This WP encompasses the implementation of the different steps foreseen by the EMAS Regulation to the clusters involved, so to create a common basis for all the individual organisations interested to use collective resources and a cooperative approach to achieve an individual EMAS registration, in each cluster the “EMAS network approach” will be applied. The WP is divided in four tasks:
Task 2.1: “Identification and selection of Clusters, Creation of Promotion Committee”
The initial step of this WP will be to carry out a preliminary assessment of the feasibility and applicability of the proposed methodology in different clusters. A Promotion Committee will be created in each Cluster, in order to define the strategic guidelines for the cluster environmental management.
Task 2.2: “Territorial Analysis, EMAS approach for clusters”
The Promotion Committee will define a Cluster Environmental Policy. The Policy will be the framework for the definition of a Programme for the whole Cluster subscribed by representative local actors. Moreover, the organisational structure and the managerial procedures for the cluster will be defined .
Task 2.3: “Sectoral Analysis, Support to the Cluster organizations for EMAS registration” Five organisations will be selected for each cluster, in order to verify the usefulness and the effectiveness of the co-operative approach. Moreover, the cluster environmental statement will represent a support for the sample organisations and will be a useful tool for communicating to the most relevant stakeholders of the clusters.
Task 2.4: “APO Recognition for the clusters, EMAS Registration of the organisations” In this task the clusters involved will finally reach the Official recognition adopted by the Italian EMAS Committee, and some organisations participants will reach the EMAS registration.