STRATEGY BUILDING HARM BORGERS

1. STRATEGY BUILDINGHARM BORGERS DCMR ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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