Elements and Performance Criteria
- Define scope of environmental management strategy.
- Needs and expectations of environmental management strategy are identified according to organisational and compliance requirements.
- Constraints under which environmental strategy can be developed are identified according to organisational and compliance requirements.
- Environmental objectives are documented and feasibility ofenvironmental management options is evaluated.
- Plan development process for environmental management strategy.
- Process models applicable to scope of environmental management strategy are identified.
- Process models are assessed and a suitable model for achieving identified objectives is selected.
- Resource requirements are identified and financial budget is prepared according to organisational and compliance requirements.
- Principal stakeholders are identified and consulted to gain their participation in development process according to organisational requirements.
- Assess environmental assets, problems and opportunities.
- Existing environmental management data is collated, and required further data is identified and obtained according to objectives and organisational requirements.
- Available data is assessed against established criteria and community expectations according to organisational and compliance requirements.
- Common problems and opportunities are grouped to formulate environmental issues that can be actioned according to objectives and organisational requirements.
- Criteria to prioritise environmental issues are established according to objectives and organisational and compliance requirements.
- Prepare environmental management strategy.
- Practical actions that enable a resolution of environmental issues in line with strategic objectives are identified.
- Draft environmental management strategy is prepared and feedback from stakeholders is sought.
- Stakeholder feedback is evaluated and a response is formed according to organisational requirements.
- Local approval of the environmental management strategy is obtained according to organisational and compliance requirements.
- Implement and evaluate environmental management strategy.
- Practical actions that enable resolution of environmental issues in line with strategic objectives are identified according to organisational requirements.
- Resources are allocated to match action priorities, and responsible parties are identified according to objectives and organisational requirements.
- Implementation timelines, schedules and targets that enable strategic objectives to be met within required timeframes are actioned and monitored.
- Data is collected and environmental management strategy performance is measured according to objectives and organisational requirements.
- New strategies are developed based on evaluation findings according to organisational and compliance requirements.