Sentences with phrase «scale up investment»

Additionally, to keep expanding access to these services, we urge Congress to scale up the investment to reach double the current funding over that reauthorization period.

In general Australia needed to scale up its investment in early childhood and parental support to underpin the country's future prosperity, the SMH reported her as saying.

Sweden should scale up investment in clean energy technologies.

-- Adopt a global contract between industrialized and developing countries to scale up investment in approaches that integrate poverty reduction, climate stabilization, and ecosystem stewardship.

At the top of the pyramid, we have scaled up our investment in our first team squad significantly in recent years, spending a net # 203m in transfer fees in the last three seasons.»

With Kryptonite's balance sheet / NAV a huge multi-bagger in the last year, they've naturally been scaling up their investments, so the size of this investment is no real surprise.

-- Put a sufficiently high price on carbon and deliver the G - 20 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, using these funds to contribute to the several hundred billion US dollars per year needed to scale up investments in renewable energy.

Scaling up investment in electricity access will require that the right policies and investment frameworks are in place.

Utilities and Fortune 500 brands both continue to scale up investments in wind energy because it makes good business sense.

«Stronger political leadership and more ambitious policies are needed in order for us to scale up our investments,» they say.

This analytical report contains articles on experiences with carbon markets and on the future role of the carbon market and the private sector in scaling up investments for REDD + and engaging communities.

Shifting to a low - carbon economy will require current emitting countries and projected future emitters to rapidly scale up their investments in renewable energy.

«The World Bank has a tremendous opportunity to do just that by committing to rapidly scale up investments in off grid clean energy at Rio.»

Microsoft reportedly scaled up investment in a new Fable after the release of 2016's Horizon Zero Dawn, which saw critical acclaim on Sony's PlayStation 4.

Not exact matches

While the president's report does not propose any quick fixes for growth, it suggests that large - scale investment in infrastructure improvements, regulations that ensure the internet remains open to all, and protections for the increasing number of workers who wind up as contractors in the gig economy will be essential.

In order to come up with 10 names, we included six stocks with debt ratings as low as BBB +, which is still investment grade, albeit at the lower end of the scale.

«Consequently, it will spur economic growth in Canada by attracting talent and investment, supporting scale - up firms and enabling established firms to be best - in - class adopters of artificial intelligence.»

«We're not seeing the kind of growth and scale - ups, and if we can solve that problem we'll also keep our most talented in Miami by using entrepreneurship as a tool for community building,» says Matt Haggman, the program director in Miami for the Knight Foundation, which committed a $ 2 million investment to help bring Endeavor to the city.

PWC then pulled out details to grade 75 cities using a decimal point scale up to five, for each area's capacity for real estate investment, development and homebuilding.

If you're just starting out, start small with a moderate targeted investment and only scale up as you feel more comfortable and acquire more capital to invest.

The company is investigating possible ways to scale up initial investments and ramp up more quickly than previously anticipated.

Social blogging can be a great way to scale a small company because the mediums are often free (it doesn't cost you anything to sign up for Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, etc.) and experts agree that most companies will get a solid return on investment from the time they spend interacting with customers online.

To learn how to scale up — and what mistakes to avoid — we spoke with Andy White, director of the Las Vegas Tech Fund, which is part of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's $ 350 million personal investment in the city.

Nor have they mastered the ability to monitor customer uptake, understand return on marketing investment, or scale up online and mobile platforms.

This last point was a win - win: developers would have access to enterprise - level computing resources with zero up - front investment; Amazon, meanwhile, would get that much more scale for a set of products for which they would be the first and best customer.

Since Living Goods» overall budget is increasing, it also aims to raise an additional $ 3 million in reserves (about $ 2 million in 2015 and about $ 1 million in 2016).148 It expects to raise some funds from partnership consulting fees and margins on goods sold to CHPs, leaving about $ 10 million per year that would need to be supported by donor funding.149 In 2012 Living Goods raised $ 2.8 million, and in 2013 it raised $ 3.3 million from donors.150 Living Goods told us that it believes there is a decent chance it will reach two - thirds of its funding target for the first year through agreements with funders who have supported its work in the past, but the money has not yet been secured and the funding need will grow each year.151 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), one of Living Goods» major core funders historically, will be deciding in Q1 2015 whether to fund Living Goods» scale - up.

Nutreco led the investment, picking up 25 % stake in Eruvaka and forging a commercial partnership to help scale it globally, the Vijayawada - based startup said in a statement.

Moving up the complexity scale, non-linear or machine learning models like Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines or Decision Trees can be used to build the investment signal.

«We hope to be able to quickly build up the size, achieve economies of scale and operational efficiency to lower investment costs as quickly as possible,» Lin is on the committee responsible for its non-U.S. business, said in an interview in Beijing.

Discover new blockchain, crypto and startup / scale - up deal flow opportunities and investment strategies.

Recommendations for actions include: specific targets to reduce single - use plastic packaging; scaling up the use of reusable packaging; reviewing food cosmetic standards and labelling; greater investment in waste prevention systems; and looking at how market - based instruments like extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes can prompt behavioural change towards avoiding food and plastic waste.

Quality kitchen scales can be found for well under $ 20, and take up very little room in your kitchen, making them (in my opinion) well worth the investment.

Building on this work, the Sustainable Finance Initiative, along with other partners, will test the development and the implementation of a small - scale multi-party technical assistance and investment facility that will eventually be scaled - up to finance 10,000 cocoa farm rejuvenation projects across Côte d'Ivoire.

Former KIND Snacks» investment firm, VMG Partners, was asked during the recent Food Vision USA in Chicago if big food companies like Kraft Heinz and PepsiCo should acquire emerging products or create their own brands to scale up innovation.

Investments and collaborations to promote environmental sustainability: Through global alliances such as the Trash Free Seas Alliance, founding of the bio-PET NaturALL Bottle Alliance, and investments in large - scale organizations like Closed Loop Fund, Keep America Beautiful and start - ups like RecycleUp, Nestlé Waters is collaborating with stakeholders across the PET value chain to create shared solutions to one of the world's most pressing environmenInvestments and collaborations to promote environmental sustainability: Through global alliances such as the Trash Free Seas Alliance, founding of the bio-PET NaturALL Bottle Alliance, and investments in large - scale organizations like Closed Loop Fund, Keep America Beautiful and start - ups like RecycleUp, Nestlé Waters is collaborating with stakeholders across the PET value chain to create shared solutions to one of the world's most pressing environmeninvestments in large - scale organizations like Closed Loop Fund, Keep America Beautiful and start - ups like RecycleUp, Nestlé Waters is collaborating with stakeholders across the PET value chain to create shared solutions to one of the world's most pressing environmental issues.

«One area of weakness exposed in the State of the Industry 2015 report is capital investment, which is falling at a time when a lift in investment is vital for the Australian food and grocery sector to scale up and meet the opportunities of the future.

Scaling up organic agriculture with appropriate public policies and private investment is an important step for global food and ecosystem security.

The bakery is being designed to scale over time with the total capital investment potentially reaching $ 160 million, while providing up to 450 high - quality full - time employment opportunities for members of the community.

bringing food safety net programs up to scale at the national level with investments that target better health, nutrition and formal education programs.

«New York should set a goal of 100 percent green energy by 2030 and then scale up its policies and investments to meet that goal,» he said.

He recalled the historical ties between Nigeria and Britain and vowed not only to continue to uphold the relationship and scale it up for the benefit of the people, but also ensure the protection of British nationals and their investments in the State.

The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper has announced the approval of a $ 230 million scaling - up Renewable Energy Investment Plan (SREP - IP) by the Climate Investment Fund.

Responding, Governor Ambode said the reason for inspecting the project was first to appreciate the level of investment already committed to the farm by government and then see how to scale it up where necessary.

Under the Scale Up Manufacturing Investment Company Act of 2015, Gillibrand says, private investors would be able to leverage federal dollars which would provide extra incentive to fund new manufacturing businesses.

Gillibrand announced the Scale - Up Manufacturing Investment Company Act of 2015, which if approved would increase access to capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The Governor recalled that in the last one year, the State Government joined the Oodua Investment Group in addition to the acquisition of land in Ogun and Oyo States for agricultural purposes, saying that government would scale up the economic integration of the South West States as well as the cultural heritage of the region.

A US$ 113million Ghana Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) to promote and scale - up agricultural value chains in the country has been launched in Tamale.

A US$ 113million Ghana Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) to promote and scale - up agricultural value chains in the country has been launched...

The initiative seeks to integrate clean energy throughout the supply chain, she said, and increase investment in tools for scaling up promising technologies.

Ramping algae biofuels up to commercial - scale production will also be a challenge: Going from 0 to 60 million acres will require considerable research, development, and investment.