Internationally, EVA Air's rapid expansion and increased passenger volume was boosted by its safety record, in contrast to its primary competitor, China Airlines.
Many others are still holding back, though, including some British retailers and the US giant Gap, which is reportedly unhappy at the binding terms of the deal, when it says it is already taking its own measures to boost safety at factories it uses.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has declined to participate in that effort while announcing its own program to boost worker safety.
Vowing that it would boost public safety and ensure another Hinckley would not "get off," the federal government and 38 states rewrote their laws, establishing a much more difficult standard of proof.
The company will spend $80 million to boost safety in all of its underground mines and set up a $48 million fund for mining-safety and health research.
Vivek Goyal, an electrical engineer at the university, said that while the work had clear implications for surveillance he hoped it would lead to robots that could navigate better and boost the safety of driverless cars.
Carmakers are exploring vehicle-to-vehicle communications to boost road safety.
Over and above their core capital (basically shareholders' equity), the commission wants banks to carry debt that can be converted into equity during a crisis to boost their safety buffers.
Despite the financing gaps, grants meant to boost public safety on reservations have shrunk, including the Justice Department's Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation program, which has dropped to $101 million and 200 grants this year, records show, down from $127 million for 301 grants in 2010.
Encouraging an open environment can boost efficiency, safety, morale and more.
