Sentences with phrase «voluntary standards»

They set voluntary standards for pet food labeling at the local, state, and federal level.

This means parents won't have to double - check for voluntary standard labels as they're shopping for these products any more.

We have high voluntary standards that work well for increasing numbers of diverse students.

There actually is a debate over how voluntary the standards were for states.

Our website also hosts voluntary standards of care and best management practices covering a wide range of subjects; they may strengthen your case as a credible and responsible caretaker of animals.

Several voluntary standards, governing principles, and certifications have been established for issuers of green bonds over the last several years (see reference list below).

Providing smart tools, meaningful data services and benchmarks, best practice guides and practical voluntary standards to enhance management practices and results.

Over recent years, it has: played a leading role in developing voluntary standards for issuers of green bonds and social bonds; issued its own $ 500 million green bond; and won recognition for the quality of its research into climate change.

To do this they can choose from a range of potential tactics such as: more transparent reporting; shifts in R&D or asset reorganisation to capture expected future opportunities or to shed perceived liabilities; changes in regulatory approach; and, at an industry level, development and deployment of voluntary standards of behaviour.

WHEREAS, the Council of Chief State School Officers (a non-partisan organization of state commissioners of education) and the National Governor's Association (a bi-partisan organization of state governors) came together to start the Common Core State Standards Initiative to develop voluntary standards in mathematics and English language arts that states could use to ensure all students graduated from high school college - and career - ready; and

Most new cribs meet voluntary standards for safety set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

AAFCO sets voluntary standards for animal feed and pet food.

FP13 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with laws and regulations, and adherence with voluntary standards related to transportation, handling, and slaughter practices for live terrestrial and aquatic animals.

By adopting voluntary standards throughout the industry, we will protect the animals entrusted in our care, challenge the small minority of substandard breeding facilities to raise their standards of care, and ensure consumers have reliable choices.

As with most of the other new standards, the safety improvements for bassinets and cradles are based on voluntary standards from ASTM.

The high chairs listed below meet ASTM voluntary standards.

In 2014, we received no incidents of noncompliance with laws and regulations and voluntary standards related to transportation, handling and slaughtering practices.

Modeled changes in US sodium intake from reducing sodium concentrations of commercially processed and prepared foods to meet voluntary standards established in North America: NHANES

While a mandatory standard is being developed, CPSC staff is working with ASTM International to quickly develop an effective voluntary standard for slings.

Weak authority and largely voluntary standards limit global institutions» impact on nuclear safety and security.

At its annual meeting this month, the National Business Education Association unveiled draft voluntary standards for what students should know and be able to do in business in grades K - 12 and through the first two years of college.

ACR voluntary standards and methodologies that are eligible for use in Green - e Climate certified products include those that have been both released for public consultation and approved after the American Carbon Registry Standard v. 2.0, released in 2010.

«All ABWI members must comply with labelling provisions set out in the Australia New Zealand Foods Standards Code (FSC) in addition to adhering to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), as well as a strict set of voluntary standards as laid out in the ABWI Model Code for the safe processing and quality of bottled water.

Poverty impact of social and environmental voluntary standards systems in Kenyan tea.

This official Glass Packaging Institute print constitutes one in a series of voluntary standards intended to provide a basis for achieving compatibility and interchangeability between manufacturers and users of glass containers and closures therefore.

Local voluntary standards.

International voluntary standards.

The new federal safety standard incorporates the most recent voluntary standard developed by ASTM International (ASTM F2907 - 15), Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Sling Carriers, with one modification regarding label attachments.

They're a private, non-profit group that oversees voluntary standards for things like safety for industries and businesses in the US.

President Obama is now considering an executive order that would include most of our bill's provisions but would not be able to extend incentives such as liability protection to those companies that implement voluntary standards.

The schemes would use existing carbon auditing standards such as the U.N.'s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) or voluntary standards such as the Verified Carbon Standard or Climate Action Reserve.

Either way, no federal regulations govern padded crib bumpers, beyond a 2012 CPSC voluntary standard limiting their thickness.

The concepts are based on national voluntary standards and can easily be used as districts and teachers revise their curriculum to meet the Nebraska Learns standards.

State policymakers are debating whether to block voluntary standards that, in a sense, they asked for.

The American Association of School Librarians and the International Society for Technology in Education Standards are voluntary standards published by respective professional organizations including student, professional and administrator standards organizations.

With the support of dog breeders, pet industry representatives, animal health and welfare experts, and other key stakeholders, the researchers are developing and testing voluntary standards for the care and well - being of dogs in commercial breeding facilities.

Following a successful roll out at SuperZoo in July, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council's (PIJAC) Small Animal Care Committee has been working on distributing the first voluntary standards for this part of the industry and creating uniform standards for shipping small mammals and reptiles.

Pet Professionals» Animal Care Last summer, PIJAC's Small Animal Care Committee — made up of 24 diverse pet care professionals — released the first - ever voluntary standards of care for small mammal, bird and reptile breeders and distributors.

This is very important, as PIJAC can only promote voluntary standards if executives agree with them.

COTAP's carbon offset projects, which counteract emissions through tree planting, agroforestry and forest protection, are all located in areas where income levels are less than $ 2 per day, and are certified under Plan Vivo, the world's longest - standing voluntary standard for forest carbon.

The VCS remained the most popular voluntary standard in the forest carbon markets, with projects developed according to VCS methodologies transacting 14.6 MtCO2e, or 46 % of all market activity.

What were initially considered voluntary standards have become the yardstick against which corporate activities are judged, whether in a court of law or the court of public opinion.

That got the industry's attention, which started pushing for its own technology and its own voluntary standards, and that brought the issue back to the CPSC.

TOKYO (The Japan News / ANN)- An entrance ceremony for first - graders was held on Friday at Taimei Elementary School — which has introduced an Armani - designed voluntary standard uniform — in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.

While a mandatory standard is being developed, CPSC staff is working with ASTM International and concerned companies such as Infantino to quickly develop an effective voluntary standard for slings.

On Monday, Mr. Frangialli's organization joined with Travelocity, the Rainforest Alliance and Ted Turner, the chairman of the United Nations Foundation, to announce efforts to draft voluntary standards to guide travelers through an increasingly confusing range of «green» travel options.

ACR voluntary standards and methodologies that are eligible for use in Green - e Climate certified products include those that have been both released for public consultation and approved after the