The phrase "initiating efforts" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that someone or something is taking the first steps to start something new, or to move a project forward. For example: The mayor has promised to initiate efforts to reduce pollution in the city.
To keep pace with the milk boom, which has been fueled by new attitudes about health and nutrition in this country, the government is also initiating efforts to improve the genetics of dairy cows nationwide.
Nohria credited his predecessor for initiating efforts to tackle gender inequalities at HBS. Q: You're a popular and respected teacher, and you've taught across the entire School and the University.
Pakistan's military, which was just initiating efforts to rebuild its credibility after that episode, and preparing for possible retaliatory raids by the Taliban or affiliates of Al Qaeda, insisted that its bases — especially those containing nuclear weapons — were highly secure.
While Uber is suspending its service, the company claimed that it has played on a number of areas, including obtaining a local insurance policy, initiating "efforts to collaborate" with the local taxi industry, and compliance with the government on cross-border e-commerce policy and a proposed ride-sharing regulation.
To counter this image, organizations such as People for Bikes, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the League of American Bicyclists, 8-80 Cithes, the Complete Streets Coalition and others are initiating efforts to widen biking's appeal to women, kids, families, middle-agers, seniors, African-Americans, Latinos, immigrants, suburban- and rural-dwellers, everyone.
Initiating efforts to teach problem-solving skills or understanding of the nature of science may well require a shift in modes of assessment and/or grading standards.
It was during those same meetings that the Seattle Mariners initiated efforts to trade Ken Griffey Jr.
Cardinal Bertone has said that he initiated efforts to make the bank more transparent.
After observing disparate rates of cytoreduction, we initiated efforts to improve outcomes through feedback and education, and we reassessed outcomes.
They have to initiate efforts and ways to get acceptable, consistent and accurate answer in answering the situation.
Once these "salts" have been hired, they initiate efforts to organize nonunion workers from within the company.
