Subject area 07

Performance & improvement

Use monitoring, meaningful indicators and review to make better decisions.

Start with the guidance

Read the foundations, then follow the connections to related environmental decisions.

Practical guidance

Separate the immediate correction from action addressing the cause, then verify that the revised control is effective.

Reviewed 16 October 2026

Practical guidance

Choose indicators with a clear boundary, reliable data and a defined response rather than measuring everything.

Reviewed 16 October 2026

Understand responsibilities, priorities and the relationship between operations and the environment.

Bring environmental decisions, responsibilities and evidence into everyday work.

Connect activities and pressures to the changes they can cause in the environment.

Prevent releases at source and understand pathways through air, water and land.