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The SDC's comments on the consultation paper published by the European Commission, following the decision of the European Heads of State and Government to ask the European Commission to prepare a sustainable development strategy for Europe. ; Publisher PDF

This paper details the guidance, support and scrutiny that the SDC will provide on Sustainable Development Action Plans (SDAPs), to government departments, executive agencies, and other government bodies. ; Publisher PDF

Tony Blair's conclusion that sustainability stands as the singular goal, for leaders and decision makers at all levels, was a turning point for advocates of a more sustainable future. Sustainable development entered the political mainstream as never before in 2002. Agenda 2003 is aimed at leaders from all sections of society, not just government. This report offers those with the power to effect change an informed briefing on the key sustainable development issues facing the United Kingdom. This is our agenda and a call to action. The next steps we take together. ; Publisher PDF

For governments, businesses and private citizens, sustainable development has something to tell us about everything we do, and every decision we take. To demonstrate this point, we have selected six of the major news events of the SDC's first year and re-presented them through the prism of sustainable development. ; Publisher PDF

This guidance builds upon the Sustainable Development Commission's previous guidance, Getting Started (August 2005), which set out the basic elements that the Sustainable Development Commission would expect to see in a good Sustainable Development Action Plan. ; Publisher PDF ; Original published August 2005.

This paper seeks to contribute some views on the big policy questions in the government's consultation exercise on the future of air transport, of which the biggest seems to us to be whether the general presumption in favour of liberalisation and competition is compatible with a sustainable development framework. ; Publisher PDF

In the fifth Sustainable Development in Government report, the SDC found disappointing performance overall, with the Government falling short of its targets on carbon, waste and water. ; Publisher PDF

This document is a table which summaries the key events in the history of sustainable development, adapted from International Institute for Sustainable Development's sustainable development timeline. ; Publisher PDF

A response from the Sustainable Development Commission to the discussion paper on proposals for a sustainable development strategy for Northern Ireland. ; Publisher PDF

By taking a sustainable development approach, local authorities and their partners can play a leading role in delivering integrated environmental, social and economic improvements at the local level. ; Publisher PDF

The SDC's written evidence presented to the Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee as part of their investigation into how well sustainable development is being embedded in Government. ; Publisher PDF

A 2004 review of sustainable policy and practice in the UK. ; Publisher PDF

A memorandum written by Tim Jackson on behalf of the Sustainable Development Commission to the Department for Trade and Industry on what should be included in Business Reviews, which require companies to report on aspects of their performance. ; Publisher PDF

The report assesses the performance of central UK government operations against the targets set out in the framework for Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate (SOGE). ; Publisher PDF

By taking a sustainable development approach, local authorities and their partners can play a leading role in delivering integrated environmental, social and economic improvements at the local level. ; Publisher PDF