Strategy and Visions

Agreement on result targets 2000-2003

In 1999, NERI adopted Strategy 2000 outlining how NERI can help facilitate sustainable societal development over the next 5-8 years. The strategy describes NERI's vision (see box) and stipulates strategic targets towards which NERI will work in the coming years.

Based on this strategy, NERI entered into a new results target agreement with the Ministry of the Environment at the end of 1999 for the period 2000-2003. In the new result targets agreement, the main goals of NERI's work are collated under four headings: Visible results, quality, scientific expertise, and integration of knowledge.

The result targets agreement is a multi-year plan specifying result targets for the coming years. It is implemented in the form of projects, budgets and milestones in the annual work programmes. NERI's result targets agreement, strategy (both in Danish) and current project plans are presented on NERI's Internet homepage: www.dmu.dk.

Vision
NERI will support sustainable development by explaining how environmental problems can be solved. This means that NERI has to be able to provide highly qualified advice and analyses in the nature, environment and energy areas based on the newest national and international scientific and technological progress. NERI provides advice to the State, Counties, Municipalities and the private sector. NERI is to be the whole nation's environmental research institute and contribute to enhancing Denmark's international profile in the environmental area.