Six months on from publication of the Government’s vision for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development, Defra’s Jonathan Tillson reviews progress: “We have had a productive first six months establishing our ways of working, strengthening cross government relationships and securing some early wins in embedding sustainable development in government policy and operations.” Defra is currently developing a new set of sustainable development indicators, to meet the commitment to: “[Develop] real and measurable indicators to monitor sustainability across government and report results publicly”
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