Nor does it generally promote good works such as industrial ecology, habitat restoration, green design, sustainability, etc. It is disconnected from competitiveness strategies. Green Tier is a proposed voluntary program to allow regulated and unregulated parties to move beyond good compliance to good works with documented results. The program taps the capacity of those who want to improve the condition of society. Some may not want to or be qualified to participate.
Sanctions remain and as does increased regulatory attention where merited.
The proposed Green Tier, governed by contract law, is created for regulated organizations with good records and unregulated organizations that want to do good works. All parties to the contract, including government, live by the contract's terms or suffer the sanctions of the contract. Regulatory flexibility and tax incentives may encourage civic environmentalism that involves a range of good deeds to benefit society. Green Tier participants respect each other and practice civil environmentalism . Environmental management systems are used to establish goals, track progress, report results and produce improved performance over time.