Leading by Example?

Covering an area of over a quarter of a million hectares, emitting about as much CO2 as Liverpool and with overall responsibility for more than £100 billion, the UK Government is required to meet sustainability targets to ensure its resources are managed responsibly and our money spent wisely.

Assessed for the first time by the SDC, 'Leading By Example?' indicates how well Government is performing against these targets.

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Important Note: The Sustainable Dvelopment in Government Report (SDiG) 2004-5 was published on this website on 16th December 2005. The SDC invited participating organisations to inform us of any inaccuracies in the way their data had been presented. Each representation was assessed and amendments proposed where appropriate. These are listed in the 'Table of amendments'. All the reports in the right menu have been updated to reflect these changes.