Introduction
Key Elements of an Environmental Policy Statement
A call to action (the policy)
A justification for the policy
Those to whom the policy should apply
Those responsible for implementing the policy
How the policy should be implemented and evaluated
Include guiding principles if necessary
An Example of an Environmental Policy Statement
An annotated Policy Statement
This section illustrates a complete example of an effective environmental policy statement along with marginal annotations which point out the Key Elements of an Environmental Policy Statement as described in this guide.