ASTM E3356-22

5.1?Stakeholder engagement, in the 5.2?It is important that stakeholders understand the role they are invited to play in a public engagement program. This will help provide clarity to the process and help avoid misunderstandings. 5.3?EPAs FIG. 2?EPA Public Involvement Spectrum.

1.1?This guide provides a series of steps to develop and execute an effective stakeholder engagement process for a broad spectrum of environmental projects including, but not limited to, site remediation and brownfields development, as well as local and regional climate resiliency and climate vulnerability initiatives. This guide does not apply to broad programmatic initiatives.

1.2?Effective stakeholder engagement in site remediation, brownfields redevelopment, habitat restoration, climate resiliency, climate vulnerability, and flood prevention and control projects requires a process that is based on mutual education, effective communication about the project and its impacts, identification of the interests that will be affected, and open discussion about how to address those interests to the extent that is possible. The General Accountability Office suggests that core principles and strategic approaches enhance stakeholder participation (GAO 2006)1.3?An effective FIG. 1 Stakeholder Engagement Process

1.3.1?Improved, sustainable outcomes, because the final project plan builds on local capacity and knowledge and considers local and regional issues that may require resolution in order to move forward.

1.3.2?Shared understanding of perspectives, issues, challenges, alternatives, and how these influence the desired or necessary outcomes

1.3.3?Credibility of and predictability for the project plan that comes from transparency

1.3.4?Stakeholder support for the planning process through shared data, ideas, funding, and political support

1.3.5?Strengthened relationships among 1.3.6 Satisfying any legally-required public notice and participation requirements.

1.3.7?Welp and Stoll-Kleeman (2006)1.3.7.1?Enhanced understanding,

1.3.7.2?Developing new options,

1.3.7.3?Decreasing hostility among participants through improved dialog and discussion,

1.3.7.4?Enlightening legal policy makers,

1.3.7.5?Producing competent, fair, and optimized solutions,

1.3.7.6?Accelerating the decision-making process.

1.4?In order to identify prospective stakeholders, ISO 26000 clause 5.3.2 suggests that an organization should ask the following questions:

1.5?Stakeholder prioritization criteria

1.6?This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.