Evaluation and Improvement Clause Samples

Evaluation and Improvement. As indicated, the ESAP Management Systems: environmental (EPBP), community engagement (SCD), and safety, health, and protection (CEHSP) will form an essential part of the MMB strategic planning process. Hence, the annual results and the corresponding adjustments, be they strategic, tactical, or operational, will be reviewed by top management on a periodic basis, but no less than once a year. This review will be focused on the identification of opportunities for improvement, as well as the implementation of changes in specific programs, and their objectives and targets. The results of this review will be incorporated in the strategic planning sessions that MMB will instrument so that due consideration is given to ESAP programs in resource allocation. The review will be centered on the following topics: The extent to which objectives have been met based on chosen performance indicators Status of compliance with applicable regulations and pertinent permits Results from internal and external audits Changes in project circumstances that merit a modification on existing programs and action plans Recommendations for improvement Additionally, for action plans that involve third parties with shared responsibility in their development, steering committees will be set up to evaluate and improve their performance. These committees will review, on a regular basis, the progress of community development plans and assess their actual impact on its inhabitants. The General Manager of Social Responsibility, or his designee, will participate in such committees as the MMB representative. The General Manager will be empowered to represent the company and make decisions regarding the development of safety and health plans with shared responsibility. A formal reporting and decision-making mechanism will be set up for each cooperative plan in which MMB participates. This strategic plan sets forth the specific actions and activities that MMB will implement to contribute with the conservation of a natural protected area and to comply with the environmental limits and restrictions with which El Boleo will have to be developed as derived from its activities; from the characteristics of the area on which it is located and from the interactions between the two. The main elements of this plan are: