Sustainable Development within Defra
Related information:Sustainable Development in Government Sustainable Development Commission |
This section covers how Defra is working towards sustainable development. We are taking steps to improve the environmental performance of our buildings and operations. Defra is also working to integrate sustainable development into our policies and decision-making. To find out more on these please follow one of the links below.
Defra has been given the added job of championing sustainable development across Government, within the UK and internationally. Read more on our Sustainable Development in Government website...
Latest news is available here.
Operations: Defra has a responsibility to ensure its own work aligns with the principles of sustainable development, as outlined in Securing the Future. See:
Tools and resources: thinksustainable was developed in Defra as a package to communicate sustainable development and make it easier to integrate into policy making. (Read more...). There are three main parts:
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Defra’s interactive, online tool helps people evaluate how well a policy has integrated sustainable development. This tool could also be used for other decision making. |
This short film focuses on three cases in which Defra policy has contributed to sustainable development. |
The StockWatch game shows how sustainable development can work in the real world, using fishing as an example. |
Page last modified: 27 October 2008