Recommendations for Environmental Management

Develop a structure and a process which gives everybody responsibility for and a stake in good environmental management.
Embrace environmental leadership at the top.
Do not relegate "the environment" to one person or group.
Establish an inclusive process, both internally and externally, that takes account of and learns from the concerns of all stakeholder groups.
Create an internal Environmental Committee.
Create a Citizens' Environmental Advisory Council.
Set up a "green hotline" for those seeking specific information and advice.
Invite an environmental group to act as designated "watchdog."
Define an environmental/sustainability policy statement.
Develop a series of specific objectives with assignments of responsibility and deadlines for completion.
Encourage a supportive "corporate culture."
Establish effective means of communication.
Provide training and education for staff and volunteers.
Create reinforcing incentives.
Designate adequate resources.
Conduct environmental audits.
Perform ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
Create an effective internal environmental reporting mechanism.
Prepare and disseminate an annual sustainable development report.

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