Sentences with phrase «social criteria for»

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An ESG investment is an investment in a portfolio of companies that have been screened for certain criteria, such as a fossil free portfolio, or an index of companies that seek to improve their environmental and social performance year after year by embracing ESG as a business strategy.

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) portfolio: tailored for those who want to align their values with their investments, this portfolio favors investing in companies that meet or exceed criteria involving environmental, social, and governance impact.

Find ESG - focused stocks Search for stocks based on MCSI ESG criteria, such as accounting and governance risk score, environmental score, social score, governance score, or overall ESG rating.

We looked south of the border to the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking conducted by the Aspen Institute, which had established criteria rewarding schools for emphasizing social responsibility, environmental sustainability and community engagement through institutional support, student initiatives and coursework.

Perhaps an all - party committee of the House of Commons could choose Senators, based upon non-political criteria: certain proven abilities and skills in analyzing legislation, for example, or experience in the area of social policy.

The eight criteria of a «mature faith» include these: «Holds life - affirming values, including commitment to racial and gender equality, affirmation of cultural and religious diversity, and a personal sense of responsibility for the welfare of others,» and «Advocates social and global change to bring about greater social justice.»

This formula satisfies the criterion set out by the late Paul Ramsey for the churches» social teaching: it steers between the extremes of irrelevant generalities and relevant particularities that are beyond the churches» competence.

By implication, however, if it could be shown that the fetus is a separate life from that of its mother (for example, having its own genetic code from the time of conception), then even by liberal criteria there would be a crime with a real victim, hence prohibited by the social contract with its minimal requirement of protection of innocent persons.

The alleged subordination of the gospel to Karl Marx is illustrated, for example, by charging that «false» liberation theology concentrates too much on a few selected biblical texts that are always given a political meaning, leading to an overemphasis on «material» poverty and neglecting other kinds of poverty; that this leads to a «temporal messianism» that confuses the Kingdom of God with a purely «earthly» new society, so that the gospel is collapsed into nothing but political endeavor; that the emphasis on social sin and structural evil leads to an ignoring or forgetting of the reality of personal sin; that everything is reduced to praxis (the interplay of action and reflection) as the only criterion of faith, so that the notion of truth is compromised; and that the emphasis on communidades de base sets a so - called «people's church» against the hierarchy.

Many different considerations have to be taken into account: media ownership, legislation, professional rivalry, economic interests, social and cultural mores, the media as supermarket of religion, guidelines for commercial advertising as a communication criterion and many more.

This means neither syncretism nor relativism, since it is possible within any social or personal context to develop criteria for the evaluation of religious phenomena and a consequent hierarchy of choice.1

Although the prophets were speaking primarily of social and economic inclusiveness, we are called upon by revelation to extend their criterion of inclusiveness to other arenas (such as race and gender, for example) today.

Within each, he traces how Reformation battles over the criteria for determining the true meaning of Scripture and the proper definition of doctrines shifted authority to natural science, politically ordered confessional institutions, privatized choice, material aggrandizement, and a social - knowledge system finally untethered to religious categories and rationales.

Rainforest Alliance Certified farms are audited annually against rigorous environmental, social, and economic criteria that protect biodiversity and foster a culture of respect for workers and local communities.

The RSPO is the first and only industry wide certification standard for the palm oil industry, at its heart are eight principles and criteria covering social and environmental issues.

Supported by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

Created by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

Lynn Wilkie, dedicated lead worker at Stoke FIP, explains that practice managers [senior social workers] assess whether a family meets the criteria for FIP intervention.

If the number of kids who are eligible for free meals is high enough — and if a high percentage of the student body meets the criteria for other social services — that school may be eligible for free universal breakfast and lunch for all students.

However, children with selective mutism most often meet criteria for social anxiety.

More than 90 % of children with SM also meet the diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder, now termed social phobia (Black et al., 1996).

Typically, if a child meets the diagnostic criteria for Selective Mutism or social anxiety disorder, etc., is toilet trained, understands English, can separate from a parent / caregiver, and does not have developmental delays that will affect participation, he / she will most likely be accepted.

The Social Security Administration administers the process for recognizing these sects according to the criteria in the law.

The criteria for religious exemption from the individual mandate and Social Security seem to be the same (as all sources I can find point to the same criteria for religious exemption), though policy may come to differ as people apply for religious exemptions.

From the University of Edinburgh website, stating their policies for Humanities and Social Sciences, among a variety of other criteria: «08 Additional credit is given to students who:... * Apply from schools in the local area (defined as City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders, Fife, Falkirk and district, Clackmannanshire) and applicants from schools in the wider locality (defined as the rest of Scotland, Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham, Teeside, Tyne and Wear).

One of the companies that bid for Social Security National Trust's (SSNIT) Operating Business Suit (OBS) software deal, Persol System has rubbished the selection criteria for the contract.

This policy provides CPS staff specific criteria for accessing social media sites for information pertinent to the investigation.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

We launched a new effort on the diagnostic side, called the research domain criteria, or RDOC, which has awakened the field to the need to bring biology — and for that matter cognitive science and social science — into the process of diagnosis.

The results: 61.1 percent met the diagnostic criteria for mental illness during at least one appointment, while an additional 21.4 percent had problems bad enough to interfere with school, social life, or family relations.

They suggest that the diagnostic criteria for autism, which emphasize social and communicative impairment, may fail to consider the broad spectrum of problems children with autism experience.

Even more shocking, 38 percent have never in their lifetime met the criteria for MDD, obsessive - compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder yet still take the pills that treat them.

Then there is a proper psychology matching based on 60 different criteria and social metrics; sexuality matching that was designed particularly for the dating purposes by a proper psychologist; there's a combination of sexuality, psychology and interests which we call «a perfect match».

Some of these differences include: the ability to search from a deep pool of potential partners outside of one's existing social networks; the ability to communicate online or via email prior to arranging for a face - to - face interaction; and matching algorithms that allow users to filter potential partners based on pre-existing criteria.3 Other research has indicated that the efficiency of online dating and the size of the potential dating pool compared with traditional methods make the process especially useful for people (such as gays and lesbians, or middle aged heterosexuals) who may have limited options for meeting people within their immediate geographic area or social circle.4 Still others have speculated that the rise of online dating has encouraged young adults, especially men, to forego marriage because they can always find women to date and that lowers their interest in committing to long term relationships.5

This Presentation Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Learning Objectives and Outcomes Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — Spelling Bingo Overview of Vocabulary for a Spellings Lesson Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Learn Basic Spelling Rules Space for Peer Teaching - 10 Basic Spelling Rules Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Pronunciation Symbols Collaborative Group Tasks — Think - Write - Share, Pair - Share Mini-Plenary to Test Student Understanding — 3 Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Tasks Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Online Exercises Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - Find the Word Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Spelling Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Spelling Bee Site Map Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.g/L.8.2/L.8.2.c Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this presentation to give a complete knowledge and understanding of Spelling Rules to the learners, thereby helping them to enhance their spelling skills.

The criteria for the Social Innovation Leadership Award include the following: Effective and sustainable mobilization of resources in support of program and project work, including support from local communities, incorporating ethical values, efficient management of financial and human resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability, and effective communication, and finally, involvement in communities and protection of the environment.

The addition of a «social need» category in the free school criteria opens the door further for schools, charities and other community organisations to come forward with ideas to create schools designed to build community cohesion.

Updated guidance from the Department for Education has opened up criteria for opening a free school to include addressing a «social need», a need for «innovation» or a need for «greater choice and diversity».

Other popular choices are so - called screened schools like Bard High School and the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, which rank applicants on various criteria, and innovative charters such as the Charter High School for Law and Social Justice.

The students were identified by their classroom teachers based on a few different criteria: poor social skills, difficult home lives, need for extra personal attention, or achievement deficits.

Last month, the Department for Education updated its guidance on the application criteria for free school bids, and included a new option for social need, describing this as opening a school to «address a social issue» such as bringing together pupils from different faiths or ethnic groups.

Prier played an integral role in developing social justice criteria for Duquesne University's Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership program.

Council officers said families were less likely to be split up due to a «social / medical criterion», which is aimed at children who need to be close to home for medical reasons, or if they have special educational needs.

Rubrics offer guidelines for criteria that can provide structure to Social Assessment feedback.

The changes come months after Nick Timothy — then the director of the New Schools Network and now chief of staff to prime minister Theresa May — called for the introduction of a «social need» criteria to enable more free schools to open in segregated communities, and follow a pledge by David Cameron last year that 500 new free schools would open during this parliament.

Also, there are commonalities at a social level for rating scales regardless of what is being rated or criteria.

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) portfolio: tailored for those who want to align their values with their investments, this portfolio favors investing in companies that meet or exceed criteria involving environmental, social, and governance impact.

I have worked in a critical need school district as a social worker and have met all of the criteria for the LSWLF program (which is why I got the payment in the first place).

The American Humane Conservation program's extensive criteria exhaustively verify the many dimensions of animal welfare and well - being, with areas of evaluation including: excellent health and housing; positive social interactions within groups of animals, as well as between animals and handlers; safe and stimulating environments, with concern for factors such as appropriate lighting, sound levels, air quality, and thermoregulation; and evidence of thorough preparation and protocols established to prevent and manage medical or operational emergencies.

Hotels were chosen throughout Indonesia based on the following criteria: service; unique hotel personality; environment and social awareness; online booking facilities; architecture and views; safety and security; value for money.