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[et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (136 p.) 225 1 $aReport 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8330-4991-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 101-109). 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Purpose; Context for Assessing Performance Track; Solicitation, Study Questions, and Scope; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Voluntary Environmental Programs; U.S. Environmental Policy and the Development of Voluntary Environmental Programs; Academic Views on the Development of Voluntary Environmental Programs; Early Experiences with Voluntary Programs; Chapter Three - An Overview of Performance Track; The Creation of Performance Track 327 $aAiming for Excellence Recommended Creating a Performance TrackInitial Announcement of Concepts for a Performance Track System; EPA Announces Performance Track's Achievement Track but Defers Development of the Stewardship Track; Program Philosophy; Major Program Features; Admission Criteria; Member Benefits; Environmental Improvement; Major Program Activities; Recruiting; Marketing; Knowledge Sharing; Application Processing; Site Visits; Review and Processing of Annual Performance Reports; Membership Trends; Member Improvements; Program Resources 327 $aThe Stewardship Track Evolved into the Corporate Leader DesignationProgram Termination; Chapter Four - Methodology; Literature Review of Voluntary Programs; The Challenge of Evaluating Voluntary Environmental Programs; Research on the Effectiveness of Voluntary Programs Remains Inconclusive; Previous Evaluations of Performance Track; Performance Track Interviews and Information Collection; Development of the Logic Model and Identification of Core Program Elements; Stakeholder Interviews; Pilot Interviews; Individual Interviews; Focus Groups; Interviewee Confidentiality 327 $aCharacteristics of the Interviewed PopulationAnalysis Framework; Chapter Five - Assessment of Performance Track's Concept and Design Phases; An Expanding Academic Literature Explores Why Firms Join Voluntary Programs and Why They Might Improve the Environment; Private-Sector Participation in Voluntary Programs Depends on the Relative Costs and Benefits of Participation; Voluntary Programs Might Be Able to Improve Environmental Quality; Concept Phase; Recruiting and Screening; Member Benefit Development and Delivery; Facilitation of Environmental Improvement; Findings; Design Phase 327 $aRecruiting and ScreeningMember Benefit Development and Delivery; Facilitation of Environmental Improvement; Findings; Chapter Six - Assessment of Performance Track's Implementation Phase; Recruiting and Screening; Performance Track Rejected 16 Percent of Applicants, Removed 10 Percent of Members, and Had 7 Percent of Members Voluntarily Withdraw; Several Stakeholders Believed That Some Members Violated the Compliance Criteria or Were Undeserving of Membership; Some Stakeholders Found Performance Track's Marketing Messages to Be Inconsistent with Its Member Facilities 327 $aPerceived Inconsistencies Began to Undermine Performance Track and Its Brand 330 $aThis report addresses the conceptual basis, design, and implementation of the National Environmental Performance Track program. 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