Sentences with phrase «which environmental responsibility»

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Laval offers a wide array of specializations, some of which (such as agribusiness management, pharmaceutical management and corporate social and environmental responsibility) include a consultancy project working with a real company.

The Proxy Preview 2015 report was produced via collaboration between As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy and innovative legal strategies; the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), which conducts impartial research on social and environmental share - holder proposals; and Proxy Impact, a shareholder advocacy and proxy voting service for foundations, endowments and socially responsible investors.

We looked south of the border to the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking conducted by the Aspen Institute, which had established criteria rewarding schools for emphasizing social responsibility, environmental sustainability and community engagement through institutional support, student initiatives and coursework.

Which of our environmental and social responsibility projects need immediate work without getting everyone in the province upset that the NDP is on a predictable, drunken spending spree.

It gives dignified and human terms with which to analyse such economic tools as money, property, contracts, inheritance, taxation, labour skills, capital and environmental responsibility.

At least seven immense, interdependent threats to the quality of life on spaceship earth continue to escalate: the population explosion; the widening gulf between rich and poor nations; massive malnutrition (caused mainly by economic injustice, which produces maldistribution of available food); environmental pollution and degradation; the depletion of the irreplaceable resources of our finite planet; the growing threat of nuclear terrorism and eventual holocaust (with the equivalent of one and a half million Hiroshima - sized bombs in the arsenals of the world); and the worldwide tendency for the fruits of science and technology to be used without ethical responsibility.

And as part of the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality Program, which incorporates Sustainable Agriculture Network standards, the Rainforest Alliance has been working with Nespresso for 10 years to promote environmental and social responsibility on supplier farms and support producers who wish to seek Rainforest Alliance certification.

Today, many consumers are also looking for products that show environmental responsibility through reduced or improved packaging, which means less packaging waste and spoiled foods in our landfills.

But this B - Corp brand stands out the most due to its sustainability mission, which hinges on the trifecta of being socially just, striving for environmental responsibility and crafting reliably delicious products (after all, it's hard to make true impact in the world if consumers don't like how your products taste).

As a part of Valio's responsibility program, the company is also creating a «soy - free milk production chain,» which it says helps with exports as an increasing number of customers expect dairy companies to actively reduce the environmental impacts of dairy products.

Oakey Beef Exports, which employs 750 people, adheres to Nippon Meat Packers» strict environmental guidelines and corporate responsibility ethic as a major operator across Australia and an exporter to 34 countries.

The China Mist naturally flavored line is a logical addition to the Company's ethically sourced teas, which focus on environmental and social responsibility.

Environment We are committed to promoting healthier, safer and more environmentally aware communities, in line with our strong reputation for environmental responsibility, which for more than 30 years has focused on preventing pollution at source.

Kerin believes in government which is fiscally responsible, managing our economic needs hand - in - hand with our environmental, social, cultural, and criminal justice responsibilities.

The DOL works with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which has federal responsibility for asbestos exposure generally, under the Clean Air Act and the Toxics Substance and Control Act, and specifically in schools, under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.

Both eventually led, Reilly said, to the establishment of the center's Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities program, which provides teaching resources to encourage faculty to frame courses around civic challenges such as public health disparities, inequality and environmental issues.

If we want to avoid a future of steepening inequality, conflict and environmental degradation, we need to take more responsibility for the ways in which that money is spent.

Laalitha Surapaneni, M.B.B.S., M.D., M.P.H., an instructor of medicine and a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, was recently added to the board of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, which advocates on environmental and social justice issues in Maryland and Virginia.

For secondary teachers, Labour Behind the Label provide a sustainable fashion handbook for educators which includes practical ideas on how to teach about social and environmental responsibility in the fashion industry.

DOT shares responsibility for the CAFE program with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which administers the testing program that generates the fuel economy data and determines the procedures for calculating the fuel economy values for CAFE.

S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which covers discrimination and landlord responsibilities disclose health hazards.

Vanguard FTSE Social Index (VFTSX)-- tracks the FTSE4Good US Select Index which screens companies on environmental records, human rights, workplace issues, and corporate responsibility, etc..

Donations provide subscriptions for county classrooms to the KIND (Kids in Nature's Defense) News, which encourages good character with an emphasis on kindness to animals and environmental responsibility.

All members acknowledge the importance of AITO's Sustainable Tourism guidelines, which recognise the social, economic and environmental responsibilities of tour operating.

Durban's beaches extend along the Golden Mile, and include a number of beaches that have achieved the renowned Blue Flag status, which testifies to their beauty, cleanliness, superior management and commitment to environmental responsibility.

Bodhi Surf School's Ocean Guardian Journey is the name of our corporate social and environmental responsibility initiatives, an area in which we are constantly learning, growing, and developing.

Bodhi Surf School's Ocean Guardian Journey is the title for our corporate social and environmental responsibility initiatives, an area in which we are constantly learning, growing, and developing.

Please be advised that the hotel as part of the NH Hotel Group, has achieved two of the most widely recognised environmental standards in the world in terms of corporate social responsibility (ISO 14001, ISO 50001) which certify correct environmental and energy efficiency management.

Our recommendation relies on the standards of our company concerning quality, charm, personalized attention, warmth, fair price, social responsibility, best practices on environmental care, etc. for each hotel category, but most importantly, on our past customer reports, in which each hotel is evaluated.

The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) has found a non-profit home in Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) which provides it fiscal sponsorship and logistical support.

In your prior role as planning consultant for AES — which has an abysmal and very public record on social and environmental responsibility and is a major lobby for the coal industry — how did you view yourself?

But there is a growing argument — most notably by Pope Francis in his encyclical on the climate and his speech to the U.S. Congress — that dealing with climate change is a moral obligation, said Tim Smith, senior vice president of Boston - based Walden Asset Management, which promotes environmental, social and corporate responsibility on behalf of investors.

That is why Stand.earth and SumOfUs are coming together to tell these seven denim brands — all of which are members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition — to take responsibility for their devastating environmental impacts.

At its firs global supply - chain summit in Beijing, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, launched an ambitious program dubbed the «Global Sourcing Responsibility Initiative» that will require its Chinese suppliers (which may number up to 20,000 according to China Daily) to abide to potentially costly energy efficiency targets, to be verified by third party audits, among other environmental and social goals.

Requires the EPA Administrator to study and report on how the environmental statutes for which the EPA has responsibility would apply to carbon dioxide injection and geologic sequestration activities.

Naturwall received a Green Dot Build Award, which recognizes innovative design and architecture that achieves the highest level of environmental responsibility.

This strong ethical and moral responsibility is derivable both from the universally accepted moral principles including the widely accepted golden rule which requires people to treat others as they wish to be treated, and international law including, but not limited to the «no harm» rule which is a widely recognized principle of customary international law whereby a State is duty - bound to prevent, reduce and control the risk of environmental harm to other states and a rule agreed to by all nations in the preamble to the UNFCCC, the «polluter - pays principle» agreed to by almost all nations in the 1992 Rio Declaration, human rights law which requires nations to assure that their citizens enjoy human rights, and many other legal theories including tort law.

This strong ethical and moral responsibility is derivable both from the universally accepted moral principles including the widely accepted golden rule which requires people to treat others as they wish to be treated, and international law including, but not limited to: (a) the «no harm» rule which is a widely recognized principle of customary international law whereby a State is duty - bound to prevent, reduce and control the risk of environmental harm to other states, and a rule agreed to by all nations in the preamble to the UNFCCC, (b) the «polluter - pays principle» agreed to by almost all nations in the 1992 Rio Declaration, (c) human rights law which requires nations to assure that their citizens enjoy human rights, and (d) many other legal theories including tort law.

Children across the world can join the LEGO Planet Crew on LEGO.com (www.lego.com/planetcrew/), where they can learn through play about important environmental and social issues, and share their views on the responsibility issues they feel most passionate about.LEGO Life, the Group's social media platform (https://www.lego.com/life), which has more than one million users, is hosting a series of challenges during June and July to encourage children to build their vision of a sustainable future using LEGO bricks.

In coordination with the launch of a new Chevron ad campaign aimed at boosting public approval of their perceived corporate responsibility, the Yes Men, Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch carried out an elaborate public relations jam in which Chevron appeared to be owning up to its environmental and human rights crimes around the world.

The Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE), jointly established by the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (WCRP - JSC) and the WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS), which is responsible for WWRP and GAW, has the responsibility of fostering the development of atmospheric circulation models for use in weather, climate, water and environmental prediction on all time scales and diagnosing and resolving shortcomings (WMO / TD 121).

Here's where I see a glaring gap and potential for a huge increase of hard good sales, which could result in decreased waste generation and costs worldwide: Instead of business as usual with continued global expansion that simultaneously increases profits and global waste, Starbucks has an opportunity to show social and environmental responsibility, increase profits, save money, and generate less waste by promoting branded reusable cups, straws, and cutlery.

And because the chair is also completely sourced and manufactured in the UK, it travels a fraction of the distance from factory to customer when compared to a chair made in Asia, all of which makes it highly attractive to furniture buyers who put environmental responsibility and sustainability on their list of «must haves».

But how does one know which products and companies are questionable, given that the marketing and advertising campaigns are carefully groomed and scripted to make us buy stuff, and not to make us think about supply chains and environmental and social responsibility, or about the political affiliation and financial donations made by the CEO or company directors.

To take a look at the entire report, which was published by the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Science and Environmental Health Network, visit Age Healthy.

Jeff Ruch of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which provided Monnett legal representation, said that Monnett leaked the emails under the Bush administration to expose suppression of scientists» concerns about the environmental risks of offshore drilling iEnvironmental Responsibility, which provided Monnett legal representation, said that Monnett leaked the emails under the Bush administration to expose suppression of scientists» concerns about the environmental risks of offshore drilling ienvironmental risks of offshore drilling in the Arctic.

It's one thing to produce a tee - shirt which carries a message about social and environmental responsibility, and quite another to design and produce a shirt which, because of the way it is manufactured, is making a difference.»

Visitors will be able to meet the management team which was recognised in the Nature Foundation Awards as running SA's top small business for Environmental Responsibility and Leadership; this follows the Premier's Food Award for Leadership through Sustainable Industry and the Organic Federation's Best Organic Producer in Australia.

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Director of Human Resources / HR Consultant — Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the planning, direction, and management of all HR - related activities including staff recruiting, candidate tracking, personnel screening and testing, and hiring processes in accordance with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance with all standards, authoring and implementing new policies and procedures as needed along with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vendors