We are the UK Government’s independent adviser on sustainable development. Through advocacy, advice and
appraisal, we help put sustainable development at the heart of Government policy
July 2009
Rhanbarthau Carbon Isel - cyngor wedi’i deilwra er mwyn lleihau allyriadau nwyon ty gwydr ledled Cymru
Mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru eisiau i bob rhan o Gymru ddod yn ‘Rhanbarth Carbon Isel’.…
Championing sustainable development in Government
Will Day, Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission shares his thoughts on his new role.
Porritt Urges Davidson To Stick With Welsh Bags Plan
- Former Sustainable Development Commission Chair backs consultation on introducing charges - Policy…
Porritt Yn Annog Davidson I Lynu At Gynlluniau Bagiau Cymru
- Cyn Gadeirydd Comisiwn Datblygu Cynaliadwy yn cefnogi’r ymgynghoriadau ar gyflwyno taliadau-…
SDC welcomes National Strategy for Climate and Energy
The Sustainable Development Commission has welcomed today’s announcement in Parliament by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Milliband MP outlining the Governments National Strategy for climate and energy.
Are we making progress on sustainable development in Scotland?
Work on SDC Scotland's 3rd Assessment of Government starts this summer, and the report will be published in late November. We will be revisiting the recommendations made in the 2nd Assessment published in November 2008, but also look at new areas of concern.
The SDC Scotland team
The SDC Scotland secretariat team has taken on several new projects in the last year and now counts five project workers alongside the core staff of four.
Is transport policy moving?
SDC Scotland has identified a number of issues that it wants to discuss in more detail with Government, so that it can assess whether transport policy is heading in the right direction.
A Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Model for the NHS Scotland
How can the NHS in Scotland better contribute to sustainable development? That is the question a new SDC project aims to answer. Together with Health Facilities Scotland, SDC Scotland will be testing a new toolkit for sustainable development in the NHS. NHS Grampian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have signed up to testing the scheme.
Anelu'n Uwch: 19 Ffordd i Wneud Y DU yn fwy cynaliadwy
Comisiwn Datblygu Cynaliadwy’n datgelu ei Gamau Breision ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif mewn digwyddiad yn Llundain gydag Anna Ford, Jonathan Dimbleby a Rosie Boycott.