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"Verbal Operant Conditioning and Response-Reinforcement Contingency Awa" by Val R. Smith
Publication Date 7-13-1973 Abstract The following problem was investigated: can persons be conditioned to emit a verbal response without their awareness of the response-reinforcement contingency? It was hypothesized that when a “set to problem solve,” is not induced and experimenter effect due to the subjectexperimenter interaction is eliminated, subjects are conditioned to emit a verbal response without an accompanying contingency awareness.
On Earth Day, Reflecting On Our Path To Net Zero
By Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi On this 52nd Earth Day, we find ourselves in the midst of world events that are having serious impacts on people and our global economy, from the war in Ukraine to the evolving challenges of COVID-19. As we address these global issues, I'm also drawing connections and reflecting on another critical challenge: climate change.
Mobilizing Collective Action to Address Climate Change
By Bridget Fawcett, Val Smith, Keith Tuffley and David Walker* October 20, 2021 09:00 AM Over the past year, Citi has made strides in our efforts to transition to a net zero economy, from launching our updated Sustainable Progress Strategy to committing to net zero emissions by 2050. While we're hard at work transitioning our business and charting our course forward, we know we cannot tackle climate change alone.
Reinforcing Our Sustainability Commitments on Earth Day
By Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi April 22, 2021 10:00 AM Over the last year through the COVID-19 pandemic, Citi has been focused on ensuring, above all else, the health and safety of our colleagues and loved ones – and supporting the economic security of those most impacted by the pandemic.
First Steps Towards Net Zero
By Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi March 23, 2021 12:00 PM Two weeks ago, we announced our intention to have net zero emissions by 2050. We are hard at work developing our net zero plan, and we will report on our progress along the way. However, as the world's most global bank, we acknowledge that we are connected with many carbon-intensive sectors that have driven global economic development for decades.
2020 TCFD Report: Our Climate Risk Disclosure
By Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi December 17, 2020 11:00 AM As the world's most global bank, Citi must play an important role in addressing the climate crisis and financing the transition to a low-carbon economy. A key aspect of enabling this transition is understanding and disclosing the potential impacts of our business on the climate, as well as the potential impacts of climate change on our business.
Building Towards a Sustainable Future
By Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi July 29, 2020 09:30 AM Over the past few months, in the midst of our global health crisis, some have questioned the connection between sustainability and the broader issues weighing on our society. But if we take one lesson away from these intersecting crises, as our CEO Mike Corbat has said – it is that our physical and economic health, our sustainability and resiliency, and social justice are inextricably linked.
Peacebuilders’ Banquet - Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Each week at the CSOP, we host a lunch banquet of great local food and storytelling by one of the week's instructors. This is a time to gather as a community of peacebuilders, to celebrate with great food and to be inspired by the stories of peacebuilders from around the world. Take a few minutes to be renewed and inspired by this video from the CSOP banquet, June 16, 2016, with storyteller, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair. Looking for more stories from the Canadian School of Peacebuilding?
Reflecting on Earth Day During COVID-19
By Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer April 22, 2020 10:00 AM In 2019, Oxford Dictionaries declared "climate emergency" its Word of the Year. In 2020, as the world responds to the immediate and critical threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all eyes and minds are, not surprisingly, focused on the health and safety of our loved ones and on the economic challenges that fighting this virus has caused.
Citi Celebrates Earth Day
By Val Smith, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Sustainability April 22, 2019 10:00 AM Today, April 22, is Earth Day. Since it was first launched in 1970, Earth Day has grown from a U.S.-centric day devoted to grassroots activism into a global event often cited as the “world’s largest environmental movement." Today, this celebration has become an annual effort focused on building awareness of pressing environmental and community issues.
Citi’s Inaugural Green Bond Issuance
By Val Smith, Head of Corporate Sustainability February 05, 2019 10:00 AM As a founding member of the Green Bonds Principles and leading arranger and underwriter in the green bonds market, Citi has been at the forefront of helping our clients finance sustainability initiatives with innovative green and sustainability bond structures. Our role supporting and evolving this burgeoning market is just one reflection of our ongoing efforts to incorporate sustainability into our business.
Updating Our Statement on Human Rights
Updating Our Statement on Human Rights By Val Smith, Head of Corporate Sustainability December 10, 2018 02:00 PM Over the course of more than 200 years of history, Citi and our clients around the world have enabled considerable economic growth and progress. But that upward trajectory has often been tumultuous, with the benefits of progress not always universally shared.
Canadian School of Peacebuilding
Resources by Val Smith // Wednesday, December 20, 2017 @ 4:06 PM // Resources Edited by Vicki Enns The Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute (CTRI), one of CSOP’s partners, has just published a new book called “Counselling Insights: Practical Strategies for Helping Others with Anxiety, Trauma, Grief, and More” edited by CSOP instructor Vicki Enns.
Citi Celebrates Earth Day 2018
This Sunday, April 22, marks Earth Day, an annual celebration that brings together millions of people around the world to promote sustainability and environmental awareness through volunteerism and civic engagement. Each year, Citi is proud to join this celebration by engaging in sustainability initiatives in many of the communities where we live and work around the world.
CSOP Participant Profile - Fareeha Iftikar
“It’s like home,” at the CSOP, says inter-faith peacebuilder from Pakistan When Fareeha Iftikhar’s plane landed in Winnipeg last June, she says it felt like coming home. Although she currently lives in Pakistan, Iftikhar was born in Abbotsford, BC. It was her desire to study at the Canadian School of Peacebuilding that brought her back to Canada.
CSOP Participant Profile - Ashley Hayward
Peacebuilder bridges gap between undergrad and master’s studies at the CSOP Growing up Ashley Hayward was told that she could do anything. It was a positive message, but an overwhelming one as well, with enough options and opportunities to get lost in. She knew she had to find something that fit with her values. That’s how she found herself at CMU’s Menno Simons College (MSC), majoring in Conflict Resolution Studies.
CSOP Participant Profile - Rebaz Mohammed
Lawyer-turned-activist from Iraqi Kurdistan excited to share what he’s learned at the CSOP Dissatisfied with the work he was doing in his native Iraqi Kurdistan, Rebaz Mohammed moved 9,000 km to Canada last summer to work with Christian Peacemaker Teams’ Indigenous Peoples Solidarity group. But first, Mohammed stopped at Canadian Mennonite University’s (CMU) Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) to take the course, Human Rights and Indigenous Legal Traditions.
Stoke Rochford Hall Wedding Venue Grantham, Lincolnshire
On behalf of us all at Stoke Rochford Hall, we would like to congratulate you both on your recent engagement and upcoming wedding. We are thrilled that you are considering Stoke Rochford Hall as a venue for your very special day. Stoke Rochford Hall has an impressive history and is able to provide comfort and elegance for one of the most important days of your life, alongside well-appointed surroundings, first class food and impeccable hospitality.
CSOP Participant Profile - Shahadat Hossain
Bangladeshi judge travels to CSOP to learn about refugee response Growing up, Shahadat Hossain dreamt of contributing to his country’s legal system. That dream became a reality, and for the past 10 years, Hossain has worked as a judge. “In our country, most of the people are poor,” said Hossain, who lives in Bogra, a major city in northeast Bangladesh.
CSOP Participant Profile - Mary Jane McCallum
One of Canada’s newest senators is an alumnus of CMU’s Canadian School of Peacebuilding. Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, who was appointed late last year as one of two independent senators to fill vacancies in the Senate, studied at the CSOP in 2016 and 2017. McCallum is a First Nations woman of Cree heritage and an advocate for social justice who, over the course of her distinguished career, has provided dental care to First Nations communities across Manitoba.
Opinion: 4 ways cities are financing climate action
Access to financing is one of the major barriers cities face in their sustainability efforts, as identified in new C40 research. Mayors and city officials from around the world are responding to this challenge by pursuing innovative, strategic private sector partnerships and pioneering business models to reach their goals.
Financing Sustainable Solutions: What Cities Need to Deliver on COP21 Commitments and Beyond
May 05, 2016 12:00 PM By Val Smith, Director and Head of Corporate Sustainability The event was held at Rio’s new iconic Museum of Tomorrow, an achievement in sustainable urban architecture Cities are at the forefront of combatting climate change. Many cities and municipal governments and agencies were party to the Paris Agreement reached at COP21 in December, and many have committed to ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals and meaningful climate strategies they must now implement.
Advances in the Theory of Campaign Message Testing
Message discipline is a common characteristic of winning candidates, especially in races that fall below the top of the ticket. A voter chooses a candidate because that candidate gives him or her a reason to do so. But what good is message discipline if the candidate is communicating weak messages or is communicating to the wrong voters? Testing message strength and targeting are, therefore, important.
Citi Celebrates Earth Day 2016
April 18, 2016 03:00 PM By Val Smith, Director and Head of Corporate Sustainability Each year, Citi marks Earth Day, not just through events on that one date, but through a week-long series of employee-led sustainability initiatives around the world.
Polling Innovations You Might Want to Ask About
Even accomplished strategic thinkers can sometimes be slow to appreciate innovation. Take Napoleon’s reaction upon being told of Fulton’s steamship. “You would make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks?" he asked. “I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense.” Consultants and pollsters ought to seriously consider recent innovations in polling analytics.
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