Policy paper

Mainstreaming sustainable development: government progress 2013

An overview of what has been achieved so far in the move towards mainstreaming sustainable development.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 17 May 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Government Progress in Mainstreaming Sustainable Development

Ref: PB13914

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Sustainable development requires consideration of the economic, environmental and social factors in decision making to deliver the right policies now and enable others to do the same in the future.

Defra has published this report on behalf of the government to provide an overview of what has been achieved so far in the move towards mainstreaming sustainable development. The report will be of interest to those with a concern for sustainability in government, but also more widely. It is intended to facilitate scrutiny of our progress to date.

The government continues to move towards fully embedding sustainable development in its policies and operations and solid foundations have been put in place to enable further improvement in this area.

In February 2011, the government launched its vision for mainstreaming sustainable development in relation to the operation of its buildings and estates, including the goods and services that it buys and the policies it makes.

Published 17 May 2013