Sentences with phrase «voluntary market by»

With improvement, your insurer options expand and you may find better auto insurance rates in Utah's voluntary market by getting auto insurance quotes on the carriers» websites.

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New premium generated by the voluntary / worksite sales market rose 7 percent to $ 7.6 billion in 2016 over 2015, according to the latest available figures from Eastbridge.

Generate resources, financial or otherwise, for indigenous coffee farmers as a result of selling verified emissions reductions on the voluntary carbon market, and by selling Climate - friendly branded coffee.

Late last week, after more than six months of negotiations, supplier representatives gave their final draft of a voluntary code intended to curtail alleged misuse of market power by the supermarkets, to the government and retailers for review.

In addition to abiding by strict food laws, the industry adheres to the following voluntary guidelines as part of the Industry Commitments3: • Energy Drinks are not made available in primary nor secondary schools • Marketing and advertising activities of energy drinks are not directed at children • No promotional activities are undertaken to encourage excessive consumption of energy drinks • Labels of energy drinks do not promote the mixing of energy drinks with any other beverage.

The main criticisms of the government's measures have largely centred on the voluntary action by the food and drink industry and the absence of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.

The government's measures, centred on the sugar tax announced by George Osborne in March, rely on voluntary action by the food and drink industry and are shorn of any restrictions on junk food marketing and advertising.

In prior posts I've told you about the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), a voluntary effort by the leading food and beverage companies to rein in their marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to kids.

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food regulations, the new food safety law and the new voluntary guidelines for marketing junk food to children, along with funding for food assistance programs like WIC.

But it won't be achieved without a drastic shift in the world's economic structures, That shift can't be made by voluntary action or market mechanisms alone, though both have a part to play.

So far, a voluntary moratorium by food manufacturers has kept milk and meat from clones off the market.

The researchers assessed the nutritional content of products advertised — cereals, sweets, snacks, beverages and other foods — and whether they fit the proposed voluntary nutrition guidelines recommended by the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children.

But by putting the targets into law and mandating a set of regulations — including requiring 35 percent of the country's electricity to come from clean sources by 2024; establishing a voluntary carbon market; developing incentives to promote renewable energy; phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; and forcing companies in the largest carbon polluting sectors to report their emissions — they said the results could be groundbreaking.

One domestic cap - and - trade market, organized by the Chicago Climate Exchange, is voluntary.

If you would like to get involved with offsets, both Kollmuss and climate blogger Romm recommend projects certified by the Gold Standard Foundation as the most rigorously vetted ones on the voluntary market.

The price in the voluntary carbon market varies between $ 0.45 per ton and $ 45.00 per ton, according to a report by Ecosystem Marketplace.

ACR also operates a robust and secure electronic registry system, powered by APX, for members to register California and voluntary market projects and record the issuance, transfer and retirement of serialized, project - based and independently verified offsets.

While market size grew 9 %, the global average price for forestry offsets was $ 7.8 / tonne — down from $ 9.2 / tonne in 2011, but still higher than prices paid by voluntary buyers for other offset types ($ 5.9 / tonne).

It's the kind of monumental aspiration the UN is great at articulating but horrible at achieving — until you stop to consider that this «shift» actually reflects what's already happening in the voluntary carbon markets, and it's being led by foresters, farmers, and project developers.

It includes, in addition to internal reductions, a commitment to financing external emission reductions either through buying voluntary market carbon credits or by funding activities directly.

The ability to influence policy related to voluntary carbon markets and to respond with other carbon reduction and offset providers, by speaking with a unified and respected voice, to Governments, NGOs and other stakeholders.

The Regional Analysis examines the geography of voluntary carbon markets — where offsets are produced, how prices, project types, and standards vary by location, as well as developments shaping the carbon market in each region.

While market size grew 9 % in 2012, the global average price for forestry offsets was $ 7.8 / tonne — down from $ 9.2 / tonne in 2011, but still higher than prices paid by voluntary buyers across all offset project types (average $ 5.9 / tonne).

For the avoidance of doubt, Gross Revenues shall (A) exclude monies received from any source other than the sale of electric energy and capacity, including, without limitation, any of the following: (i) any federal, state, county or local tax benefits, grants or credits or allowances related to, derived from, or granted to the Wind Energy Project or Grantee, including, but not limited to, investment or production tax credits, or property or sales tax exemptions, (ii) proceeds from financing activities, sales, assignments, partial assignments, contracts (other than the power purchase agreement) or other dispositions of or related to the Wind Energy Project (such as damages for breach of contract or liquidated damages for delays in project completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exchange.

All VVBs for voluntary market projects must be approved by ACR through the process below, and either be ANSI - accredited in the applicable sectoral scope, or be Designated Operational Entities approved under the Clean Development Mechanism or Accredited Independent Entities approved under Joint Implementation.

The Market - Power Renewables Act and Renewable Energy Credit Act are two newer, more subtle attempt to weaken RPS laws by phasing in a renewable power voluntary program, creating space for existing and out - of - state energy credits to displace new clean energy, and eventually repealing the RPS requirements entirely.

By strategically applying compost to grasslands, ranchers have the opportunity to generate revenue from environmental stewardship through the sale of emission reductions on voluntary carbon markets.

By 2009, the plant employed more than 40 local residents and received carbon credits from the voluntary market to support the sustainability aspect of the project.

An in - depth investigation by Reuters describes the dirty details of the onslaught of Big Food lobbying in the wake of an effort by the federal government to improve voluntary guidelines on food marketing to kids.

Hence, if the European legislator sets the legal so - called «essential requirements», which all economic operators have to meet — whether they are using harmonised standards or not — to ensure free circulation of their products on the Single Market, it leaves to CEN, CENELEC or ETSI (i.e. the recognised European standardization organizations (ESOs)-RRB- to develop voluntary standards that can give technical solutions, accepted by the relevant industry, to ensure compliance with these essential requirements.

This investigation followed an investigation in 2005 by the then Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) who, while finding issues in the unregulated market for will - writing services, concluded that voluntary regulation, such as a code of practice approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), might be a proportionate solution.

«The JFTC's 1993 voluntary survey of relations between Japanese auto manufacturers and dealers found several issues of concern.33 Unlike in the United States, where Japanese automotive manufacturers entered the market by signing up existing Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler dealers to also sell Toyota, Nissan, and other Japanese products, the JFTC survey found that very few Japanese auto dealers carried foreign cars in addition to their traditional Japanese lines.

By understanding those factors that affect the price of your premium, you can work to reduce your premiums over time, whether you are still with the MAI or have moved on to other insurers in the voluntary market.

Its purpose is to maximize the number of insured Vermont drivers by giving eligible drivers who are unable to buy insurance in the voluntary market a last chance at adequate insurance coverage.

The VT AIP is supposed to operate at neither profit or loss, therefore high risk drivers assigned by the Plan are usually charged higher premiums than their counterparts in the voluntary market, even if they are with the same insurer.

The Facility determines base rates for drivers by taking the weighted average of the base rates of the five largest insurers in Michigan's voluntary market.

Taking an overview, it would seem that the market fears caused by China's ICO ban in early Sept., and the voluntary closures of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges that followed, have now almost completely been shrugged off by the market.

In the current tough jobs market, however, more young people are using their trips to boost their CV — perhaps by undertaking voluntary work, an internship or completing training courses — to make them more employable.