Our regulatory framework: Educate

We educate community, industry and government about environmental issues. We empower decision-making by the community and businesses to take environmental outcomes into account in their practices. We provide guidance about how people or industry can meet or exceed their legal obligations.

We have an important role in educating and upskilling the community, industry and government to prevent and reduce harm to the environment and human health. We empower the decision-making of others to take environmental outcomes into account in their businesses and practices and restore and enhance our environment through information and awareness raising. We provide guidance about how industry can meet or exceed its legal obligations.

For example:

  • We inform the NSW community, industry and government about what we do and how we regulate.
  • We provide public education and awareness programs about environmental and human health issues to empower decision-making and drive change.
  • We promote actions and behaviours that directly protect, restore or enhance the environment
  • We inform industry about its legal obligations and good practice to improve environmental performance beyond compliance to restore and enhance the environment.
  • We provide guidance and tools to help the regulated community to meet or exceed requirements.  

Examples of how we educate