Gozun, Elisea G.Laplante, BenoitWang, Hua2012-03-192012-03-192011-01-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3321A 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCIDENTAL RELEASESADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIESAIR EMISSIONSAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYALUMINUM INDUSTRYAPPROACHARSENICAVAILABILITYBENEFICIAL USEBIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMANDBODCAPITAL MARKETSCERTIFICATIONCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDCITIZEN COMPLAINTSCLEAN AIRCLEAN AIR ACTCLEAN TECHNOLOGYCLEAN WATERCLEAN WATER ACTCLEANER PRODUCTIONCODCOMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOWCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEMCONTROL REGULATIONSCONTROL REQUIREMENTSCULTURAL DIVERSITYDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDRINKING WATERECOLOGICAL ECONOMICSECOLOGYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEEFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATIONEFFLUENT FEESELECTRICITYELECTRICITY INDUSTRYEMISSIONEMISSIONSEMISSIONS STANDARDSEMPIRICAL ANALYSISEMPLOYMENTENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIESENFORCEMENT APPROACHENFORCEMENT EFFORTSENFORCEMENT NETWORKENVIRONMENT REPORTSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIESENVIRONMENTAL AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITYENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKINGENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENTENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORSENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONSFACTORIESFARMSFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFLUE DUSTGENERATIONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIESHAZARDOUS WASTEHEAVY METALSHEAVY POLLUTERSIMPLEMENTATION PROCESSINDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIESINDUSTRIAL FACILITIESINDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINDUSTRIAL SECTORINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKMARKETABLE PERMITSMERCURYNATURAL RESOURCESNITROGENNITROGEN OXIDEOILOXYGENPARTICULATESPESTICIDEPETROLEUMPETROLEUM REFINERIESPILOT PROJECTSPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLITICAL SITUATIONPOLLUTANTSPOLLUTERSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CHARGESPOLLUTION CONTROLPOLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTSPOLLUTION FEESPOLLUTION LEVELPOLLUTION LOADPOLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION REDUCTIONPRIVATE INFORMATIONPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONRECYCLINGREGULATING EMISSIONSSOLID WASTESULFURSULFUR DIOXIDESUSPENDED SOLIDSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTOXIC WASTETREATMENT PLANTTREATMENT SYSTEMWASTE DISPOSALWASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE REGULATIONSWASTEWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER POLLUTION REGULATIONSWATER QUALITYWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5551