Policy delivery is the environmental challenge of the next decade. But too often, implementation is overlooked or treated as something to think about later. Environmental Implementation: A Guide for Local Authorities provides a step by step guide for local teams on how to deliver change, and make it stick.

The guide outlines:

• The Explore, Prepare, Deliver and Sustain implementation process
• Key barriers and enablers that local teams face when implementing environmental policy
• Strategies for overcoming these barriers and achieving successful implementation

The guidance has been produced by the Institution of Environmental Sciences’ Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC). EPIC is free to join for all IES members and environmental professionals working in local authorities.

The development of the guidance has been overseen by EPIC's Implementation Science working group, which includes academics, implementation and evaluation experts, and practitioners. The guide is novel in its use of implementation science, which is often applied in healthcare and education. EPIC is grateful for the support of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in developing this guide, which draws on aspects of the EEF's A Schools Guide to Implementation.