An assessment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track Program / / Scott Hassell ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7/05610973
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - United States; Industrial policy - United States
• Altri autori: HassellScott <1974->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-109).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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 ; Aiming 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 ; The 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 ; Characteristics 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 ; Recruiting 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 ; Perceived Inconsistencies Began to Undermine Performance Track and Its Brand
• Sommario/riassunto: This report addresses the conceptual basis, design, and implementation of the National Environmental Performance Track program. The voluntary program sought to encourage facilities to improve their environmental performance and provide a more collaborative relationship between facilities and regulators. While the program had mixed success, EPA should continue to seek out new approaches to complement and enhance traditional regulatory approaches.
• Altri titoli varianti: Assessment of the US Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track Program
• Titolo autorizzato: An assessment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track Program
• ISBN: 1-282-94046-5; 9786612940460; 0-8330-5071-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910219979003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Technical report (Rand Corporation)