Useful Links
Northwest Region Links
Northwest Climate Change Action Plan
Climate Change Northwest is the new regional website exploring the opportunities and challenges that a changing climate presents to England's Northwest.
www.climatechangenorthwest.com
NWDA Environmental Sustainability
Sustainable consumption and production is acknowledged as one of the most significant challenges facing the world today. The NWDA has a clear view on the direction we want to go in as a region, including influencing and guiding Government policy on climate change and energy.
www.nwda.co.uk/areas-of-work/business/sustainable-consumption.aspx
Regional Economic Strategy
Link to a slection of NWDA strategy publications including the RES.
www.nwda.co.uk/publications/strategy.aspx
Regional Spatial Strategy
The Spatial Strategy sets out the scale, priorities and broad locations for future development across the region. It covers a broad range of issues including housing, retail and the environment, and includes the Regional Transport Strategy.
http://www.nwra.gov.uk/whatwedo/issues/environment/?page_id=223
Enworks Environmental Business Support Programme
ENWORKS is a unique business support programme co-ordinating environmental and health and safety advice, training and support to businesses throughout the Northwest of England.
www.Enworks.com
Envirolink Northwest
Envirolink Northwest aids the development and growth of the energy and environmental technologies and services sector in the Northwest of England.
www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk
Responsibility Northwest
Information for SME's on developing an approach to corporate social responsibility.
www.smallbusinessjourney.com/Page367.asp
4NW
4NW is the Regional Leaders Forum for the northwest of England. 4NW places public, private and third sector stakeholders at the heart of decisions that shape the future of the northwest, its people and places.
http://4NW.org.uk
NW Sustainable Procurement Forum
Bringing together major public sector budget holders, influencers and practitioners in the region to share good practice and co-ordinate the application of good sustainable procurement practice.
www.nwspforum.org.uk
National Links
Sustainable development indicators in your pocket 2007
A summary of the progress towards UK sustainable development indicators.
www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/progress/index.htm
DEFRA SD Action Plans
The UK Government SD strategy, Securing the Future, set a requirement for all central Government Departments and their Executive Agencies to produce Sustainable Development Action Plans (SDAPs). Defra has now published its second SDAP which sets out actions until March 2009.
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/sustainable/action-plan.htm Publications, news and papers out for consultation.
www.defra.gov.uk
Sustainable Procurement
Site which describes the Government's procurement policy objective that "all public procurement of goods and services, including works, is to be based on value for money, having due regard to propriety and regularity". Below is a direct link to the Sustainable Procurement Action Plan.
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/government/estates/procurement... Sustainable Procurement Action Plan
www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/pdf/SustainableProcurementActionPlan.pdf
Sustainable Development Commission
The SDC is the Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development. The Commission invites debate and produces reports on environmental, social and economic issues. It draws upon expert opinion to advise key Ministers, policy-makers and stakeholders across Government.
www.sd-commission.org.uk/
Forum for the Future
The Forum works with over 120 leading businesses and organisations to bring about change. The Forum wants to see businesses and communities thriving in a future that is environmentally sustainable and socially just.
www.forumforthefuture.org.uk/
Green Futures e-magazine: sustainable solutions from around the world.
www.forumforthefuture.org/greenfutures/news-briefings
New Economic Foundation
The Foundation is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. It aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues.
www.neweconomics.org
Business task force on sustainable consumption and production
The Business Taskforce encourage more sustainable patterns of consumption and production (SCP) in ways that boost competitiveness and contribute to economic growth.
www.cpi.cam.ac.uk/programmes/sustainable_consumption/scp_taskforce.aspx
The Environment Agency
Looking after the environment and making it a better place for current and future generations. Includes environmental regulations for SME's.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. The voice for business across Government.
www.berr.gov.uk
European Union gateway
Access to European Union information through the one web site.
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
UK Climate Impacts Programme
The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) helps organisations to adapt to inevitable climate change. Since 1997 UKCIP has been working with the public, private and voluntary sectors to assess how a changing climate will affect areas including construction, working practices, demand for goods and services, biodiversity and health.
http://www.ukcip.org.uk/
Sustainable Development Scene Newsletter
SD-scene is the bi-monthly newsletter from DEFRA, highlighting progress being made in sustainable development.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/government/what/newsletter/current.htm
