PrintSustainability
Documents
Carbon Reduction Commitment Consultation (September 2007)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/carbon-reduc
CRC consultation website, with access to the full consultation paper and the Regulatory Impact Assessment which will provides a full cost/benefit analysis of the scheme.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/business/crc/index.htm
Provides further details of the scheme along with all the background analysis that has been carried out previously.
Securing the Future (March 2005)
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/uk-strategy/index.htm
One future - different paths (March 2005)
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/uk-strategy/framework-for-sd.htm
The UK Government and Devolved Administrations launched the above documents in March 2005. Together they form the UK Government's strategy for sustainable development.
'Procuring the Future' - The Sustainable Procurement Task Force National Action Plan (June 2006)
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/procurement-action-plan/index.htm
Following on from the 2005 Sustainable Development Strategy (see link above), the Sustainable Procurement Task Force (SPTF) was set up. The National Action Plan: 'Procuring the Future', delivered its findings and recommendations on 12 June 2006.
UK Government Sustainable Procurement Action Plan (January 2007)
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/pdf/SustainableProcurementActionPlan.pdf
Transforming Government Procurement (January 2007)
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/documents/enterprise_and_productivity/
public_services_productivity/ent_services_procurement.cfm
Together, these two documents form the central Government response to 'Procuring the Future'.
Accounting for Sustainability Group Report (December 2006)
http://www.accountingforsustainability.org.uk/output/page26.asp
An excellent summary of the UK's position on sustainability at the end of 2006. It covers both the private and public sector, and includes a chapter on international examples.
Realising Aspirations: Or, Using Value for Money to Make the Public Sector More Sustainable (2005)
http://www.accountingforsustainability.org.uk/files/pdf/asg.pdf
Realising Aspirations: Case Studies
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/content/documents/asg_case_studies.pdf
A report from the Accounting for Sustainability Group, which is focussed on public sector procurement and its relationship with sustainability.
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC): "Why Sustainability Counts for Professional Accountants in Business"
http://www.ifac.org/Members/DownLoads/Scene_Setting_Article.pdf
Other Interesting Documents / Links
Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sustainability_links_to_other_sustainability_web_sites.asp
Good selection of important sustainability web-sites, although with a procurement bias.
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
Good and brief on-line discussion of the term Sustainable Development, along with links to other available information.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
http://www.globalreporting.org/ReportingFramework/G3Online/
The GRI aims to make reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance - sustainability reporting - by all organisations as routine and comparable as financial reporting. The link above is to their recently updated guidelines. Wolverhampton City Council drafted their Sustainability Report (based on 2003/2004 data) "in accordance" with the GRI guidelines.
The Sigma Guidelines
http://www.projectsigma.co.uk/
Project SIGMA aims to provide clear, practical advice to organisations to help them make a meaningful contribution to sustainable development.
Green Futures
http://www.greenfutures.org.uk
Green Futures is the UK's leading magazine on environmental solutions and sustainable futures, available in print and on the web.
Stern Review of the Economic Effects of Climate Change (October 2006)
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/
stern_review_economics_climate_change/sternreview_index.cfm
Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future ("Brundtland Report" - August 1987)
http://www.are.admin.ch/imperia/md/content/are/
nachhaltigeentwicklung/brundtland_bericht.pdf?PHPSESSID=9026c4c7376bc72d08f1d8454d172bc4
The report deals with sustainable development and the change of politics needed for achieving that.