flatt, CEO Brookfield Asset Management Topic: «REAL ASSETS: The Place to Be» Takeaways: The real asset industry and where it is headed; value investing in real assets; Brookfield's competitive advantages of scale, global reach and operating capabilities; and technology and its impact on the business.

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Tax cuts always effect assets prices, regulations are estimated to account for up to 35 % of building new construction costs for homes in some locations and though federal deregulation may not impact local regulations as much it does have a multiplier effect on the economy just like a tax cut does and anticipation of an infrastructure plan the scale of this administration's, though it hasn't been passed, would also have an anticipatory effect on leading indicators like stocks and other commodities that raise costs, which we have already seen.

MissionPoint Partners is a leading impact investing advisor and asset manager focused on solving large - scale environmental and social problems through the deployment of high impact capital.

It was time to focus on the next phase of Tesla's strategy: to build the company's first real car from scratch — and to help the company achieve the economies of scale, impact, and reputation it desired.

Among the issues raised were the $ 2 trillion valuation Saudi Arabia wants for the world's largest oil producer, the scale of dividends Aramco's prepared to pay and the impact of the shale boom on oil prices over the next few years.

«Value investing is a large - scale arbitrage between security prices and underlying business value» Seth Klarman The increasing short term focus of market participants often means investors place too much weight on short term factors impacting the company to the exclusion of the company's longer term potential.

Now multiply this by every coal - fired power station on earth running night and day and the staggering volume of CO2 produced starts to be something you can understand can impact the earth on a planetary scale.

However much the Gospel portraits may have to be scaled down to enable us to see the historical figure of Jesus, they still show us a man who made an impact of such magnitude on those who knew him best and who had left all to follow him, that no unexpected calamity, such as the crucifixion, could have erased this from their thoughts and their experience.

Nevertheless, it takes seriously the developments in critical Bible studies, the new insights gained from the social sciences of cultural anthropology and sociology, the impact of technology and political theory in rapid cultural change and the issues raised by cross-cultural communication on a global scale.

She has helped AFSA establish its voice and authority on a range of issues and secured frequent meetings with a number of politicians to lobby for significant reform, as well as leading the process for submissions to government inquiries, including the Productivity Commission's inquiry into the impact of regulation on agriculture, and the Victorian Government's Animal Industries Advisory Committee, which released its report in 2016 that includes recommendations for more scale - appropriate application of the planning scheme around extensive and intensive animal husbandry.

They recieve a low rating in the GI scale, which measures the impact of food on our blood sugar.

Like fellow Bay area start - up Geltor, Perfect Day is one of a new breed of companies in the «cellular agriculture» business — using genetically engineered yeasts that have been «programmed» to produce proteins or other ingredients found in plants or animals - on an industrial scale, without raising animals, and with less impact on the environment.

Although the international market does not currently differentiate climate - smart cocoa at a wide scale, the Rainforest Alliance will introduce a wider choice of traceability systems in 2017, which are expected to have a positive impact on demand.

Residents and local producers are concerned about the economic, social and environmental impacts of large - scale industrial farming on the region.

MASIPAG and its member organizations strongly oppose large - scale mining because of its impacts on food and agricultural production, the loss of biodiversity and destruction of the environment.

To address this topic, David Johnson, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)'s Regional Representative for Southeast Asia moderated a panel session on «Scaling the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)», with an aim of identifying potential solutions to upscale the SRP in order to reach greater impact.

Transformation of incumbent systems on a large scale is never easy, and we admire the food justice and sustainability goals Josh Tetrick and the Hampton Creek team are trying to hold fast and accomplish,» said Dan Skaff, Managing Partner Radicle Impact.

As such, one of the biggest factors to consider is the glycemic index of the sweetener — the level of impact that if has on your insulin levels measured on a scale of 1 to 100.

Responding to globalization: impacts of certification on Colombian small - scale coffee growers.

Our submission also cites egregious examples from Victoria's meat regulator PrimeSafe, the huge impact of knee - jerk changes to regulation of raw milk on small - scale dairy farms (many of whom have now gone out of business), and the complicated business of ensuring appropriate labeling of GMO and imported ingredients while not creating an extra burden for small - scale producers who sell directly to the public.

Australian companies abroad are having severe negative impacts on the livelihoods and food sovereignty of small - scale farmers and fishers, and indigenous people around the world, especially in the Global South.

Topics up for discussion this year include issues around genetically modified (GM) technologies in agriculture, the impact of regulation and planning schemes on small - scale farmers, hunger activism and the «right to food», and food sovereignty at a global level.

To achieve sustainability even greater impact and assurance is required, therefore we have high expectations that this merger will result in a positive transformation of farmer livelihoods and land use practices on a greater scale, which is urgently needed.»

Sustainability standards have a proven track record of delivering impacts at a global scale on the sustainability issues that matter most.

Then being an Arsenal fan I would like to think that getting hitched could have a positive impact on the England international star, and help him to scale the sort of heights that looked easily within reach for him when he broke through the Arsenal ranks as a teenage prodigy.

Chelsea are also more cynical when it comes to player recruitment and development, farming out youngsters on an industrial scale, operating questionable and occasionally illegal tactics to attain promising youngsters, and generally buying players for their immediate impact as opposed to what they might develop into, hence the fact that you could make a team of ex-Chelsea players that's probably better than Chelsea.

The MomsTEAM staff and I are still digging into the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council's three - hundred - some - odd page report on sports - related concussions in youth sports, [1] but one thing jumped out at me at my first pass: When I did a search in the report for a discussion of impact monitoring devices (a / k / a hit sensors), I found only one brief mention of sensors in the committee's recommendation that the Centers for Disease Control fund large scale data collection efforts for research purposes, including data from impact sensors.

I wonder, too, what the long term benefits are for children whose mothers did make that sacrifice (when able) and how it impacts society on a much grander scale than cost of formula vs. cost of breastfeeding.

A growing body of evidence from NBO research worldwide suggests that large scale implementation could have a significant impact on postpartum depression, parenting stress, and a range of other factors that have potential to derail healthy development.

Furthermore, there has been no large - scale study of the impact of this intervention on breastfeeding initiation and duration, although a study based in Scotland has provided some evidence for an association between birth in a Baby Friendly facility and increased rates of breastfeeding at 1 week of age.16, 17

setting up 2 flagship boroughs in London to demonstrate the impact of improving school food on a large scale