New approach to environmental management

On first reading this sentence in the briefing from Ministry for the Environment to the new Ministers for the Environment and for Climate Change I thought it mainly related to changing the Resource Management Act away from its current effects-based approach to more of an outcomes focus.
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However, the advice recommends complementing regulatory changes with a strong emphasis on non-regulatory actions such as codes of practice, sharing of information, financial incentives and working alongside businesses, sectors or communities to achieve shared outcomes.