Sentences with phrase «with societal needs»

We align our business practices with societal needs and expectations by investing in complementary innovative technologies to control emissions as well as minimize water consumption and waste generation.

Not exact matches

So Loree called on the company's 45,000 employees to work with him to figure out «the societal need» the company filled.

In a globalized and digitally - connected world, Canadian youth need more dialogue with our counterparts in Asia, especially as we find ourselves grappling with a common set of issues, like school and societal pressures, prohibitive housing prices, and the endless frustrations of landing a stable and respectable job.

And it's adapting to our societal needs, says Dr. Franz Ritucci, a physician affiliated with the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine.

There are other societal guides (women teaching) that we need to approach with humility, and ask for guidance on.

Not to confuse the psychological issues with the separation of church and state, we obviously need to keep religious interference and favoritism to a minimum in government, while shifting the societal paradigm to discourage fervent religiosity while fostering evolved secular morals and ethics.

Methodism came into being to meet individual and societal needs that were not being dealt with by other church institutions, first in England and then elsewhere, especially on this continent.

For a Whiteheadian and indeed for any process - thinker, any claim for the uniqueness of Jesus and any notion of his «finality» would require careful re-statement if they are to be accepted; they would need to be brought into congruity with the general line of thought appropriate to such a view of the world as the evolutionary and societal interpretation would provide.

As Christ reforms people, they are called upon to work with everyone else to create or reform the societal instruments that meet our basic needs — first among these is government.

«They place stress on the individual as the foundational societal unit, with a stress on the need for the individual to take action in the form of being born again and supporting the program.

According to that yardstick, vitality, at least intuitively, seems to increase with fundamentalism and decrease with the broadened perspective (some would say relativism) that comes with the oldline's historical consciousness and responsiveness to societal needs.

They need a strong government and societal support with the facilities and tools that they can readily tap into whenever they find a blind spot along the way.

Topics include how relationships function, where love goes wrong, how parents shape a child's developing self, what promotes and discourages violence in children, and how our modern societal expectations are often at odds with our needs.

Parenting a child with special needs adds an additional layer of societal challenge and opportunities for transformation.

«So I wanted to take the time to draw some parallels between what I see as women in a rather male dominated field and how we have to break down these barriers, empower each other, because the voices of women are so desperately needed in equal numbers, whether it is in business, academia or in politics and so sometimes it's an internal barrier and if you break through that then we will deal with societal barriers, but right now, you have to at least say I've got something to offer,» Hochul noted.

The scientific community needs to be in dialogue with both fields in order to understand the cultural context within which science operates and to respond to the societal issues opened up by scientific discovery and technological development.

Not only public debates on single local protective measures are needed; what is also needed is a broader societal discussion on the risks that a society and its citizens are willing to carry in connection with flooding and how the costs of mitigation measures should be distributed.

«There is an urgent need for looking at perfectionism with a person - centred approach as an individual and societal risk factor, when formulating clinical guidelines for suicide risk assessment and intervention, as well as public health approaches to suicide prevention,» says Flett.

We talk through some of the most pressing issues in modern climate science: our chances of staying below 1.5 °C of warming without climate engineering, climate engineering with land - based albedo modifications, and the kinds of societal transformations needed for radical mitigation.

In past centuries, there were pressing economic and / or societal need for a woman to be in partnership with a man.

The final Ocean's movie was released in 2007, a year before the bottom fell through the housing market, so there was no need to reckon with the societal disaster that was to come.

We derive pleasure from her burgeoning affair with Buddy as it builds to a climax no less synthetic — and no less invigorating — than, say, The Karate Kid's, because the elements surrounding Mary are in place: Estelle, the perfect foil for their happiness; societal forces (discrimination turns Buddy and Mary into a latter - day Romeo and Juliet); and Rispoli, a magnetic actor who needs his teddy - bear physique to store outsize humanity.

With stunning performances by three leading ladies, Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, and Lorraine Toussaint, breaking barriers and defying societal «norms» is everything we need to see right now.

Or the incredibly successful, well - intentioned and high - performing faculty department that is faced with changing student needs, mandated curriculum adjustments from the Common Core, and a societal call to leverage technology for a variety of reasons.

Students review the First Amendment, understand the importance of a free press, and consider how that freedom can conflict with other societal needs through journalists» experiences in Ferguson.

Youth voice and civic engagement happen when students learn to identify a community to be served, assess community needs and opportunities with the assistance of community partners, and relate community needs to underlying societal issues.

Despite these societal problems, we need to focus on the success stories of what's right with our schools rather than what's wrong with our schools.

Perhaps more importantly, policymakers need to begin to tackle the underlying regional inequities that exist; stop blaming educators and schools for larger societal inequities; and find ways to align educational policy with other policy areas, including housing, health, and economic development.

The members of Working Group E are investigating the knowledge and competence that faculty members and leaders in educational institutions need to possess with respect to learning technologies in order to prepare competent teachers and school leaders, given the expectation that technologies and societal priorities are likely to change.

Whether it is being able to accomplish more with less or solving multiple societal needs at the same time, it allows us to progress and innovate... Read More

The School has worked hard to promote the welfare of animals and to balance the need to produce competent veterinarians with current societal views on the use of animals in teaching.

With a mission «to advance the health of animals, people and the environment» and a vision of «leading veterinary medicine — addressing societal needs» the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis is home to more than 500 bright, talented, energetic and dedicated professional students studying to become the future generation of veterinarians.

Here's Hamilton's critique, which doesn't deal with the core argument of my talk (the need for a shift in goals from numerical outcomes to societal qualities) and instead focuses on my use of the word «good» in relation to an era he clearly sees as awful:

Ultimately what is needed are not more scenarios of Anthropocene Apocalypse but more ideas of how a «good Anthropocene» might emerge with the help of new societal values, new economic rules, landmark political decisions, individual behavior changes and, yes, new technologies.

Here's Hamilton's critique, which doesn't deal with the core argument of my talk (the need for a shift in goals from numerical outcomes to societal qualities) and instead focuses on my use of the word «good» in relation to an era he clearly sees as awful: Read more...

In his testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in July 2009, OSTP Director John Holdren took note of the National Research Council recommendation to restructure the (USGCRP) around «`... the end - to - end climate change problem, from understanding causes and processes to supporting actions needed to cope with the impending societal problems of climate change.

Aside from making do with less money, another challenge that scientists will face is the need to reach across disciplinary divides to fully understand the societal, as well as physical, impacts of climate change.

This report uses examples provided in the literature to illustrate the potential connections between extreme climate events and abrupt climate change, and highlights the need for a focused research effort to explore these climate events with high societal consequences but low probability.

Fundamental issues for climate models: with the focus on societal needs and the large investment in IPCC production runs, climate models are becoming less fit for the purpose of increasing our understanding of the climate system

As I read it, your «summary slide» concludes that climate models are basically» not fit, not useful and not the best choice to meet societal needs» related to making policy decisions with regard to climate change, with the concluding remarks:

In order to make a rational judgement, you need an estimate of 1) losses with societal changes and no AGW 2) losses from AGW and no societal change, and 3) losses with both.

... we must concentrate our efforts on the specific areas of law with the greatest societal need and where we can have the highest impact.

With the objective of advancing legal governance and serving societal needs, the Formosan Brothers Foundation was set up in 2007 to expand legal resources in Taiwan by offering research opportunities and fellowships.

The same societal sea change needs to happen with texting while driving.

What is needed are innovative technologies, strategies and competencies for the beneficial use of Big Data to address societal needs and Big Data Europe provides you with it.

Substance abuse counseling is a need for this nation that is increasing with health care reforms and societal changes.

Taboo Talk Time with Dr. Eva is a movement towards breaking through societal norms, increasing mental health awareness, and unhinging taboo topics that need to be acknowledged, normalized, and contextualized on a global scale!

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22

I spent the next 10 years working for various non-profits managing and directing research, policy, and programs primarily supporting the psycho - social health of women, children and families.I realized that rather than focusing on creating change at a societal level through research and policy, I'd much rather direct my focus to those who need change the most — individuals, couples and families struggling with the problems that life throws at them.As a Therapist, I am interested in working with anyone needing support.

It is implemented when children are in early elementary grades to provide them with the skills they need to respond to later, possibly negative, life experiences and societal influences.