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In Australia, corporate signatories to the National Packaging Covenant (NPC) agree to engage in a collaborative approach with government to improve the management and environmental performance of packaging in an effective manner. The NPC, signed on 27 August 1999, is subject to review after five years and a set of criteria are needed to establish its effectiveness. Based on the notion of ‘effectiveness analysis’ this paper examines whether the NPC can be seen to be effective in relation to a set of criteria that address the following aspects: the confining of corporate action; institutional structuring of agreements; and checking of performance outcomes. Comment is made on the results of applying effectiveness analysis to the NPC and suggestions are made about potential changes to any future Covenant that is negotiated.
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Burritt, R., Lewis, H., James, K. (2005). Analysing the Effectiveness of an Environmental Voluntary Agreement: The Case of the Australian National Packaging Covenant. In: Croci, E. (eds) The Handbook of Environmental Voluntary Agreements. Environment & Policy, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3356-7_14
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