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Strategic Surveillance for Food Safety Designing a Surveillance Approach and Considerations for Implementation
Strategic Surveillance for Food Safety Designing a surveillance approach and considerations for implementation Jon Freeman, Nathan Ryan, Julian Glenesk For more information on this publication, visit www.rand.org/t/RR2519 Published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif., and Cambridge, UK © Copyright 2019 RAND Corporation R® is a registered trademark. RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research organisation that helps to improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited. Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions. Support RAND Make a tax-deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute www.rand.org www.randeurope.org Preface This document reports on RAND Europe’s study into the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) strategic surveillance programme. The FSA commissioned the study in February 2018. The aim of the project is to design a high-level end-to-end approach for strategic surveillance, identify relevant analytic tools and methods, and develop an implementation plan for the programme. The report’s intended audience is the FSA, the programme’s senior responsible officer (SRO), those involved in the current practice of food surveillance and the nascent strategic surveillance team (SST). -
Tyndall Working Paper 132, March 2009
Carbon Capability: what does it mean, how prevalent is it, and how can we promote it? Lorraine Whitmarsh, Saffron J. O’Neill, Gill Seyfang and Irene Lorenzoni April 2009 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Working Paper 132 Carbon Capability: what does it mean, how prevalent is it, and how can we promote it? Lorraine Whitmarsh1, Saffron J. O’Neill1, Gill Seyfang2 Irene Lorenzoni1 1 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia 2Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Tyndall Working Paper 132, March 2009 Please note that Tyndall working papers are "work in progress". Whilst they are commented on by Tyndall researchers, they have not been subject to a full peer review. The accuracy of this work and the conclusions reached are the responsibility of the author(s) alone and not the Tyndall Centre. Carbon Capability: what does it mean, how prevalent is it, and how can we promote it? Lorraine Whitmarsh1, Saffron J. O’Neill1, Gill Seyfang2 Irene Lorenzoni1 1 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia 2Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Abstract This Working Paper introduces the concept of ‘carbon capability’, provides initial empirical evidence of levels of carbon capability amongst the UK public, and suggests ways in which carbon capability might be promoted. ‘Carbon capability’ captures the contextual meanings associated with carbon, whilst also referring to an individual’s ability and motivation to reduce emissions within the broader institutional and social context. -
Horizon Scanning
Horizon Scanning Process Updated: April 2015 Version 1.0 REVISION HISTORY Periodically, this document will be revised as part of ongoing process improvement activities. The following version control table, as well the version number and date on the cover page, is to be updated when any updates or revisions are made. Section Revision Date Description/Changes Made Number Horizon Scanning: Process 2 Effective Date: April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Revision History ....................................................................................................................... 2 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 About Horizon Scanning .............................................................................................. 5 1.2 Scope .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Audience ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.3.1 Primary Audience: ............................................................................................ 5 1.3.2 Secondary Audience ........................................................................................ 5 1.4 Purpose and Application for Decision-Making ............................................................. -
Supplier Performance and the Smicop Domestic Monitoring and Compliance Survey Report: Results for Smart Meter Installations Occu
Supplier Performance and the SMICoP Domestic Monitoring and Compliance Survey Report: Results for Smart Meter Installations occurring from October to December 2019 Published 30 June 2020 Page 1 of 26 30 Jun 2020 Summary The Smart Meter Installation Code of Practice (SMICoP) is a set of rules that energy suppliers must follow when installing smart meters in homes and smaller businesses. To make sure these standards have been met by the energy suppliers, a sample of customers are asked about their experiences when their smart meter was installed. These surveys are carried out by independent survey organisations on behalf of energy suppliers. More information regarding the methodology can be found within the Annex A of this report. The Monitoring and Compliance Customer Survey (MCCS) report was established to show if energy suppliers have met their obligations and responsibilities set out in the SMICoP rules. This report provides a summary of the answer’s customers gave about what happened when a smart meter was installed in their home. Some of the questions within the report show how your energy supplier is performing when installing smart meters in homes compared to other suppliers. Some of the questions within the report do not demonstrate the performance of an energy supplier if looked at on their own. For the questions that don’t indicate a better or worse performance, that are intended to help qualify1 a subsequent question, the information is presented listed by supplier in alphabetical order in black shaded tables and figures. Where suppliers’ performance is ranked highest to lowest, these are shown in blue shaded tables and figures. -
Jeremycorbyn Nicolasturgeon Joswinson Nigelfarage
N o. 7 9 T H E M A G A Z I N E BUSINESS WITH PERSONALITY N OV 1 9 TRAVEL The hammams that define LIVING Marrakech’s world-famous spa scene Is your home making you ill? Meet FOOD & BOOZE the hypoallergenic housebuilders Rapper and YouTube star MY DAD WROTE A PORNO’S ALICE LEVINE Michael Dapaah Top chef James Lowe invites podcaster and DJ Alice for lunch at his new restaurant Flor on why he’d order a gold steak STARS & RACING STRIPES THE MAGAZINE OUR for his last meal LATEST ISSUE HITS WHY FORMULA ONE NEEDS THE CITY’S STREETS AMERICAN SUCCESS P26 THIS THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2019 ISSUE 3,489 CITYAM.COM FREE voteactually MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM WESTMINSTER — ELECTION ON 12 DECEMBER JeremyCorbyn BorisJohnson NigelFarage NicolaSturgeon JoSwinson CarolineLucas CATHERINE NEILAN that is “ready to be approved by a new about the prospect of an imminent solid lead. second referendum on the terms. parliament”. showdown, with Labour MPs thought The election may act as a proxy for Last night Corbyn said: “A Labour @CatNeilan “There is only one way to get Brexit to be particularly nervous. Some 11 of a second referendum, with Johnson government will be on your side; PARLIAMENT finally gave the go- done in the face of relentless parlia- the 20 that voted against the election hoping to secure a majority that will while Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, ahead for a General Election last mentary obstructionism… and that is were Labour MPs while more than allow him to ratify his deal early in who think they’re born to rule, will night, set for 12 December. -
Horizon Scanning Why Is It So Hard?
Horizon Scanning Why is it so hard? By Dr. Peter Bishop University of Houston September 2009 Introduction Surprise is an odd emotion. We like to be surprised–an unexpected visit from a friend, a gift from our spouse, a beautiful spring day. Sometimes we even pay to be surprised–at the fair or the cinema. But surprise is not a good thing at work. Being surprised means that we expected something to happen that didn’t or something to not happen that did. It’s just not right even when the surprise is a good thing,. We are supposed to know what is going on and what is about to happen all time--to know and be prepared for everything that occurs. We are never supposed to be surprised. Of course that is unreasonable. Everyone is surprised even at work, even though we try not to show it when it happens. So we basically cover-up--never let them see you be surprised, even when you are. But rather than just wait, we can take steps to reduce surprise even if we cannot eliminate it altogether. Horizon or environmental scanning warns us about change coming in the future. The term evokes images of lookouts on old ships or modern-day radar scanning the horizon. Lookouts and radars report sightings or signals from objects that are far off before they have the chance to harm to a vessel, a plane or a fortified encampment. It takes time for the objects to get to the lookout’s or the radar’s location, time that people can use to prepare. -
Carbon Emissions from Schools: Where They Arise and How to Reduce Them
Carbon Emissions from Schools: Where they arise and how to reduce them Contents Executive summary..............................................................................................................3 1. Introduction .....................................................................................................................6 2. Carbon footprint of schools............................................................................................12 3. Scenarios for future carbon emissions...........................................................................18 Scenario 1: ‘Business as Usual’................................................................................19 Scenario 2: 30 per cent reduction by 2020 .............................................................21 Scenario 3: 50 per cent reduction by 2020 .............................................................23 4. Recommendations.........................................................................................................27 2 Executive summary These emissions are projected to reduce by less than 20 per cent over the period to 2050, which is insufficient to play a leading role in reducing The Sustainable Development Commission has schools’ impact on dangerous climate change. worked with the Department for Children, The UK government is currently committed to a Schools and Families to understand the carbon national carbon emissions reduction of 60 per emissions associated with the English schools cent by 2050 and the SDC believes that schools -
Title of Meeting: Cabinet
Title of meeting: Cabinet Date of meeting: 10th August 2018 Subject: Victory Energy Supply Limited - Expert Review of Business Case Report by: Director of Finance & Information Technology (Section 151 Officer) Wards affected: All Key decision: Yes Full Council decision: No 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Victory Energy was established primarily to generate substantial income for the Council to support the sustainability of Council services into the future. It had the added objectives of reducing fuel poverty for residents, reducing carbon impact and providing competitively priced energy to business. 1.2 The products to be offered by Victory Energy include energy supply to domestic and business users, home energy assessments aimed at reducing consumption, Smart thermostats and connected devices, heating systems installations, servicing and repair and solar PV panels including home battery storage and electric vehicle charging points. A significant development through the "build out" of Victory Energy has been to secure an energy trading partner who can provide 100% renewable energy at market leading costs. 1.3 There is a strong financial case for continuing the Council's investment into Victory Energy Supply Limited (VESL) but, as with any commercial opportunity, it is not without risk. If the Council is to continue its investment, it should do so in a measured way ensuring strong governance and oversight and on the basis of the annual approval of the Company's 3 year rolling Business Plan. This is consistent with the advice received from the first Independent Expert Review (undertaken by Baringa) which stated that: "We would also expect any investor to put in place a stage-gate governance process based on achieving certain operational, customer number and margin targets to determine the release of additional capital…" 1.4 To date, the Council has spent £1.5m of the £8.1m investment required1 before the Company is expected to turn to profit in Year 3. -
Cases from Electricity Utilities in Great Britain
Article The Relationship of Organisational Value Frames with the Configuration of Alliance Portfolios: Cases from Electricity Utilities in Great Britain Tulin Dzhengiz Innovation Management Policy Division, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Booth Street East, Manchester M13 9SS, United Kingdom; [email protected] Received: 6 September 2018; Accepted: 22 November 2018; Published: 27 November 2018 Abstract: Increasing concerns over global and local sustainability issues motivate businesses to develop solutions via collaborative partnerships. While many studies explain the contributions of sustainable alliances to economic, environmental, and social sustainability, less is known about how a portfolio of these alliances is configured. This study aims to answer this question by examining the relationship between organisational value frames and alliance portfolio configurations of 16 utility companies in the electricity industry of Great Britain. The study finds that organisational value frames play a key role in the selection of alliance partners and hence the configuration of alliance portfolios. The results demonstrate that British electricity utilities often collaborate with cognitively similar organisations. The results demonstrate that cognitive homophily is common in selecting partners to tackle sustainability issues. While previous studies demonstrated homophily in partner selection as resource homophily or status homophily, in the sustainability context, this study shows that homophily is also about values that guide interpretations of sustainability issues. Keywords: organisational cognition; organisational value frames; sustainability; sustainable collaboration; sustainable alliance portfolio; configuration of alliance portfolios; electric utilities 1. Introduction The systemic, complex, and technical nature of sustainability problems motivates businesses to form various collaborative arrangements that address different sustainability issues [1–6]. -
Monitoring Social Obligations – Q4 2018 Data Report
Monitoring company performance – quarterly reporting Ofgem monitors the performance of domestic suppliers in relation to debt, disconnection, prepayment meters and help for customers in vulnerable positions. Information is collected from suppliers on a quarterly and annual basis and the data received is set out in the tables that follow and published on the Ofgem website. The published data should be read in conjunction with the accompanying guidance notes which contains definitions on the data collected. The guidance is available on the Ofgem website at the link below: Social Obligations Reporting Guidance Notes You may notice that a data field is left blank. This indicates that the supplier was unable to provide the required data for that specific reporting period. For the reconnections table, suppliers will only be shown if they have disconnected customers in the relevant reporting period. Please note that data from the following suppliers has been excluded from the report because their return data was not available: economyenergy - Electricity economyenergy - Gas Our Power - Electricity Our Power - Gas Payment Methods December 2018 Quarterly Budgeting Monthly Prepayment Electricity cash / Fuel Direct payment Other Total direct debit meter cheque schemes Affect Energy 95.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 100.0% Avid Energy 0.0% 98.6% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Avro Energy 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Axis Telecom 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Breeze Energy Supply Ltd 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Brilliant Energy -
REGULATING the FUTURE and the NEW NORMAL (Or Is It the Future of Regulation?)
REGULATING THE FUTURE AND THE NEW NORMAL (or is it the future of regulation?) 2nd Webinar Session 6th ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practices Network (GRPN) 5 October 2020 Nick Malyshev Head of the Regulatory Policy Division OECD Regulatory challenges in the era of digitalisation 1. Pacing problem 2. Designing “fit for purpose” regulatory frameworks 3. Regulatory enforcement 4. Institutional and trans-boundary challenge These challenges are exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic Regulatory approaches Regulatory policy and co-operation are the cornerstone of effectiveness and efficiency Approaches: • Anticipatory governance (e.g. horizon-scanning, scenario-planning) • Wait and see • Guidance • Self-regulation and co-regulation (e.g. industry standards, ethical business regulation) • Regulatory experiments (e.g. sandboxes, testbeds) • Traditional regulations (e.g. outcome based regulations, means-based regulation etc.) OECD Workstreams on Regulations & Emerging Technologies Work programme: 1. Digitising regulatory delivery (2019/2020) 2. Future of regulators: the impact of emerging technologies on economic regulators (2019/2020) 3. Digital technology & regulatory responses to COVID-19 (2021/22) - collaborative project & database with the World Bank 4. Data driven regulation (2021/22) Principles on “effective and innovation-friendly rulemaking in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” Four pillars guiding the development of the principles: 1. The governance and institutional set up supporting effective/ agile/future regulation, inclusive role of oversight, -
THE FUTURE of the WORLD OUP CORRECTED PROOF – FINAL, 05/07/18, Spi
OUP CORRECTED PROOF – FINAL, 05/07/18, SPi OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS NOT FOR SALE DO NOT COPY THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD OUP CORRECTED PROOF – FINAL, 05/07/18, SPi OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS NOT FOR SALE DO NOT COPY OUP CORRECTED PROOF – FINAL, 05/07/18, SPi OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS NOT FOR SALE DO NOT COPY The Future of the World Futurology, Futurists, and the Struggle for the Post-Cold War Imagination JENNY ANDERSSON 1 OUP CORRECTED PROOF – FINAL, 05/07/18, SPi OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS NOT FOR SALE DO NOT COPY 3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6D P, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Jenny Andersson 2018 The moral rights of the author have been asserted First Edition published in 2018 Impression: 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Control Number: 2018933809 ISBN 978–0–19–881433–7 Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only.