Governance for C2C

An introduction to„governance‟

for sustainability: what and why?

July 12th 2010 Johan Hovelynck – Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group

Governance

Governance:

“the act of governing”

“shifting pattern in styles of governing”

Johan Hovelynck – Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group

Governance

Johan Hovelynck – Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group

Community governance

Relational governance

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Network governance

Public-private partnerships

New public management

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‘Government’

Institutions

Legitimate power

Positional / legal

Political bureaucracy

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‘Governance’

Stakeholders

Legitimate interests

Relational / commitment

Community

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Governance

Johan Hovelynck – Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group

Governance within ‘government’

„Good governance‟, „new public manage-ment„

New quality standards: efficient, transparent, accountable

Structure unchanged

Governance beyond ‘government’

„Network governance‟, „collaborative gover-nance‟, „multi-actor‟

Revised approach to governing: actors, partnerships, dispersed initiatives

Structure diversified

Governance

Johan Hovelynck – Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group

Governance

Governance within ‘government’

Governance beyond ‘government’

„government‟

„civil society‟

„participation‟

„multi-actor‟

Johan Hovelynck – Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group

‘Government’

A double shift:

The actors involved:

From government & society

To multiple stakeholders

The organizing principles:

From procedural: structures, roles and rules

To relational: reciprocal commitments

‘Governance’

Multi-actor governance

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Mechanisms of coordination

Market

“Entrepreneurs will achieve sustainability through

technological innovations in response to scarcities”

But: externalities, tragedy of the commons

Hierarchy

“Government has to enforce sustainability”

But: steering capacity of government limited

Networks / multi-actor governance

Sustainability needs a coordinated effort from

government actors, business actors and civil society

actors

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Good C2C practices

Require eco-effective design Technological innovation

Investment

…

Requires business-government-citizen triangle reconfigured for recycling Supply chain re-engineering

Enabling legislation

Citizen initiatives

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Requires large-scale application/impact Market share

Sector-wide changes

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Multi-actor governance

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Policy agenda setting

Innovate now for change on the long term

Mobilize and tweak existing networks

Create spaces for dialogue

Be prepared for an uncertain future

Negotiate with your adversaries

Recognize windows of opportunity

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Conditions for innovation in networks

Creating „new connections‟

Business alliances, public-private partnerships, …

Platforms for committed partners: „minimal structures‟

Between understructured and overstructured

Social learning: „communities of practice‟

Learn from reflection on practice

„Loose couplings‟ between innovation networks and power networks

(Termeer & Kranendonk, 2009)

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New strategies for government actors

Keying

Tuning innovations and existing regulations

Improvising

Trying out new things, pushing the boundaries

Certifying

Noticing and publicly supporting innovative activities

Integrating

Incorporating innovations into existing organizational identities and procedures

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Dilemma‟s and tensions

Change versus stability

innovating versus structuring

Humility versus heroism

long term processes versus pressure to score

Networks versus transparency

complexity versus accountability

Governing innovation versus innovating governance

new ideas versus usual routines

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C2CN governance framework

will be mailed to you

will be available at

the C2CN website

Thanks for your attention!

Keep an eye on governance ;-)

Governance in C2C

Johan Hovelynck – Art Dewulf – Koen Siips

Cradle to Cradle Network – Cycloop group