Traduction de «Programme d'encouragement aux entreprises de FedNor » (Français → Anglais) :

Two Council Recommendations (in 1984 and 1996) encouraged the private sector to increase the presence of women at all levels of decision-making, notably by positive action programmes, and called upon the Commission to take steps to achieve balanced gender participation in this regard.[3] National self-regulation and corporate governance initiatives were aimed at encouraging companies to appoint more women into top-level positions.

It encourages firms to provide the Commission with insider information on cartels.

The findings of these studies should contribute to further encouraging enterprises, especially SMEs, to participate more in the programme.

The programme is designed to promote businesses in the structurally weak rural areas of Baden-Württemberg, known as Objective 5(b) areas, in the districts of Hohenlohekreis, Schwäbisch Hall, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Lörrach Waldshut, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Biberach and Sigmaringen.

On the topic of eco-efficiency, I therefore recommend to the committee, first, that the Government of Canada adopt a green procurement program that gives the advantage to suppliers who can demonstrate advanced environmental responsibility; second, that the Government of Canada implement an environmental regime that gives recognition and encouragement to environmental leadership and voluntary action by individual companies; third, that the Government of Canada encourage the adoption of advanced environmental management systems by Can ...[+++]adian industry in the same way as European and United States government agencies are encouraging such practices; and, fourth, that all Canadian industrial and economic development strategies and programs, whether focused upon the domestic or the export markets, give priority to those companies and organizations that can demonstrate the highest standards of economic and environmental performance.

A large part of the ERDF funding (60.2 MECU) will be used to support the activities of Northern Ireland's industrial development agencies in: (a) assisting in the creation of new indigenous companies and enhancing the competitiveness of existing companies; (b) increasing the employment in Northern Ireland by attracting mobile investment projects from outside Northern Ireland; (c) strengthening the marketing, production and R D skills of Northern Ireland companies; (d) encouraging local enterprise by providing assistance to promote and support the formation and development of small businesses; and (e) assisting the competitiveness of ...[+++]the industrial and tradeable services sectors by assisting research programmes.