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SampleEnvironmentalMissionStatements
ConsiderthefollowinggoalsoftheNeighborhoodEnvironmentalPartnersProgramwhen
developingyourenvironmentalmissionstatement.
Continuousenvironmentalimprovement
Environmentalcommunityservice
Commitmenttoenvironmentalmentoring
Strongpartnershipswithneighbors,businessandcommunity
Yourmissionstatementmayincludeallorsomeofthefollowingenvironmentalcomponents:
Articulateyourenvironmentalmissionandgoals.
Emphasizecontinuousenvironmentalimprovement.
Promotereuse,reduceandrecycling.
Committocommunicationandinteractionwiththepublic.
Emphasizecompliancewithrelevantenvironmentallawsandregulations.
Severalexampleenvironmentalmissionstatementsarelistedbelow.Youcanusetheseexamples
asastartingpointtocreateyourownfacilityspecificmissionstatement.
ExampleMissionStatements
Wearecommittedtoworkinglocallytoimprovethesocial,economicalandenvironmental
wellbeingofourcommunity.
Ourgoalistofosterpartnershipsthatwillenhanceourlocaleconomyusingenvironmental
improvementsthatcreatecleanersaferneighborhoods.
Wearecommittedtoworkingwithareabusinesses,communitygroupsandourneighborsto
improvetheplaceweliveinanddobusinessbyimplementingenvironmentalprojectsthat
benefitourcommunitysociallyandeconomically.
Ourgoalistoimprovetheenvironmentinourcommunitybyworkingwithareabusinesses,