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Green Plans in Action: Netherlands: Management Strategies
NEPP 4 GOALS
The desire of the government to invest in the quality of life for society includes four goals: Safeguard and guaranty natural resources and biodiversity; reduce uncertainty regarding health risks; shift to sustainable agriculture in harmony with nature and biodiversity; and create a sustainable economy, provide energy and mobility needs sustainably. Policy missions must be managed against the backdrop of an uncertain future. In what directions will technology and consumer behavior evolve? What will be agreed to internationally?
Business Gets On Board
It is impossible to separate economic development from environmental issues. Many forms of development erode environmental resources, and environmental degradation can undermine economic developments. Scandals from toxic waste dumping brought industrial leaders to the conclusion that non-compliance with environmental regulations had become a major risk to corporate survival. Government realized that fast, politically induced ad hoc introduction of regulations was not the way to gain strong industry commitment. To promote an approach of unity, businesses agreed to internal environmental management protection with the governmental provision of "no surprise" long-term comprehensive environmental policy developments.
Government Role
The government oversees all parties, activities, and processes pertaining to environmental impact, brings parties together, stimulates private sector initiatives, and has a steering role to create frameworks, set limits to prevent new non-sustainable effects, and modify policies as needed. Lower tiers of government enforce regulations nationwide, with central coordination pertaining to health & safety. (More...)
Life Cycle Analysis
Policy life cycle marked the end of ad hoc policy making and evolution into a managerial approach to environmental policy development. Life cycle analysis gives industry prime responsibility for a product's environmental impact from the raw materials, through production, consumption, recycling and disposal. Emphasis has been placed on conservation and long life product quality to address the continuing problem of over-consumption.
Market-Oriented Instruments
Environmental policies are strengthened by expanding the use of policy instruments in line with market conditions, such as levies and green taxes which benefit the environment because costs can be estimated, and tradeable emission permits offering reasonable certainty that targets will be met. (More...)
Transition Management
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Emissions, Energy & Mobility
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Achieving Sustainable Agriculture
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Chemical Substance Implementation Agreements
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