Sentences with phrase «with policy goals»

Packard funded the efforts of Jane Lubchenco, a noted marine scientist with dreams of a «new social compact» to convert impartial scientists into dogmatic advocates with policy goals, efforts that led to her appointment by President Obama to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she regulated the New England fishing fleet nearly out of existence.

Governments can also direct their affiliates — for example development banks — to issue bonds which can be used to fund projects that conform with policy goals.

Nothing about this is wrong per se, but those who disagree with his policy goals and the assumptions from which they either precede or follow need to recognize that his playbook is political and scientific not solely scientific.

In other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key sectors of the economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance policymakers» priorities.

Few agree with their tactics of assertive nonviolent action, with their policy goals... or with their implicit collapse of any distinctions between religion, politics, and society.

It's easy to derive from this the CO2 level compatible with the policy goal of limiting the rise in global mean surface temperature to 2ºC over the pre-industrial level.

He attempted to manipulate science with a policy goal in mind that had (and perhaps still has) potential to disrupt the lives of millions of people and would be devastating to those around the world who can least afford it.

Not exact matches

Experts recommend that small businesses develop credit policies that are consistent with overall company goals.

«Keeping abreast of all the changes to Google's policies on a daily basis means changing our marketing strategies and SEO strategies to coincide with our goals to increase sales and continue to reduce costs — which is happening every single day.»

Coin Center, a non-profit research and advocacy organization in Washington, has met with members of Congress and their staff about the bill to argue that while the policy goals make sense, the language as drafted isn't needed, said Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research.

In it, he wrote, «Task Force subcommittees will also undertake a review of existing policies in the areas of charging, sentencing, and marijuana to ensure consistency with the Department's overall strategy on reducing violent crime and with Administration goals and priorities.»

Chinese leadership will address the issue with new policy goals for the year when the new legislative session starts Thursday.

«The goal was for us, and those we worked with, to get some ideas that could be applied and put into practice,» said Dane Stangler, vice president of research and policy at Kauffman.

In my view, the first policy goal of providing savings opportunities for lower - income Canadians is legitimate, but it has largely been achieved with the existing contribution limits.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

The main outcome of Habitat III was that UN nation states agreed on the New Urban Agenda (NUA): a non-binding document, which will guide policies over the next 20 years with the goal of making cities safer, resilient and sustainable and their amenities more inclusive.

The company says the LLC will «pursue its mission by funding nonprofit organizations, making private investments and participating in policy debates, in each case with the goal of generating positive impact in areas of great need.»

I want to take the lessons of Stonyfield's positive economic business model to a larger audience, with the goal of influencing policy makers and business thinkers.

While Facebook went public with the intention of connecting the world to better connect consumers, its goal now is to make money, which has caused Facebook to not be as stringent in its policies as to how other companies advertise on the platform, Greenfield said.

Mandated by 1986 congressional legislation, they are not actual national strategies that spell out specific policy goals and match those goals with resources and detailed timelines.

Restructuring contracts around the nation's public policy goals would ensure that private operators provide more educational programming, job training classes, and work with their inmates to ensure they are set up for optimal success once they are eventually released.

While I agree that it's important to enact policies with a goal of achieving the «greatest change,» talking to my daughter about the issues important to her also taught me that we — men, especially — should pull up a chair and hear out what changes are needed prior to taking action.

Echoing Democratic sentiments of merit - based, un-incentivized business competition, Barnes said his group would «absolutely» join hands with Democrats to push its policy goals forward.

The first involved establishing personal contact with Americans perceived as sympathetic to Moscow — such as former Defense Intelligence Agency chief Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and early Trump foreign - policy adviser Carter Page — and using them as a means to further Russia's foreign - policy goals.

However, the improved growth momentum means that fiscal policy should increasingly be designed with an eye on medium - term goals — ensuring fiscal sustainability and bolstering potential output.

As we crafted policy in this space, we talked to worker advocates, innovative businesses, and legal experts with the goal of raising wages and standards for independent contractors broadly, providing these workers universally needed benefits as well as a say in obtaining nontraditional benefits, and ensuring that the system would be practicable for participating companies.

«This policy intends to strike the careful balance between the goal of transportation availability with community expectations of affordability during disasters,» Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in the release.

Schroepfer said he disagreed with Kogan's assessment that Facebook didn't have a policy, saying the goal of the platform has been to foster social experiences — and that «those same tools, because they're easy and great for the consumer, can go wrong».

While writing broadly about economic issues, Rosalie's research interest focuses on the implications of technology and innovation with the goal of identifying policy gaps, misaligned incentive mechanisms, and assessing potential causes and solutions.

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Regulation champions «Open» as an explicit policy goal, with directives like PSD2 aiming to create growth via choice, transparency and competition.

Mr. Yusko and Managing Director Mike Hennessy were responsible for building the Investment Office and subsequent Management Company operations for the UNC Endowment, and they worked closely with the Investment Fund Board to develop investment policy, set goals and objectives, establish a strategic framework, select investment managers and manage portfolio risk.

My goal is to take advantage of cheaper heartland real estate with much higher net rental yields (8 % — 12 % vs. 2 % — 3.5 % in SF) and diversify away from expensive coastal city real estate which is now under pressure due to new tax policy which limits SALT deduction to $ 10,000 and new mortgage interest deduction on mortgages of $ 750,000 from $ 1,000,000 for 2018 and beyond.

What monetary policy can do is raise or lower the rate of money supply and credit growth, and help to move interest rates to levels consistent with the goal of economic growth with price stability.

The United States Federal Reserve System works similarly to central banks in many other countries, with a goal of managing economic growth, inflation, and other economic factors through monetary policy.

When hiring a new employee, the goal is to find a great performer who will also follow your established policies and procedures, be able to get along with his or her co-workers, and will be loyal to your company.

With inflation well below its longer - run goal and high unemployment, the FOMC decided at its March meeting to maintain a «highly accommodative» policy stance: a federal funds rate in a range of 0 to 25 basis points with forward guidance based on economic threshoWith inflation well below its longer - run goal and high unemployment, the FOMC decided at its March meeting to maintain a «highly accommodative» policy stance: a federal funds rate in a range of 0 to 25 basis points with forward guidance based on economic threshowith forward guidance based on economic thresholds.

Thomas Gass, assistant secretary - general for policy coordination and interagency affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations, talked with Global Finance about the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals and how the private sector can help.

In consultation with senior management, oversee regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including overseeing the Company's policies on structuring compensation programs to preserve tax deductibility, and, as and when required, establishing performance goals and certifying that performance goals have been attained for purposes of Section 162 (m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The goal is to get risk taking up in the economy, and that's complicated with monetary policy because it is not the best policy when it comes to risk taking,

«The reality, as we have seen in the first 100 days, is that it's a lot harder for the administration to achieve their policy goals and deal with Congress than they probably thought during the campaign,» he said.

Specific policies include the 30 - 50 Plan to Fight Poverty, which is committed to reducing the number of people living below the poverty line by 30 percent and the number of children by 50 percent; an Affordable Housing Plan; pursing the long - term goal of a national high - quality, universal, community - based, early education and child care system; increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement by $ 600 per year for low - income seniors; and creating a new relationship with Canada's First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, including re-instating the Kelowna Accord.

Each forum seeks to develop recommendations for government and private action to improve the environment for small business capital formation, consistent with other public policy goals, including investor protection.»

Macro Watch analyzes trends in credit growth, liquidity and government policy with the goal of anticipating economic developments and their impact on the financial markets.

As with all investments, it's important to monitor life insurance policies to ensure they're helping you to achieve your financial goals.

In our toy example with the goal of constructing a low volatility equity portfolio, our chosen allocation policy will be to weight the 30 DJIA stocks according to the ex-ante minimum variance portfolio, and rebalance the portfolio at the end of each month.

«His policies and his discussions about infrastructure investment, economic development, and American innovation all fit right in with AT&T's goals,» Mr. Stephens said.

Our Environmental Policy commits us to continuous efforts to improve environmental performance and requires our facilities to be designed, operated, and managed with the goal of preventing incidents and reducing adverse impacts, including impacts associated with the development of unconventional natural gas.

As for me... I don't agree with his policies, but I do agree with their (genericized) goals... to care for the sick, the poor, and the downtrodden.

Indeed, policies designed to speed economic growth are not neutral with respect to major social goals.