Facilitating effective government policymaking: how does ENSEARCH contribute to policymaking?
As an NGO with active links to both private sector and government, ENSEARCH provides a crucial meeting point for the exchange of ideas and opinions that feed into the policymaking process. The ENSEARCH flagship event, the annual Waste Management Conference and Exhibition (WM) which was initiated in 2001 , groups together key representatives from industry and the relevant ministries. Other significant past conferences that have contributed to policymaking include the National Conference on Environmental Management (EM) and the National Conference and Exhibition on Sustainability (SM) . ENSEARCH members have also been instrumental in the policy formulation via participation in working committees of outside bodies such as SIRIM’s National Committee on Environmental Standards (NACES) and the Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB) Good Environmental Practices Committee.
