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Greening Government Commitments

Actions UK government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment.

The Greening Government Commitments set out the actions UK government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment.

Commitments for 2021 to 2025

Actions UK government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment in the period 2021 to 2025.

Annual reports

Individual departments are required to publish their own sustainability reports either as part of their annual report, or as separate reports.

We publish information separately about greening government information and communications technology (ICT).

Commitments for 2016 to 2020

The Greening Government Commitments for 2016 to 2020 for reference.

Commitments for 2011 to 2015

The Greening Government Commitments for 2011 to 2015 - from the previous administration - have been retained for reference.

Published 14 December 2016
Last updated 28 April 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added the latest GGC annual report and new commitments for 2020 to 2021.

  2. Added the 2019 to 2020 annual report. Also added the Greening Government Commitments for 2021 to 2025.

  3. Added the Greening government commitments 2018 to 2019 annual report.

  4. Added the 2017 to 2018 annual report to the list of annual reports.

  5. Added the 2016 to 2017 annual report.

  6. Added the greening government commitments 2015 to 2016 annual report.

  7. First published.