Sentences with phrase «standard business practice in»

What qualifies as being ahead of the curve now will be standard business practice in a handful of years.

Science - based target setting is also rapidly becoming standard business practice in Japan, where the government is supporting companies to adopt a target.

Pretty standard business practice in an instance like that.

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Bombardier sold the C Series to Delta at a significant discount, standard practice in the aviation business, because Delta was one of the first to place a big order.

Second, if it really is necessary, when doing business overseas, to engage in practices that wouldn't be allowed back home, are you at least doing what you can to a) minimize the frequency of such violations and b) working, in at least some small way, to improve standards in the local business community?

Thursday's decision by the National Labor Relations Board involving the Teamsters Union and Browning - Ferris Industries reverses decades of standard practice around the concept of joint ownership in business.

So, I decided to challenge the status quo and to this day, I've made that a standard practice in my business dealings.

When completed, the standard will describe a set of best practices for companies that want or need to establish management systems that will help them avoid, detect and deal appropriately with bribery wherever it is encountered — either in their own operations or potentially in the operations of business partners.

The Rix Award for Engaged Corporate Citizenship is presented to an enterprise that demonstrates, both in policy and practice, the highest standards of stewardship towards the long - term well - being of customers, employees, owners, business partners, the environment and the broader community.

The incentives promised to Amazon are now standard practice in America, where states, desperate for high - paying jobs, bend over backwards to accommodate business.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

These media types are generating excellent engagement numbers for businesses that have made employing visual media in a pertinent and creative manner standard practice.

In addition, as with all advisors today who currently offer fiduciary advice, under the DOL rule, the advisor need not avail him or herself to the entire universe of products, but may determine the firm's «shelf» of product solutions that serve his business practice and clientele best — using standards for selection and adhering to them.

In late July 2013, the industry group Committee for the Establishment of the Digital Asset Transfer Authority began to form to set best practices and standards, to work with regulators and policymakers to adapt existing currency requirements to digital currency technology and business models and develop risk management standards.

The National Association for Business Resources has over 20 years of experience conducting Best and Brightest Company competitions and has identified numerous best Human Resources practices that provide benchmarking for companies that continue to be leaders in employment standards.

If this can become standard practice in the movie business, it could cause sea changes in the industry, but it takes the right stars and the right figures.

This explains why some large coffee companies have said that they would be 100 % fair trade in five years — not because they are changing their business practices, but because they managed to get the standards lowered.

We are committed to conducting our activities with the highest standards of integrity and business practice in dealing with all our stakeholders.

Fast growing economies of China and India, a former powerhouse in Japan, an increasingly affluent South Korea, and the fast - growing Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).61 Each possessing multiple regions and demographics that demand varying tastes, sizes, prices, packaging and branding, as well as differing in standard business practices, routes to market and competitive landscapes.

Domino's, which has repeatedly said it has zero tolerance for underpayment of workers, didn't comment on the investigation into Dehsabzi but said it was «in the process of confirming a new lease to relocate an existing Domino's store — this is a standard business practice when a long - term lease nears its conclusion».

A standard practice in our industry is to engage in public policy discussions that are or have the potential to impact our business.

«Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. is a family run business that is highly respected in the farming industry because of their environmental practices and standards.

Sustainability standards define what is responsible practice, help operationalize complex concepts like living wage, and drive change in businesses.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, King Power chief executive and Leicester City vice-chairman, added: «King Power has always followed and been absolutely committed to the highest standards in proper and ethical business practice.»

Furthermore, through its involvement with Green America and the Green Business Network, Naturepedic conducts its business according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, communities and the enviBusiness Network, Naturepedic conducts its business according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, communities and the envibusiness according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, communities and the environment.

Why we do it... As a member of the Co-op America Business Network, Bean Products, Inc. conducts business according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, the community and the enviBusiness Network, Bean Products, Inc. conducts business according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, the community and the envibusiness according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, the community and the environment.

«It is standard business practice for any commercial lease that the leasor would ask the leasee to put up a letter of credit,» PRI said in its statement.

The county said it will respond to the request within «20 business days, in accordance with standard county practice.»

He currently serves as owner of Raatz LLC, a business coaching organization offering consulting in the areas of general business practice, IT implementation, cash flow, and OSHA standards.

And to deal with the issue of business conduct, he continues, «We have a global business practice office that is focused on ensuring that the highest standards in business practice are maintained.

In addition, business leaders committed to change their hiring practices so that a potential employee's academic transcript is considered in the hiring decision, and to give high priority to the quality of a state's standards when locating or expanding their businesseIn addition, business leaders committed to change their hiring practices so that a potential employee's academic transcript is considered in the hiring decision, and to give high priority to the quality of a state's standards when locating or expanding their businessein the hiring decision, and to give high priority to the quality of a state's standards when locating or expanding their businesses.

Our objectives for the scheme are to: formally recognise and raise awareness of excellent practice and expertise within the profession; encourage the profession to aspire to excellence and higher standards of practice; and improve the practice of school business management by encouraging ongoing participation in professional development.

These are standard practice within business, and should be in schools too.

As a professional body committed to raising standards within the recruitment industry, the REC is at the forefront of ensuring its members are demonstrating ethical business practice, specifically in the education sector where the importance of finding the right talent to educate people is of paramount importance for any skills shortages that exist in the UK.

Adheres to commonly accepted business practices aligned with audit standards that are in compliance with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations.

This Center manages the Accelerating Innovation Deployment Demonstration grants, which support States or local agencies in deploying innovations that are unique to their way of doing business; the Advanced Market Readiness grants, which provide funding to move a prototype innovation into a market - ready condition that would then be eligible to be advanced in the biennial list of EDC innovations; and the STIC incentive grants, which provide funding to the STICs to foster a culture for innovation and make innovations standard practice in their State structure.

Our dealership sets the standard high and has become synonymous with the highest ethical business practices resulting in unparalleled levels of customer satisfaction.

After speaking on the phone with the manager and verifying what was occurring, they informed me it was “ standard business practice ” to sell to a customer who is physically there in person over someone in another state — nevermind one who agreed to purchase the car a day prior.

Most recently, Del received the Educator of the Year award in 2016 from Think Realty, an honor bestowed on innovators who have proven themselves to be stellar role models and leaders based on their sound business practices, high ethical standards and dedication to moving real estate investing forward as a respected industry niche and avenue for wealth building.

We based our questions on the Better Business Bureau's governance standards and adapted them based on the opinions of various Canadian experts about standard practices in well - run organizations.

As this survey finds, CR reporting appears to be standard business practice the world over — even in those geographic regions and industry sectors that only two years ago lagged behind.

These include the risks of currency fluctuation, of political and economic instability and of less well - developed government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, as well as differences in accounting standards.

He founded the Washington Home Inspector's Legislative Advisory Group (WHILAG), a coalition of home inspectors from all associations, as well as independents such as himself, that helped get mandatory licensing and education for home inspectors in the state and he currently serves on the state's Home Inspector's Advisory Licensing Board as a member of the education sub-committee and as chairman of the Changing Business Practices Sub-committee which is currently writing uniform standards of practice for inspectors in Washington State.

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

Practice profitability and progress is typically tracked through what we call KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators.9 KPIs should be tailored to your business, limited in number, bear a high impact on the practice's success or failure, contain timely data and remain relevant to your specific objective.10 Thus, standard KPIs for a veterinary practice might contain monthly data on the foPractice profitability and progress is typically tracked through what we call KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators.9 KPIs should be tailored to your business, limited in number, bear a high impact on the practice's success or failure, contain timely data and remain relevant to your specific objective.10 Thus, standard KPIs for a veterinary practice might contain monthly data on the fopractice's success or failure, contain timely data and remain relevant to your specific objective.10 Thus, standard KPIs for a veterinary practice might contain monthly data on the fopractice might contain monthly data on the following:

By selecting an ADI Accredited Member program, you can ensure that the program is meeting the highest standards in the assistance dogs industry including standards for the treatment of clients, dogs, training and ethical business practices.

In September, the Veterinary Practice Management Program, which set the standard for business training for veterinary professionals, will begin teaching its 25th cohort of participants.

So begin with standard questions like the duration of time he has been in the business and whether he has practice to sell pedigreed Yorkies.

If the legislature really wants to protect dogs and consumers, they need to focus on the bigger problem and impose humane standards and acceptable business practices on the many irresponsible rescues and shelters that operate in California.

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