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| + | MOD will continue to support the UK Sustainable Development Strategy in order to promote and contribute to national progress against the sustainability priorities. | ||
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| + | Each key Central Government department was asked to identify some of their high level contributions to delivering this Strategy and to produce a Sustainable Development Action Plan by the end of 2005. | ||
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| + | MOD pledged to support the strategy by: | ||
| + | *1. '''Placing sustainable development at the heart of decision-making.''' The Department contributes significantly to the delivery of the SDiG strategies, particularly in the areas of acquisition (the Department uses a number of recognised best practice tools), estate management (including promotion of best practice in energy management) and active promotion of access to defence land where possible. | ||
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| + | *2. '''Providing an estate of the right size and quality,''' which is managed and developed effectively in line with acknowledged best practice and is sensitive to social and environmental considerations. | ||
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| + | *3. '''Reducing MOD's contribution to global warming in line with Government led objectives.''' In the UK, MOD currently purchases 6% of its electricity from renewable sources exempt from the climate change levy and is committed to increasing this percentage by 1% per year up to the SDiG Framework target of 10%. | ||
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| + | *4. '''Working to meet the Framework's Biodiversity Targets and the Government Public Service Agreement''' (PSA) target, shared with Defra, through our SSSI Favourable Condition Project (first phase reported in September 2004). | ||
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| + | *5. '''Rolling out a corporate Environmental Management System''' since 2001 for all our sites in the UK, and adopting the SDiG Framework Target to implement EMS across 80% of our (non-office/mixed) estate by 31 March 2006. | ||
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| + | *6. '''Reporting publicly on sustainable development impacts including performance against targets.''' The MOD annual Sustainable Development report will set out performance against sixteen headline indicators, identified as significant by the Department. These indicators will be reviewed on an annual basis. The report will reflect the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines for best practice in SD reporting and will be publicly available through MOD's webpage. The report will also link to existing MOD reports (e.g. Annual Stewardship Report, Sanctuary and Historic Buildings Report) that address key aspects of the SD Agenda. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*1. [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/HealthandSafety/DSC/DirectorateOfSafetyAndClaimsEnvironmentSustainableDevelopment.htm Sustainable Development] | *1. [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/HealthandSafety/DSC/DirectorateOfSafetyAndClaimsEnvironmentSustainableDevelopment.htm Sustainable Development] | ||
| + | *2. [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/HealthandSafety/DSC/ModsApproachToSustainableDevelopment.htm MOD's Approach to Sustainable Development] | ||
Revision as of 08:46, 23 July 2007
Sustainable Development
The UK Government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Administration have agreed upon a set of shared guiding principles that provide a basis for sustainable development policy in the UK.
These are achieving the goals of:
- Living within Environmental Limits
- Ensuring a Strong, Healthy & Just Society
By the means of:
- Achieving a Sustainable Economy
- Using Sound Science Responsibility
- Promoting Good Governance
The UK has four priority areas for immediate action, shared across the UK, these are:
- Sustainable Consumption and Production
- Climate Change and Energy
- Natural Resource Protection and Environmental Enhancement
- Sustainable Communities
The Government also recognises that changing behaviour is a cross cutting theme closely linked to all of these priorities. (1)
MOD's Approach to Sustainable Development
MOD will continue to support the UK Sustainable Development Strategy in order to promote and contribute to national progress against the sustainability priorities.
Each key Central Government department was asked to identify some of their high level contributions to delivering this Strategy and to produce a Sustainable Development Action Plan by the end of 2005.
MOD pledged to support the strategy by:
- 1. Placing sustainable development at the heart of decision-making. The Department contributes significantly to the delivery of the SDiG strategies, particularly in the areas of acquisition (the Department uses a number of recognised best practice tools), estate management (including promotion of best practice in energy management) and active promotion of access to defence land where possible.
- 2. Providing an estate of the right size and quality, which is managed and developed effectively in line with acknowledged best practice and is sensitive to social and environmental considerations.
- 3. Reducing MOD's contribution to global warming in line with Government led objectives. In the UK, MOD currently purchases 6% of its electricity from renewable sources exempt from the climate change levy and is committed to increasing this percentage by 1% per year up to the SDiG Framework target of 10%.
- 4. Working to meet the Framework's Biodiversity Targets and the Government Public Service Agreement (PSA) target, shared with Defra, through our SSSI Favourable Condition Project (first phase reported in September 2004).
- 5. Rolling out a corporate Environmental Management System since 2001 for all our sites in the UK, and adopting the SDiG Framework Target to implement EMS across 80% of our (non-office/mixed) estate by 31 March 2006.
- 6. Reporting publicly on sustainable development impacts including performance against targets. The MOD annual Sustainable Development report will set out performance against sixteen headline indicators, identified as significant by the Department. These indicators will be reviewed on an annual basis. The report will reflect the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines for best practice in SD reporting and will be publicly available through MOD's webpage. The report will also link to existing MOD reports (e.g. Annual Stewardship Report, Sanctuary and Historic Buildings Report) that address key aspects of the SD Agenda.
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