Design and Implementation of Environmental Performance Rating
and Public Disclosure Programs : A Summary of Issues and Recommendations Based on Experiences in East Asian Countries  Experiences in East Asian Countries

Gozun, Elisea G.; Laplante, Benoit; Wang, Hua

dc.creator	Gozun, Elisea G.
dc.creator	Laplante, Benoit
dc.creator	Wang, Hua
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:00:17Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:00:17Z
dc.date	2011-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:54:23Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:54:23Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110125153118
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3321
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244224
dc.description	A number of countries around the world have in recent years implemented environmental performance rating and public disclosure programs, and, where evidence is available, these programs have been shown to induce pollution reduction. Based on previous research and practical experiences from several Asian countries, this paper provides a systematic review and discussion of the practical issues involved in designing and implementing environmental performance rating and public disclosure programs, including the legal and institutional framework, scope and coverage determination, performance rating methodology, data collection and verification, disclosure strategy, credibility assurance, program set-up and expansion, etc. The authors offer comments and recommendations, where appropriate, for environmental regulators to tackle these practical issues. The reviews and discussions are intended to be concise, simple, and systematic, and alternative options are discussed in a succinct manner, so that they can be readily used by interested environmental regulators and researchers.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5551
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject	ACCIDENTAL RELEASES
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
dc.subject	AIR EMISSIONS
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY
dc.subject	ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	ARSENIC
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BENEFICIAL USE
dc.subject	BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
dc.subject	BOD
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject	CERTIFICATION
dc.subject	CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
dc.subject	CITIZEN COMPLAINTS
dc.subject	CLEAN AIR
dc.subject	CLEAN AIR ACT
dc.subject	CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	CLEAN WATER
dc.subject	CLEAN WATER ACT
dc.subject	CLEANER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	COD
dc.subject	COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	CONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subject	CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM
dc.subject	CONTROL REGULATIONS
dc.subject	CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	CULTURAL DIVERSITY
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECOLOGY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subject	EFFLUENT FEES
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS STANDARDS
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT APPROACH
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENT REPORTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS
dc.subject	FACTORIES
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	FLUE DUST
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS WASTE
dc.subject	HEAVY METALS
dc.subject	HEAVY POLLUTERS
dc.subject	IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	MARKETABLE PERMITS
dc.subject	MERCURY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NITROGEN
dc.subject	NITROGEN OXIDE
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OXYGEN
dc.subject	PARTICULATES
dc.subject	PESTICIDE
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	PETROLEUM REFINERIES
dc.subject	PILOT PROJECTS
dc.subject	POLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	POLITICAL SITUATION
dc.subject	POLLUTANTS
dc.subject	POLLUTERS
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CHARGES
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTS
dc.subject	POLLUTION FEES
dc.subject	POLLUTION LEVEL
dc.subject	POLLUTION LOAD
dc.subject	POLLUTION PREVENTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION REDUCTION
dc.subject	PRIVATE INFORMATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	RECYCLING
dc.subject	REGULATING EMISSIONS
dc.subject	SOLID WASTE
dc.subject	SULFUR
dc.subject	SULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subject	SUSPENDED SOLIDS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TOXIC WASTE
dc.subject	TREATMENT PLANT
dc.subject	TREATMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject	WASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WASTE REGULATIONS
dc.subject	WASTEWATER
dc.subject	WASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.title	Design and Implementation of Environmental Performance Rating and Public Disclosure Programs : A Summary of Issues and Recommendations Based on Experiences in East Asian Countries Experiences in East Asian Countries
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia