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663
yes
All proposals have been implemented.
largely
Most of the proposals have been implemented.
partly
Some proposals were implemented.
no
No proposal has been implemented.
Fig. 3 Evaluation scheme of the impact analysis for the proposals of the TEAM Sustainability for
the NRW sustainability strategy
structural and procedural improvement notes (Wuppertal Institute 2014). The second
statement, in the form of improvement notes from the TEAM Sustainability (Part
B), referred to the strategy paper of the North Rhine-Westphalia state government
“On the way to a sustainability strategy for North Rhine-Westphalia” and formulated
recommendations for improvement in content (Wuppertal Institute 2015a). The third
written statement of the TEAM Sustainability commented on the draft of the state
sustainability strategy for North Rhine-Westphalia (as of September 2015) (Wuppertal Institute 2015b). During the NRW Sustainability Conferences the individual
members of the TEAM Sustainability and the institution of the TEAM Sustainability
also gave direct suggestions for the further development of the sustainability strategy NRW. The TEAM Sustainability is currently working on a further statement
with recommendations, this time focusing on the further development of the NRW
sustainability indicator report.
An impact analysis was carried out to measure the impact and influence of the
TEAM Sustainability on the development of the NRW sustainability strategy. The
ex-post analysis shows to what extent the individual recommendations of the TEAM
sustainability have been implemented. The results show an added value of the TEAM
sustainability participation process. To examine the implementation of the proposals
and recommendations in detail, the three publications of the TEAM Sustainability
were divided into a total of 185 individual proposals in a first step. The classification
followed the thematic classification within the comments. The evaluation of the
individual proposals regarding their implementation in the Sustainability Strategy
NRW (State Government NRW 2016a) and in the Sustainability Indicator Report
NRW (State Government NRW 2016b) was based on a four-stage scale (Fig. 3).
To enable the evaluation to be verified, the corresponding passage in the Sustainability Strategy NRW or the Sustainability Indicator Report was indicated in a
separate evaluation table for each proposal. A first comparison showed that a large
proportion of the proposals adopted by the state government was not implemented
literally but in terms of content. As a result, the wording check was only carried out
for those bodies for which the proposals of the TEAM Sustainability also required
an amendment or implementation of a specific wording (Fig. 4).
The results of the impact analysis show that most of the proposals (76.5%) were
implemented completely or largely by the state government. Only one in four (23.5%)
was considered only partially or not at all. This high proportion of implementation
makes it clear that proposals and recommendations of the TEAM Sustainability have
663
yes
All proposals have been implemented.
largely
Most of the proposals have been implemented.
partly
Some proposals were implemented.
no
No proposal has been implemented.
Fig. 3 Evaluation scheme of the impact analysis for the proposals of the TEAM Sustainability for
the NRW sustainability strategy
structural and procedural improvement notes (Wuppertal Institute 2014). The second
statement, in the form of improvement notes from the TEAM Sustainability (Part
B), referred to the strategy paper of the North Rhine-Westphalia state government
“On the way to a sustainability strategy for North Rhine-Westphalia” and formulated
recommendations for improvement in content (Wuppertal Institute 2015a). The third
written statement of the TEAM Sustainability commented on the draft of the state
sustainability strategy for North Rhine-Westphalia (as of September 2015) (Wuppertal Institute 2015b). During the NRW Sustainability Conferences the individual
members of the TEAM Sustainability and the institution of the TEAM Sustainability
also gave direct suggestions for the further development of the sustainability strategy NRW. The TEAM Sustainability is currently working on a further statement
with recommendations, this time focusing on the further development of the NRW
sustainability indicator report.
An impact analysis was carried out to measure the impact and influence of the
TEAM Sustainability on the development of the NRW sustainability strategy. The
ex-post analysis shows to what extent the individual recommendations of the TEAM
sustainability have been implemented. The results show an added value of the TEAM
sustainability participation process. To examine the implementation of the proposals
and recommendations in detail, the three publications of the TEAM Sustainability
were divided into a total of 185 individual proposals in a first step. The classification
followed the thematic classification within the comments. The evaluation of the
individual proposals regarding their implementation in the Sustainability Strategy
NRW (State Government NRW 2016a) and in the Sustainability Indicator Report
NRW (State Government NRW 2016b) was based on a four-stage scale (Fig. 3).
To enable the evaluation to be verified, the corresponding passage in the Sustainability Strategy NRW or the Sustainability Indicator Report was indicated in a
separate evaluation table for each proposal. A first comparison showed that a large
proportion of the proposals adopted by the state government was not implemented
literally but in terms of content. As a result, the wording check was only carried out
for those bodies for which the proposals of the TEAM Sustainability also required
an amendment or implementation of a specific wording (Fig. 4).
The results of the impact analysis show that most of the proposals (76.5%) were
implemented completely or largely by the state government. Only one in four (23.5%)
was considered only partially or not at all. This high proportion of implementation
makes it clear that proposals and recommendations of the TEAM Sustainability have