National governments introduce efficiency standards, taxes, and other policy instruments to improve the environmental performance of buildings, vehicles, and transport fuels.

The 2012 Environmental Performance Index ranks Latvia second, after Switzerland, based on the environmental performance of the country's policies.

The 2012 Environmental Performance Index put Norway in third place, based on the environmental performance of the country's policies.

This statement outlines environmental performance of the organization as well as its environmental objectives.

But all must adhere to established performance standards.

For performance audits, provisions of the 2011 Standards guide any performance audit starting after December 15, 2011.

Overall performance has improved , and work on standards has intensified .

The establishment of performance indicators and standards for national institutions.

The most illustrative examples of NTBs include plant and animal health standards, food safety standards, environmental certification and other similar export quality standards.

(ii) Updated proposals for workload standards, efficiency and related performance indicators

This must be complemented by at least the minimum environmental standards.

The new challenge currently facing the world was to go beyond short term environmental performance and to strive for environmental sustainability.

Internet based movements are forcing Chinese policymakers to strengthen labor and environmental standards.

This is a significant effect, even by the standards of China s superlative growth performance.

For example, people may see an inevitable tradeoff between tough environmental standards and jobs.

Coke has been targeted by NGOs for alleged lapses in labor and environmental standards.

There is also a need for appropriate standards on the social and environmental fronts.

By maintaining high environmental standards, and promoting such standards among its trade partners, Europe can bolster the global market for clean energy technologies.

ISAR noted that an enterprise's environmental performance could affect its financial health and hence its sustainability.

Clean technology is a concept of relative environmental performance, which is subject to change over time.

Small and medium enterprises also find it difficult to comply with the high standards set by international markets, including the increasingly stringent environmental and social standards.

But, with no environmental or labor standards to contend with, few doubt that the pipeline will proceed.

In paragraph 309 of the report, UNDP agreed with the Board's reiterated recommendation to establish benchmarks for performance for contract letting and to monitor performance against those standards.

The big question is whether it will be able to impose tougher environmental standards throughout the whole country.

When constructing their indicators, the countries report that they aim to comply with the highest environmental monitoring standards.

Expanded measurement of the dimensions of economic, social, and environmental performance is necessary to broaden awareness of sustainability issues.

At the people level, institutional values and standards of conduct and performance should be clearly communicated, monitored and enforced.

Above all, a system needs to be established to monitor officials performance in environmental as well as in economic terms.

A significant way to meet these stringent standards is in the construction of buildings that minimize environmental impacts, as well as the refurbishing of older buildings to meet carbon emission standards.

The optimists, by contrast, cheerfully claim that everything human health, living standards, environmental quality, and so on is getting better.

Producers in Jiangsu, for example, were forced to adapt constantly to fickle product safety and environmental standards in export markets.

Finally, it is important to have appropriate environmental standards that monitor and set controls on adverse externalities generated by firms.

The group took the view that the board should disclose its policy and performance in connection with environmental and social responsibility and the impact of this policy and performance on the firm's sustainability.

Periodic reporting will remain the primary mechanism for reviewing progress in relation to organizational targets, performance standards and results for children.

However, the practices of some TNCs cause direct and indirect human rights violations and degrade basic social, economic and environmental standards.

Likewise, some regulation for example, environmental rules, product safety standards, and anti trust enforcement is needed to ensure that competition is fair.

Its national strategy included plans for the development of all inhabited spaces in strict compliance with high environmental and economic management standards.

The programme includes the development of the Standards of Performance Manuals for hotels and restaurants, as well as a programme of quality inspections.

The advantages of certification include its potential clearly to distinguish those companies that have achieved high levels of performance (as defined by the standards).

We need a new standard that requires companies to report not just their financial metrics, but also their performance on social, developmental, and environmental issues.

In Lithuania, a cleaner production programme is being implemented with support from the Norwegian Government to improve environmental performance, competitiveness and regulatory compliance of industry.

Private organizations such as the Forest Stewardship Council and the Marine Stewardship Council provide and, increasingly, implement environmental standards where inter governmental action has failed.

Beginning in 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has set standards for lawn equipment emissions and expects a reduction of at least 35 percent.

Its latest project, a labelling programme for mobile phones, focuses on high standards for communication, visual and ergonomic factors and for low emission and ecological performance.

In addition there are a number of economic and environmental issues which will need to be addressed including the possible need for financial assistance for disarmament and the harmonizing of environmental standards for destroying weapons systems and disposing of fissile materials.