But ever bigger business also had a profound social impact, and here the ledger entries were not all in the positive column.

By undertaking human rights impact assessments, a business had the opportunity not only to avoid future risks, but to strengthen the positive impacts that business activities offered for the enjoyment of human rights

This may impact business conditions in the islands.

The Growing Sustainable Business (GSB) initiative for poverty reduction, adopted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to facilitate and increase investment and business activities that have a positive impact on sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals.

Such a decision would have a strongly positive economic and geopolitical impact.

These meetings had a positive impact on the functioning of the Tribunal.

21. There are, however, many instances of positive project impact on beneficiaries.

Studies show that the act of communicating positive events was associated with increased positive affect and well being (beyond the impact of the positive event itself).

But psychographics really haven't had a huge impact on the media business.

It might have a positive impact on competitiveness of firms in developing countries.

The results are people satisfaction, customer satisfaction, impact on society, and business results.

Germany s move toward renewable energy is likely to have a much broader positive impact.

I think this will have a positive impact for the Internet users in Iran.

In turn, that was intended to have a positive impact on the security situation.

In some cases, such flows could have a positive impact on the trade balance.

If your business wasn't the first motivation to dedicate positive things to the community you won't be able to complete your business

That programme should have a positive impact on the business environment, helping to attract not only privatization, but also non privatization related foreign direct investment, and facilitating private sector activity in the medium term.

Several cases were mentioned where customs modernization had a significant positive impact on revenue collection.

A democratic, prosperous South Africa will have a positive impact on the whole African continent.

I generally give a whole lecture on the impact of women on the business community.

But the election may well have a more positive impact on the region as a whole.

Member States had witnessed the very positive impact of such programmes on the situation in Liberia.

All those initiatives are expected to have a positive impact on our overall socio economic development.

Various examples were given of the positive and negative impact of empowerment through different institutional arrangements.

j. (The international community should seek to maximize the positive impact and minimize the negative impact of the use of science and technology on international security.)

More equitable taxation would have a positive impact on governance, another important tool for mobilizing domestic resources.

The successful completion of the electoral process had a positive impact on the overall human rights situation.

A stable and prosperous Afghanistan would surely have a positive impact on the region as a whole.

These microcredit programmes have been shown to exert a considerable positive impact on the borrowers apos welfare.

The consultation process revealed a growing interest in the impact of universal human rights standards on business.

While incineration and landfilling are still practiced, such high recycling rates underscore the positive impact of targeted policies.

However, an increasing body of evidence documents the positive impact of public investment on productivity and economic growth.

These investments are generally welcome, because of the jobs they create and their positive impact on local economies.

The report indicates that the NCB initiative has had a positive impact on low income families with children

The work of the Commission has had a positive impact on the protection and promotion of human rights.

19. Other initiatives in different regions should also have a positive impact on the situation of disabled persons.

They nevertheless recognized the needs of the people of Myanmar and the positive impact of the UNDP programme.

Throughout the international community, the positive impact of this stimulus to employment, production and trade will be significant.

However, barring any major economic bumps, the changes will have a positive impact, as capital allocation becomes more efficient.

That process would have a positive impact on economic development and on the climate for foreign investment in Kosovo.

It is hoped that its strong human rights provisions will have a positive impact on the situation in Darfur.

That process would have a positive impact on economic development and on the climate for foreign investment in Kosovo.

However these have yet to have an appreciable positive impact on reducing the disparity between rural and urban areas.

A breakthrough in the peace negotiations is, in our view, likely to have a positive impact in this field.

These ad hoc arrangements, though with certain limitations, had a positive impact on stabilizing conflict situations among member States.