Sentences with phrase «sustainable jobs in»

Alan Simpson a one time Labour MP, who has helped create the FiT system, noted that PV was «the only sector that has delivered 25,000 new and sustainable jobs in the last 18 months».
During the next several weeks, The Tyee Solutions Society will explore trends within green building — call it Green Building 2.0 — with an eye for ideas that could pay off by helping create sustainable jobs in British Columbia, lower energy bills and make a real dent in emissions causing costly climate change.
«Wind is producing enough electricity to power every household in northern BC,» he says, «and continues to help spread economic benefits to many more BC communities; creating permanent revenue streams and sustainable jobs in local communities and for First Nations interested in participating in the development and ownership of clean energy projects that will bring new revenues to their communities.»
This footwear company strives to develop a thriving middle class in Africa by creating fair - wage, sustainable jobs in the heart of Ethiopia — and business is good.

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This means attention must be given to the importance on the service delivery thereby increasing the number of jobs for vendors, smarter use of technology for automation and analytics so as to make the operations and in - turn overhead expenses leaner thereby building a sustainable solution for both the customers and service providers.
Within a framework of sustainable development — including a cap - and - trade system and thorough environmental assessments — New Democrats would prioritize our own energy security and with it the creation of high - paying, value - added jobs, refining and upgrading our own natural resources right here in Canada — just as other resource - rich developed nations like Norway already have.
The existing model isn't sustainable in the current environment — not because the educators are doing a bad job or that the institutions are necessarily problematic, although those things could be factors.
To this end, consistently exercising genuine stewardship in making ownership decisions which are in the best long - term job security interests of our Pyle People and their families creates a durable and sustainable culture which captures the engagement and discretionary effort of our most important asset, our people.»
«It was cool to bring jobs to the community, but it was hard to train workers and it wasn't really sustainable in terms of macro growth,» she says.
Legalizing hemp for industrial use in the U.S. would not only create jobs and contribute toward environmentally - sane agriculture, but it would supply Patagonia with a sustainable U.S. - sourced supply of hemp.
If the economy were to grow at the pace I discussed earlier, this would likely translate into sufficient job gains to continue to remove any remaining slack in the labor market — which, by my assessment, is already operating quite close to a level that is consistent with what is achievable on a sustainable basis.
Producing more clean energy, reducing energy waste and putting a price on carbon pollution will create sustainable jobs, diversify Alberta's economy and make the province more competitive and resilient in the future.
LB Designs, formerly Local Buttons, is creating sustainable fair - paying jobs and refining the manufacturing process in Haiti to up - cycle «pepe,» secondhand clothing often worn by Haitians, into clothing that is marketable as fashion items for young professionals in North America.
In the end we have a Budget that invests very little to create jobs now and to build a more productive and sustainable economy.
In that time, I helped build electrical power projects and supported job creation through sustainable resource development.
«At a time when BC families need the good - paying jobs that can come from proven investments in sustainable energy, the Premier is pushing Site C through without independent economic analysis against the advice of her own experts.
Moreover, in Europe, Italy's new Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, has taken a different tack than his French neighbors by acknowledging that sustainable growth does not come from government spending programs but rather from policies such as labor market flexibility, job training and simplification of Italy's archaic civil justice system.
«The Province is committed to helping B.C. companies develop export capacity, and helping create jobs in all regions of the province to support a sustainable, shared economy,» said Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology.
A shift now to sustainable lumbering in designated regions, leaving others intact, can provide as many or more jobs over the long haul and a better world for all.
Raven + Lily currently helps employ marginalized women in Ethiopia, India, Cambodia and the United States at fair trade wages to give them access to a safe job, sustainable income, healthcare, education, and a real chance to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.
But in some of my conversations before the earthquake took place, we were hearing of tremendous successes in the areas in which we were working; where people were really kind of reclaiming their area, where clean water was being instituted, where the education facilities and the way in which we were working with the local governments were getting kids a good education, where jobs were [becoming] sustainable.
Virginia ranks as the 6th largest wine producing state in the U.S. Job opportunities in the American wine industry can include assistant winemaker, bottling line operator, cellar worker / cellar hand, facility maintenance coordinator, wine sales, wine specialist, internal auditor, grounds supervisor, lab technician, managing chemist, production assistant, cellar workers, sommelier, sustainable wine growing director, vineyard manager, viticulture instructor, wine broker, wine club administrator, wine consultant, winemaker, wine sales manager, wine sales representative, wine tracking analyst, wine educator, wine tour guide and tasting room sales.
Stonyfield's Director of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Britt Lundgren, told NOSH that she thinks that because of this demand, the lawsuit is needed to «get the USDA to do its job,» and protect the consumer's trust in not just the current organic standards, but the organic standards they believe they are getting.
The New Economy Awards competition is organized annually to recognize companies and its leaders that drive economic recovery around the globe via job creation, productivity enhancement, increased efficiences in sustainable manner, thereby filling in the gap presented by increasingly complex regulatory frameworks and falling demand for commodities.
McCain Foods Americas president Frank van Schaayk said that the company will contribute $ 2m and collaborate with the provincial government in the development of initiatives that create sustainable jobs for its affected workers.
Bellfield expects to create between five and seven sustainable, full - time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the next three years.
The dollar was floated, the financial system was modernised, unfair and rort - driven tax laws were reformed and sustainable jobs were created in world - class competitive industries.
Bellfield Brewery expects to create between five and seven sustainable, full - time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the next three years.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
Founded in 1989 in protest of traditional charity models, the organization uses career training, job creation, and sustainable business practices to strengthen local food systems and reduce disparities in health and economic opportunity.
Sudara is happy to be able to provide safe, sustainable jobs for women in India so they can make their way out of sex slavery and stay out.
If Spain is ever going to reduce both cyclical and structural unemployment in a sustainable fashion and bring its public finances back to health it needs to generate highly productive jobs and the necessary human capital to serve them.
It says the government would have to make it «the central aim of all its economic policies» and identify what it looks like in terms of employment rates for specific groups, more sustainable welfare provision and public services and a greater focus on job creation.
Noam will focus on a sustainable future like creating jobs, protecting the environment, investing in health and child care programs.
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said, «The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has been an incredible success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change in New York and the Northeast, while supporting thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investments in sustainable development projects.
Aubertine says it is vital «that the next governor of this state stand strong in support of improving on Power for Jobs to make it permanent, sustainable and a tool to create new jobs, not just sustain the quarter of a million jobs that now depend on these benefits.»
«We need honest, serious leaders in Washington who can get the job done on the important issues we collectively face — protecting Medicare and Social Security, creating sustainable quality jobs, and providing the educational opportunities that give all of our children the best chance for a better future.»
One of his «nerdier» goals in Albany will be to «create a program of mandatory efficiency upgrades for large and medium size buildings that would reduce carbon pollution and reduce income inequality by generating tens of thousands of good, sustainable jobs,» he said.
What we need in New York City is good - paying sustainable jobs, not the low - wage jobs created by Walmart,» Mr. Appelbaum said.
«President Mahama believes strongly that for investors to bring in the investments that can make our society better create jobs and lead to the sustainable developments we need, they [investors] want to see stable, secure and democratic nations,» said Mr. Malor.
Two sustainable development experts delivered keynote addresses: · Elaine Kamarck - Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again · Dr. Nabil Nasr — Director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology While in Rochester, Governor Cuomo announced that American Packaging Corporation has committed to building a new manufacturing plant that will add 366 jobs to Monroe County.
There should be recent or impending job growth within, or in close proximity to the downtown that can attract workers to the downtown, support redevelopment and make growth sustainable.
The Mid-Hudson region's only business that claimed job creation by the end of 2015, Sustainable Waste Power Systems, has an office at the sprawling former IBM campus near Kingston and qualified for START - UP in part because Ulster Community College declared the IBM campus an off - shoot of its institution.
a. to ensure that a comprehensive and ambitious agreement is reached on the TTIP that enhances fair competition on both sides of the Atlantic, while taking into account the values of the European social market economy, ensuring benefits to consumers, industry and investors, enhancing quality job creation and growth, and ensuring that regulatory cooperation does not undermine democratic control on both sides of the Atlantic in any way, and also seeks a transition to a more sustainable society;
Noam will focus on a sustainable future by creating jobs, protecting the environment, investing in health and childcare programs.
More here: Threat of violence a real possibility during election — CDD He noted that government has made investments in the production sector to create sustainable jobs.
Future jobs in the renewable and sustainable energy, and energy independence from fossil fuels.
Priorities in Eldridge's platform, according to Quintana, include «small business and economic development in the region,» sustainable jobs, reproductive freedom for women, getting the nation «prepared for climate change,» opposition to hydrofracking and campaign finance reform.
Better wages mean a stronger economy in New York, sustainable jobs, growing families and prospering communities.
Steve is a progressive leader in his community and is committed to building a city that puts working families first through sustainable development, higher wages, and growth in green jobs.
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