STRATEGY BUILDING HARM BORGERS Notes DCMR ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004 What should the focus of the enforcement strategy be? Tools oriented ? Problem oriented ? Both tools and problem oriented ? Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategy building materials Defining the Enforcement Strategy Strategic Management View Environmental Policy Cycle EU Minimum Criteria for Inspections Enforcement Tasks and Environmental Problems Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategic Management View (1) Process – Content – Context management Process: how, who, when ? Strategic steps (SWOT; plan formulation; implementation) Strategy formulation (writing the plan, including the way to implementation) Solitary tactics and cooperation agreements (alone/with others) Strategic decisions (plan approval; resource allocation) Strategy evaluation (report on plan-do-check-act cycle) Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategic Management View (2) Process – Content – Context management Content: what ? Outside in (environmental issues) and Inside out (resources) Political debate and public discussion Context: where ? Deterministic planning or creativity in handling circumstances Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Environmental Policy Cycle Legislation Evaluation Permitting Compliance & Enforcement Tasks Authority Policy objectives Enforcement cycle Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Enforcement cycle Strategic inspection objectives Inspection preparation Database records & monitoring Management control Planning document Regular evaluation Inspection report Resources Tasks & authoristions Site visit Site survey Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004 EU Minimum Criteria (1) Process (criteria 2.2) Planning programmatic and ad hoc inspections Collecting information (actual site visits and surveys) Analysing results and defining the follow up Making regular evaluation and reporting Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004 EU Minimum Criteria (2) Content (criteria 2.3) A plan for inspection should cover a defined period of specific enforcement targets for a defined area or organisation On-site visits should be integrated, examining the full range of environmental impacts, as far as organisational arrangements allow Context (criteria 2.6) The inspection activities (the implementation results of the plan) must be evaluated and must be made publicly known Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Programmatic and Ad hoc (1) Programmatic inspections (2.4) Checking compliance with laws, regulations, permits Promoting operators behaviour by creating understanding Examining the environmental impact of the installation Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Programmatic and Ad hoc (2) Ad hoc inspections (2.4) Investigation of serious complaints Investigation of significant accidents and non-compliance Visits in case of renewal or modification of permits Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004 Tools and Problems (1) Tool orientation: enforcement tasks and instruments Philosophy: planning each tool comes first, while combining them to solve real problems comes later. Strategic steps, using the policy and enforcement cycle Allocating resources and defining operational targets Definition of performance indicators Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004

Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004 Tools and Problems (2) Problem orientation: environmental state and impacts Philosophy: surveying problems comes first, while searching for the appropriate tools is based on the type and risk of the problem Strategic investigation of possible environmental impacts of installations Definition of environmental quality indicators Strategy building H. Borgers, 2004