Government publishes Climate Change Plans
Today, all major central Government Departments have published new plans as part of a cross-Government initiative to tackle climate change. The Climate Change Plans detail each Department’s commitment...
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Sustainable Development in Government: new framework
The Sustainable Development in Government framework has now been superseded by the Coalition Government’s Action plan for driving sustainable operations and procurement across Government. The...
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Guidance and standards for sustainable procurement
The Government has published new guidance and updated standards to help public sector buyers to buy sustainably: Adapting your procurement Guidance to help Government departments and the public sector...
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Green light for sustainable MOD estate
The MOD is looking to industry to help generate ideas that will ensure the UK’s armed forces are able to live, work and train on a sustainable Defence estate for many years into the future. Defence...
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The carbon footprint of Government
Defra has published a report detailing the total carbon footprint of UK central Government from 1990 to 2008, including emissions from sources such as buildings, vehicles and other equipment, and, for...
View ArticleAccounting for sustainability in Government
Speaking at the The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Forum in London on 15 December 2010, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne detailed the Government’s commitment to “fully implement...
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Recruiting for Central Government Carbon Management
The Carbon Trust is recruiting central government organisations (ministerial and non-ministerial departments, non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies) for the next phase of the Central...
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New commitments for Greening Government
Included in the Coalition Government’s vision for sustainable development and the package of measures to deliver it, published on 28th February 2011, are new commitments for greening Government...
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Government achieves 13.8% reduction in carbon emissions
Prime Minister David Cameron announced on 6th July that central Government cut carbon emissions by 13.8% in the year following his May 2010 commitment to a 10% reduction. Over 100,000 tonnes of CO2...
View ArticleGovernment Progress in Mainstreaming Sustainable Development
In February 2011, the Government launched its Vision for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development. Defra has now published Government Progress in Mainstreaming Sustainable Development, a report on behalf...
View ArticleGreening Government Commitments – second annual report
The Greening Government Commitments (GGCs) are targets for reducing the environmental impact of government estates and operations over the lifetime of this Parliament. The second annual report of...
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