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BV027The Commissioning Joint Committee Guide to Environmental Sustainability (2009)

The Commissioning Joint Committee (CJC) has completed its guide to this complex and hugely important subject. It addresses all the main aspects of sustainability as they affect public bodies, including:

  • emissions control and trading
  • sustainable procurement
  • sustainable energy sources
  • sustainable construction methods and materials
  • designing buildings for low energy consumption
  • waste recycling and disposal.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

Joint Waste Authorities in England and Wales

The CJC is now working to update its advice on this subject. The draft advice is now available for information and comment - please click here: PDF [25KB]

IFRS

Information on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) can be found at:
www.cipfa.org.uk/pt/ifrs

Choosing Partnership Vehicles

The CJC is now working to update its best-selling guide to this contentious subject. The draft brief for this update is now available for information and comment - please click here: Word | PDF.

Glossary of Terms used in Planning and Delivering Public Services
Click here to download the CJC's glossary of technical terms used in delivering public services.

New response
The Committee has recently responded to Anne Glover’s Review Team on Small Businesses. Please click here to download the full text of the response
The CJC Guide to Buying from the Third Sector
The CJC has published a hard-hitting Guide to buying from the third sector. For more details and to purchase your copy online, please click here.

The CJC Guide to Service Sharing and Economies of Scale
The CJC has published a hard-hitting guide to service sharing and economies of scale. For more details and to purchase your copy online, please click here. For a full contents list, please click here.

About the CJC

The CJC is sponsored by CIPFA, and comprises representatives of all the local authorities' associations in the UK, and of more than 40 officers' organisations. These cover the disciplines involved in all aspects of commissioning and competition. The CJC: