What is it?
Standardized System
The city must use a standardized program to ensure regulatory compliance due to:
- The size of the organization and number of city employees
- The diversity of operations the city performs on a daily basis
- The complexity of applicable regulations
Legal Obligations
The Environmental Excellence Program ("E2") serves as a framework to ensure the city meets all legal obligations pertaining to the environment through:
- Policies and procedures
- Tools and guidance
- Continual improvement of the system through regular assessments and updates of city operations and applicable regulations
System Benefits
Benefits of E2 include:
- Providing added confidence that the city is complying with all applicable regulations
- Ensuring awareness and competency at all levels of the organization
- Creating a foundation for tracking performance and evaluating related programs, policies and operations