Planning the activities

The planning determines which activities are needed to fulfill overall sustainable development objectives, strategies and policies. This stage is also used to ensure that adequate resources and structures are in place to perform the planned activities. It should thus include targets and indicators for follow-up.

Generally, it is not expedient to decide on all targets at top level. The key is to set targets at site, entity, corporate and group level. This can help to develop awareness across functions and create enabling conditions for initiative and creativity. There is also a need to set up monitoring systems to track indicators and performance that have not been recorded before.

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