Sentences with phrase «trade associations use»

For example, Amazon's payments to trade associations that are used for political activities are undisclosed and unknown — in some cases, even management does not know how trade associations use Amazon's money.

A coalition of at least 74 investors have filed proposals at 50 companies asking for lobbying reports that include federal and state lobbying payments, payments to trade associations used for lobbying, and payments to any tax - exempt organization that writes and endorses model legislation.

For example, the Berkshire Hathaway's payments to trade associations used for political activities are undisclosed and unknown.

Elaine Buxton is the president of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA), the largest professional trade association using anonymous resources to improve retail services.

Not exact matches

BITKOM, a German IT trade association that represents more than 2,200 international companies operating in the digital sector estimates that 44 percent of all businesses in Germany used cloud services last year.

Read more: America's Least Stressful Jobs 2012 By Cindy Perman Posted 3 Jan 2012 Source: To calculate average income, CareerCast.com used a variety of sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, trade associations and pay surveys.

We commend Google for updating disclosure on its website on political spending and lobbying but Google still does not disclose details about indirect lobbying, maintaining secrecy about its payments used for lobbying by trade associations.

We support retailers, importers, brands and national associations to enhance human prosperity, use natural resources responsibly and drive open trade globally.

We commend Alphabet for disclosure on its website on political spending and lobbying but the website still does not disclose details about payments used for lobbying by trade associations.

This Proposal is simple: it asks Amazon to disclose its political spending, including payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations that are used for political purposes.

The proposal asks Berkshire Hathaway to disclose all of its political spending, including payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations used for political purposes.

The only industry association trade show preparing California cannabis businesses for success in the largest adult - use market in the world, the California Cannabis Business Conference unifies the Golden State and brings together seasoned industry leaders to convene on best business practices and operations.

The proposal asks the Company to disclose all of its political spending, including payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations used for political purposes.

If such independent expenditures are made, groups of corporations within an industry may form coalitions or use existing trade associations to support candidates favorable to policy positions that affect the group as a whole.

«Investors are asking companies to disclose all of their payments to trade associations that these groups use to lobby.»

A letter from 15 trade associations representing over 30,000 US steel - using manufacturers and employing one million American workers was sent to President Donald Trump and senior trade officials earlier this week.

According to the Organic Trade Association, «The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is prohibited in organic products.

When red color was measured using the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) method, it had a color rating of 188 ASTA, which was better than «New Mexico 6 - 4» (127 ASTA).

Free Online Curriculum Enhances Use of Craft Beer in Culinary Education Boulder, CO — To better integrate craft beer into culinary curriculums, the Brewers Association — the not - for - profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers — published the CraftBeer.com BAssociation — the not - for - profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers — published the CraftBeer.com Bassociation dedicated to small and independent American brewers — published the CraftBeer.com Beer... More

We work directly with farmers and cooperatives, many of whom are Rainforest Alliance Fair Trade Certified and all our farmers use organic and ethical farming methods which are accredited by Ecocert and the UK Soil Association.

As a member of the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA), we've signed a pledge committing to reporting annually the company's performance in the 11 - action categories that include organic & land use, distribution & sourcing, energy, climate change & emissions, water use & quality, solid waste reduction, packaging & marketing materials, labor, animal care, sustainability education, and governance & community engagement.

WASHINGTON — The American Beverage Association today submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerning its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (or «Green Guides»), which are used to communicate messages to consumers concerning recyclability and environmental attributes about products and packages.

Our provision of these links does not imply that the American Beverage Association sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol contained within the linked material.

Still, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the industry's largest trade association, has petitioned the FDA to approve numerous small uses of partially hydrogAssociation, the industry's largest trade association, has petitioned the FDA to approve numerous small uses of partially hydrogassociation, has petitioned the FDA to approve numerous small uses of partially hydrogenated oil.

Kraft Heinz instructs trade associations that our dues must only be used on issues of importance to our business and none may be provided to support or oppose political candidates.

The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) Show is a biennial trade show featuring more than 600 manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment and supplies, used for food preparation, cooking, storage and table service.

Using the hashtag #LiveOrganic, hundreds of visitors posted highlights on social media from an Organic Trade Association - hosted «Live Organic from Farm to Home» pop - up shop event at Treehaus café and food market in Manhattan, New York, earlier this month.

I / we agree that if any material change (s) occur (s) in my / our financial condition that I / we will immediately notify BSHFC of said change (s) and unless Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation is so notified it may continue to rely upon the application and financial statement and the representations made herein as a true and accurate statement of my / our financial condition.nI / we authorize Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation to make whatever credit inquiries / background checks it deems necessary in connection with this application and financial statement.nI / we authorize and instruct any person or consumer reporting agency to furnish to BSHFC any information that it may have to obtain in response to such credit inquiries.nIn consideration of the ongoing association between Baby Safe Homes and the undersigned applicant (hereinafter u201cApplicantu201d), the parties hereto have entered into this Non-Disclosure and Non-Competition Agreement.nWHEREAS, in the course of its business operations, Baby Safe Homes provides its customers products and services which, by nature of the business, include trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, and other matters deemed material or important enough to warrant protection; and WHEREAS, Applicant, by reason of his / her interest in Baby Safe Homes and in the course of his / her duties, has access to said secrets and confidential information; and WHEREAS, Baby Safe Homes has trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, including procedures, customer lists, and particular desires or needs of such customers to which Applicant has access in the course of his / her duties as an Applicant.nNow, therefore, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties agree as follows Applicant shall not, either during the time of his / her franchise evaluation with Baby Safe Homes or at any time thereafter either directly or indirectly, communicate, disclose, reveal, or otherwise use for his / her own benefit or the benefit of any other person or entity, any trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information obtained by Employee by virtue of his / her employment with Baby Safe Homes, in any manner whatsoever, any such information of any kind, nature, or description concerning any matters affecting or relating to the Baby Safe Homes business, or in the business of any of its customers or prospective customers, except as required in the course of his / her employment by Baby Safe Homes or except as expressly authorized Baby Safe Homes Franchise Corporation, in writing.nDuring any period of evaluation with Baby Safe Homes, and for two (2) years thereafter, Applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, induce or influence, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away and, during the stated period following termination of employment, call upon or solicit, or attempt to call upon or solicit, any of the customers or patrons Baby Safe Homes including, but not limited to, those upon whom he / she was directly involved, or called upon, or catered to, or with whom became acquainted while engaged in the franchise evaluation process of a Baby Safe Homes franchise business.

The FTC charged that Abbott participated in trade association meetings held in the 1980s «to draft guidelines that would have prohibited the use of mass media advertising directly to consumers» and that «Abbott requested health - care professionals to ask other infant formula manufacturers to stop consumer advertising.»

Right now, major automakers like Chrysler, Ford, and GM are using the lobbying muscle of their trade association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, to weaken tailpipe standards for cars.

The Organic Trade Association says organic cotton is also beneficial to the environment because the methods used replenish and maintain soil fertility, reduce the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers and build biologically diverse agriculture.

And of course, they're joined by thousands of older nonprofits and trade associations that have also learned to use online tools to mobilize millions to barrage our elected officials.

But instead of beating her with an ordinary PAC or a campaign contribution to her opponent, the trade association for the chemical industry has chosen to take advantage of the Citizens United loophole to use undisclosed general treasury funds against Baldwin.

Kristina Baldwin, from the trade group Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, questions some of the report's findings and says insurers use many factors to best gauge policyholder risk.

Wikipedia and a slew of other sites may have shut down today to protest SOPA, but that's not the only big story in the online advocacy space this week: yesterday Blackbaud announced that the company would be buying Convio, a leading provider of email advocacy and online fundraising for nonprofits and trade associations (disclaimer: my current employer uses Convio for our email - list management).

We will also use our close links to the museum world, the antiques trade and to collector associations to ensure that the antique firearms collecting community speaks with one loud voice.

The New York Insurance Association, a trade group that represents property and casualty insurance industry, opposed Cahill's bill because it would «needlessly increase mandatory minimum limits of liability and fails to preserve the legal distinction between using a vehicle for personal uses and for ride - sharing services, which will result in greatly increased costs for all New York auto insurance consumers.»

«Every additive that we use is very carefully evaluated, not just by the industry, but also independently by government agencies to look at all the materials we use in plastics,» said Mike Neal, a consumer and environmental affairs specialist at PlasticsEurope, an industry trade association, and a co-author of the report.

I have a chapter in my book Cancer Wars called «Doubt Is Our Product,» which is about the hundreds and hundreds of different industries that use these techniques of sowing doubt in order to minimize hazard, as do various trade associations.

«We deeply regret that Scotland has decided to make use of the «licence to ban» cultivation of safe and approved GM crops on its territory,» says Beat Späth of EuropaBio, a pan-European biotechnology trade association.

- Organic Trade Association Organic agriculture practices can not ensure that products are completely free of residues; however, methods are used to minimize pollution from air, soil and water.

The REA was established in 2001 as a not - for - profit trade association, representing British renewable energy producers and promoting the use of renewable energy in the UK.

The TANs bring together a wide array of nongovernmental organizations, citizens associations, trade unions, communities and alternative media in forms of activism which target global level institutions and issues, while also attempting to use global level visibility to level changes at the national level.

A study by IT Trade Association CompTIA revealed that 9 out of 10 students revealed they felt using technology in the classroom would better prepare them for the future.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names of PA Principals Association used in the site are trademarks or registered trademarks of PA Principals Association.

And data cited by the International Association for K - 12 Online Learning, a trade group, shows that at least 75 percent of districts use some form of online learning.

While they're primarily used for commercial purposes, Ford's display at next week's annual SEMA (Specialty Equipment Marketers Association) trade show in Las Vegas demonstrates that vans can still be cool.

The least expensive Saturn is the»91 SL, which has a trade - in value of $ 5,250, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association's Official Used Car Guide.

The vehicle's value is calculated using the clean trade - in price from the September 2015 edition of the National Auto Dealer Association (NADA) Used Car Guide, as adjusted for mileage and equipped options.

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