While activists argue that wealth portfolios without fossil fuel stocks perform just as well as those with fossil fuel stocks, the reality is that failing to hold a well - diversified portfolio has
substantial economic costs in the form of higher risk and lower returns.
Not exact matches
«Recently, there has been a surge of extremely destructive fires with corresponding social disruptions and
substantial economic costs,» the researchers wrote
in their paper.
«Pipeline approval delays have imposed clear, demonstrable and
substantial economic costs on the Canadian economy,» said bank chief economist Jean - Francois Perrault
in a report Tuesday.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical
costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the
substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes
in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation
in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry,
economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected
costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed
in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
Moreover, to support a stronger
economic recovery, the FOMC is purchasing long - term Treasury securities at a rate of $ 45 billion per month and agency mortgage - backed securities (MBS) at a rate of $ 40 billion per month, and will continue purchasing assets until it sees
substantial improvement
in the outlook for the labor market, conditional on ongoing assessment of benefits and
costs.
The reason for such unanimity is primarily the
substantial economic costs associated with taxes on corporations, although the uncertainty as to who really pays such taxes no doubt also contributes to the disdain
in which they are generally held by economists.»
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general
economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines
in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased
costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments
in new markets; breaches
in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes
in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating
costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our
substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions
in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility
in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions
in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity
in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays
in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases
in the price of, or major changes or reduction
in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations
in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments
in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes
in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors»
in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
«The EPSERP will have a major positive impact on the private sector through the
substantial reduction
in the
cost of doing business for all
economic sectors, particularly
in the formal and informal manufacturing and service activities which are seriously constrained by the power supply gaps.
«Cardiovascular disease remains a
substantial burden to the UK, both
in terms of health and
economic costs,» write the researchers, highlighting the «stark regional inequalities
in the mortality and prevalence of [cardiovascular disease].»
Policymakers must weigh these
costs against the
substantial educational and
economic benefits such systems can create for successive cohorts of students, both through avoiding the career - long retention of the lowest - performing teachers and through broad increases
in performance
in the overall teaching workforce.
Also, the
cost to the economy would be
substantial, reducing the size of Mexico's GDP by 4 %
in 2040, resulting
in a total
economic loss of $ 1 trillion over the period of the outlook.
And it found: «Where extreme weather events become more intense and / or more frequent, the
economic and social
costs of those events will increase, and these increases will be
substantial in the areas most directly affected.»
The estimated global
cost, after adaptation, is $ 200B for 0.5 m rise and $ 1T for 1 m rise
in 2100: The
economic impact of
substantial sea - level rise These
costs are dwarfed by the benefits for agriculture and health (see Figure 3
in the first link).
Renewable energy offers a
cost - effective solution that delivers sharp reductions
in carbon emissions while providing
substantial economic and health benefits to states and local communities.
In both cases, there is substantial uncertainty about the things we most care about and in fact, in the case of climate change, Martin Weitzman's Dismal Theorem concludes that calculations of the expected economic cost of climate change are dominated by the mathematical details of the low - probability / catastrophic - consequence tail of the probability distributio
In both cases, there is
substantial uncertainty about the things we most care about and
in fact, in the case of climate change, Martin Weitzman's Dismal Theorem concludes that calculations of the expected economic cost of climate change are dominated by the mathematical details of the low - probability / catastrophic - consequence tail of the probability distributio
in fact,
in the case of climate change, Martin Weitzman's Dismal Theorem concludes that calculations of the expected economic cost of climate change are dominated by the mathematical details of the low - probability / catastrophic - consequence tail of the probability distributio
in the case of climate change, Martin Weitzman's Dismal Theorem concludes that calculations of the expected
economic cost of climate change are dominated by the mathematical details of the low - probability / catastrophic - consequence tail of the probability distribution.
Even if established, it would be clearly justified under Art 8 (2) on the grounds that it was necessary for the
economic well - being of the authority and the interest of their other service - users, and was a proportionate response to the claimant's needs because it afforded her the maximum protection from injury, greater privacy and independence, and resulted
in a
substantial costs saving.
The
cost of lateral hiring mistakes is
substantial, both
in quantifiable
economic terms and
in harder to measure cultural and morale terms.
«The potential
economic returns from such health benefits are
substantial but have not always been included
in benefit -
cost analyses or
in policy debates regarding public investments
in early childhood development programs.»