Leading by example: progress review
A year on from publication of the Coalition Government’s vision for sustainable development, Defra’s Sustainable Development Team reviews progress on the Government’s commitment to lead by example....
View ArticleOnline events from 2degrees in April
Jenny King looks ahead to a selection of online events from 2degrees over the coming month. To participate or find out more about 2degrees, an online global community for sustainable business, sign up...
View ArticleDriving green growth through sustainable procurement
Over the last few months, Defra has observed increasing interest on the part of business in the potential to use sustainable public procurement to drive eco-innovation and green growth in the UK. By...
View ArticleOnline events from 2degrees in May
Jenny King looks ahead to a selection of online events from 2degrees over the coming month. To participate or find out more about 2degrees, an online global community for sustainable business, sign up...
View ArticleResources round-up: climate factsheets, green procurement, policy database,...
A round-up of recent sustainable development resources highlighted by our partner, the Sustainable Development Research Network (SDRN). For more news on sustainable development research and...
View ArticleNew e-learning resource to open up sustainable procurement savings
A new series of sustainable procurement e-learning modules from WRAP aims to help public and private sector professionals implement more sustainable practices when procuring goods and services. SD...
View ArticleMOD works to combat climate change
Begonia Pedreira-Regueira from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s Sustainable Estate Policy team outlines how MOD is working together to help combat climate change, as demonstrated through...
View ArticleGreening Government 2013 Conference
Govtoday’s Greening Government 2013 Conference and Exhibition: Delivering change, promoting excellence, takes place on 10 September 2013 at The Brewery Conference Centre, the City of London. SD Scene...
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 ArticlePublic procurement for sustainable and inclusive growth
Public Procurement for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, a new brochure from the OECD, sets out seven lessons learned from its gathering of evidence and peer reviews on countries’ public procurement...
View ArticleSustainable Procurement for Construction Projects: London 2012 learning legacy
A new guide, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – The Legacy: Sustainable Procurement for Construction Projects, brings together London 2012′s learning on sustainable procurement of construction...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....