ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION PLANS

The worth of environmental communication as a management tool is progressively recognised. It comprises the planning, facilitation, implementation and evaluation of communication processes and practices to assist in environmental problem solving.

An effective environmental communication plan enables organisations to communicate their environmental values and performance in a systematic and planned way. Environmental communication enables organisations to create awareness of their activities, products and services, inform stakeholders of their environmental credentials, achievements and performance, enhance their environmental image and explain the environmental implications of their actions. It promotes environmental literacy, supports sustainable environmental management practices and enhances stakeholder relationships.

Duard Barnard and Associates, in association with Stakeholders Communication CC, design practical and affordable communication strategies.  After an analysis of an organisation’s environmental communication needs a communication plan is planned and executed in consultation with the company’s management to add value to organisational policies and programmes.

The following environmental communication services are available: 

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Strategic communication plans

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Internal communication strategies

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External communication strategies

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Risk and emergency communication strategies

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Awareness and information campaigns

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Environmental report compilation and editing

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Supply of Web content

 

Environmental communication is not only a useful management tool but also a requirement set by South African environmental law, international environmental quality management standards and self-regulatory management systems.

 

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