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What Government is doing?

Our estates

• Our vision of a sustainable government estate
• How we get there
• New SDiG targets
• SOGE targets

A sustainable Government estate

Government has a significant contribution to make to sustainable development and is committed to managing its estate sustainably. The Government recognises that it must lead by example and that sustainable operations are consistent with good value for money and efficiency.

Our vision of a sustainable Government estate
A sustainably managed estate embeds the principles of sustainable development into working practices and has resource efficient buildings, well managed land and efficient use of space.

How we get there
The Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) framework applies outcome-focused targets to the Government estate. Announced in March 2010, SDiG replaces the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate framework.

Targets
The Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) framework sets new targets for sustainable development in Government. Government will continue to work towards the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate targets with a 2010/11 deadline.

Further information

• Defra’s Sustainable Development in Government team can be contacted for further information
• DECC provides further detail on Government’s commitment to reducing its carbon emissions
• The Office of Government Commerce is responsible for the oversight of Government delivery against the SOGE and SDiG frameworks. They produce an annual report on progress and trajectories towards delivery, which can be accessed on their website.
• The Sustainable Development Commission, Government’s independent sustainable development watchdog, publishes annual commentary on performance.

Updated: 31 March 2010

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