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marine_colab:transparency_experiment [2015-05-14 15:16] nikmarine_colab:transparency_experiment [2015-05-14 16:11] – [Experiment design] 87.127.9.163
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 (an [[experiments|experiment]] from the [[workshop_201505|May workshop]]) (an [[experiments|experiment]] from the [[workshop_201505|May workshop]])
  
-Experiment team: Andrew, Aniol, Giles, Sandy +Experiment team: Giles (FFF), Andrew (IEEP), Sandy (ClientEarth), Aniol (NEF) 
  
 ====Hypothesis==== ====Hypothesis====
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 How would you design an experiment to test the Hypothesis? How would you design an experiment to test the Hypothesis?
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 Experiment (in 2 months) is a scoping strategy that will focus on testing if it is feasible to: Experiment (in 2 months) is a scoping strategy that will focus on testing if it is feasible to:
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     * On transparency     * On transparency
     * On "value at risk"     * On "value at risk"
-    * Are there protocols that could apply to marine //unreadable//? Reporting.+    * Are there protocols that could apply to marine industries? Reporting.
   * How would we go about delivering this project?   * How would we go about delivering this project?
     * Identify key industries     * Identify key industries
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     * Identify what extra information is needed?     * Identify what extra information is needed?
  
-=== Actions by July 2015 === 
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-I - Scoping existing practices/initiatives (ALL) 
-  * Has anyone else done anything like this before?  
-  * Is there any ongoing action on this front?  
-II - Learning from similar approaches (Lead: Aniol / Sandy) 
-  * What can we learn from similar initiatives (i.e. deforestation; animal welfare, etc).  
-  * What is the criteria used by funds/banks specialised on sustainable investment?  
-III – Shaping up the project (Lead: Giles / Andrew) 
-  * Identify relevant industries.  
-  * Identify comparable parameters / indicators 
-  * What are the key environmental indicators we need to know for which sectors? 
-  * What information is available and what information is needed? 
-  * Select one industry to focus on to test this approach 
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-By the end of the 2 months we hope to have enough information to decide if – and how – we take this initiative forward.  
  
  
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 +NOTE: In retrospective it seems that the pre-enactment did not fully capture to key elements of this proposal (above) such as the "value at risk" angle or the "exposing or bringing to light certain practices"
  
 Stakeholder feedback: Stakeholder feedback:
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 === Implementation === === Implementation ===
  
-What is the experiment? Transparency of businesses on marine issues. Find out if anyone has done anything like what we are trying to do, how would we develop transparency set of indicators?+What is the experiment? Test the feasibility of using transparency of marine industry practices as a lever for change. Find out if anyone has done anything like what we are trying to do, how would we develop transparency set of indicators, information available and evidence of effectiveness.
  
   * Determine key environmental  indicators, look at other initiatives, learn lessons on what works. Scope and map.   * Determine key environmental  indicators, look at other initiatives, learn lessons on what works. Scope and map.
  
-(How would you know if it has worked? //no clear answer//)+(How would you know if it has worked? Evidence from similar approaches being successful/effective in driving change; availability of information/data to apply this approach/model to the marine context; environmental-social indicators identified & key marine industry sector identified to put this idea into practice)
  
   * Giles circulates FFF work on North sea limits work   * Giles circulates FFF work on North sea limits work
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     * will ask for ideas and initiatives that others the group know of before end of May     * will ask for ideas and initiatives that others the group know of before end of May
   * Share initiatives between the participants to analyse; discuss early July or end of June   * Share initiatives between the participants to analyse; discuss early July or end of June
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 +I - Scoping existing practices/initiatives (ALL)
 +  * Has anyone else done anything like this before? 
 +  * Is there any ongoing action on this front? 
 +II - Learning from similar approaches (Lead: Aniol / Sandy)
 +  * What can we learn from similar initiatives (i.e. deforestation; animal welfare, etc). 
 +  * What is the criteria used by funds/banks specialised on sustainable investment? 
 +III – Shaping up the project (Lead: Giles / Andrew)
 +  * Identify relevant industries. 
 +  * Identify comparable parameters / indicators
 +  * What are the key environmental indicators we need to know for which sectors?
 +  * What information is available and what information is needed?
 +  * Select one industry to focus on to test this approach
 +
 +By the end of the 2 months we hope to have enough information to decide if – and how – we take this initiative forward. 
 +
  
   * Phone call on 3rd of June at 8.00 am to discuss progress to date and next steps. Note: time of call might change to 4.30pm (tbc).    * Phone call on 3rd of June at 8.00 am to discuss progress to date and next steps. Note: time of call might change to 4.30pm (tbc). 
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   * information supply:    * information supply: 
     * knowledge about other initiatives?     * knowledge about other initiatives?
 +    * information about the success/effectiveness of other initiatives
     * publicly available information on how companies behave       * publicly available information on how companies behave  
  
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 ====Progress==== ====Progress====
 +  * 12 May 2015 - request for existing [[transparency initiatives]]
  
 ====Results==== ====Results====
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