To take just one instance of this, Coca-Cola developed a pledge to "replenish" the amount of water it uses in its manufacturing process (seemingly rendering the operation water-neutral) in response to public pressure over the impact of its factories in water-stressed areas.
The lawmakers have long worked on the issue with privacy advocates and more than 100 companies including Microsoft, Google, and News Corp subsidiary Amplify to develop a privacy pledge to prevent misuse of data collected in classrooms.
UNICEF and CONCACAF - unite for children NEW YORK, 22 July 2005 – UNICEF and CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) last night signed a pledge to develop a long term partnership to benefit children in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Mr. Lamy said Europe was willing to end its export subsidies on a list of agricultural products that would be negotiated with developing nations, a pledge that falls short of a demand by developing nations that all such subsidies be eliminated.
Now that Pakistan has abandoned the Taliban and General Musharraf has made a popular pledge to develop a more tolerant society, the political center of gravity has shifted, and the general has set deadlines for reform of the madrasas.
It was the first time a member of the Bush administration has set a time limit for consultations that Mr. Bush pledged to undertake with American allies, and with Russia and China, before acting on his campaign pledge to develop a new national missile defense system.
He said the gulf plan "lacks enforcement standards for the risks we know accompany this kind of farming" and added that region-by-region regulation ran contrary to the Obama administration's pledge to develop a regulatory framework for coastal waters generally.
Next October's meeting will be the first major test for Francis' pledge to develop a more "horizontal" church.
The parties also pledge to develop a workable peer review system for both teachers and administrators by the end of the 2010-2011 school year.
Last month, Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, pledged to develop a national effort to encourage organ donations.
