Green Tier Working Session

On January 22, 2007, DNR hosted a working session that was designed to bring Green Tier participants, Environmental Cooperation Pilot Program participants and DNR representatives together to discuss pertinent issues and share relevant experiences. The day was planned according to results garnered from a survey of Green Tier and ECPP participants. It started with a discussion on annual reports. There was a time for participants to share ideas, successes and best practices. An interactive discussion on performance metrics followed. And a panel of regulators provided a session on the innovative efforts they are employing to accomplish environmental excellence. About 70 people attended the working session . Prior to the full Working Session, about 10 invited representatives of Green Tier companies participated in a focus group to help the department gather qualitative information and perspectives on the "business value" of participating in Green Tier. Evaluations indicate that the majority of working session participants favor getting together again to continue the sharing, networking and issue discussions.