Browsing by Subject "Making government sustainable"

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    • Annex 3 : summary report of facilitated events and aviation site visits 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2008-02-28) - Report
      This annex outlines the results of the Sustainable Development Commission and Institute for Public Policy Research stakeholder assessment events on 12th December, 30th January and 28th February, in addition to case studies ...

    • Are we measuring up to sustainable development? 

      Sustainable Development Commission Scotland; Scotland. Scottish Executive; World Wildlife Fund UK; Oxfam GB; Poverty Alliance (Sustainable Development Commission, 2005-06-14) - Report
      Scotland is developing 'Choosing our future : Scotland's sustainable development strategy 'based on the UK 'The UK Government sustainable development strategy'. This seminar focused on what are the best ways for Scotland ...

    • Assessment of progress against the headline indicators 

      Levett-Therivel Sustainability Consultants (Sustainable Development Commission, 2004-02-05) - Report
      The Sustainable Development Commission commissioned Levett-Therivel to produce an independent analysis of the UK’s progress against the 15 ‘headline’ indicators of sustainable development adopted in 1999.

    • Aviation and sustainable development 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2001-04-01) - Report
      This paper seeks to contribute some views on the big policy questions in the government's consultation exercise on the future of air transport, of which the biggest seems to us to be whether the general presumption in ...

    • Aviation and the environment : using economic instruments [SDC report] 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2003-07-03) - Report
      This document is the Sustainable Development Commission’s response to the discussion document published by HM Treasury and the Department of Transport entitled 'Aviation and the environment : using economic instruments'.

    • Becoming the “Greenest Government ever” : sustainable development in government : reporting period 2006 - 2009 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2010-07) - Report
      The fifth of the Sustainable Development Commission's annual watchdog reports which scrutinise Government's progress towards more sustainable operations. It finds that the savings made to date are only the tip of the ...

    • Better regulation for sustainable development 

      Coote, Anna; Dunlop, Claire A.; James, Oliver, 1971- (Sustainable Development Commission, 2009-09-02) - Report
      This discussion paper considers the case for using regulation as a lever to promote sustainable development in public services.

    • Breaking the holding pattern : a new approach to aviation policymaking in the UK : executive summary 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2008-05) - Report
      This document is a summary of 'Breaking the holding pattern : a new approach to aviation policymaking in the UK'.

    • A burning issue : energy from waste in Scotland 

      Sustainable Development Commission Scotland (Sustainable Development Commission, 2007-12-17) - Report
      Advice to the Scottish Government on waste policy and the role of energy from waste.

    • Capability for sustainability : does today’s Civil Service have the skills to translate challenge to opportunity? 

      Sustainable Development Commission; Great Britain. National School of Government; Great Britain. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Sustainable Development Commission, 2008-04-10) - Report
      Does today’s Civil Service have the skills to translate challenge to opportunity? A report from Sustainable Development Commission working with the National School for Government, Department for Environment, Food and Rural ...

    • Carbon emissions from schools : where they arise and how to reduce them 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2008-07-15) - Report
      The Sustainable Development Commission has worked with the Department for Education to understand the carbon emissions associated with the English schools estate. This analysis looks at schools’ current contribution to ...

    • Climate Change : the UK programme 2006 : SDC response 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2006-07) - Report
      In 2006 the Environmental Audit Committee ran an inquiry into the Government's Climate Change programme. The Sustainable Development Commission's submission to the inquiry includes suggestions on how the Government could ...

    • Climate change and scenarios for Scotland 

      Sustainable Development Commission Scotland (Sustainable Development Commission, 2008-10-29) - Report
      The first of a series of four seminars intended to inform MSPs’ scrutiny of the Climate Change Bill, Helping MSPs explore climate change with experts from within Scotland and elsewhere and thus raise the experts' awareness ...

    • Climate change programme review : the submission of the Sustainable Development Commission to HM Government 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2005-05) - Report
      The review proposes a range of measures designed to save at least ten million tonnes of carbon, which is needed to meet the Government's target of a 20 per cent reduction in emissions by 2010.

    • Climate change programme review [summary] 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2005-05) - Report
      A summary of 'Climate change programme review : the submission of the Sustainable Development Commission to HM Government'. The submission proposes a range of measures designed to save at least ten million tonnes of carbon, ...

    • Company Law Review response 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2001-10-01) - Report
      A letter to the Department for Trade and Industry in reference to the Company Law Review.

    • Congress for the Future 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2009-07-08) - Report
      A new high-profile space for UK citizens to engage with and inform long-term political thinking. This paper sets out the rationale and requirement for Congress for the Future, and the process by which it could be a created.

    • Consultation on developing the annual health check in 2006/2007 : response from the Sustainable Development Commission 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2006-06-05) - Report
      Sustainable Development Commission response to the Healthcare Commission’s proposals for assessing the performance of healthcare organisations in England as set out in 'Developing the annual health check in 2006/2007'.

    • Contribution to the Public Health Consultation : 'Choosing Health?' 

      Sustainable Development Commission (Sustainable Development Commission, 2004-05-01) - Report
      The Sustainable Development Commission’s submission to the Department of Health's 'Choosing Health?' consultation.

    • Creating mass public engagement on climate change 

      Involve (Organization : London, England) (Sustainable Development Commission, 2008-10-30) - Report
      The purpose of this document is to outline an approach to building large scale public engagement around the lead up to the Copenhagen 09 climate change conference.