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Some national strategies and policies
Some international strategies and policies
· Europa >> European Commission >> e.g.
o Environment > e.g.
§ Policies > e.g.
· Industry & Technology > e.g.
o Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP) > also
§ Links & Events >
· Environmental Technologies - National Sites
o Eco-label, Integrated Product Policy (IPP), Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), Pollution from industrial installations = Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC Directive), SMEs and environment, The greening of public procurement, Standardisation
§ Integration >
· Enterprise = Environment and Enterprise
§ >>
· European Business Awards for the Environment
o Enterprise >
§ Our policies in depth >
· Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Competitiveness
o Research > e.g.
§ Areas of research > e.g.
· Energy Research, Environment and Health, Environmental Research, Industrial Technologies, Quality of Life, Small businesses (SME Techweb)
o Sustainable development is a core objective of the European Union: we need to ensure that our present socio-economic development does not compromise our future.
o > e.g.
§ FP7 tailored to sustainability
· Transport, Water
§ Who are you? >
· Business
· Europa > Documents > European law > Summaries of legislation > e.g.
o Enterprise > e.g.
§ Interaction between enterprise policy and other policies >
· Environment and sustainable development
o Environment > e.g.
§ Sustainable development > Integration of environmental policy >
· EurActiv >
o Policy sections >
§ Climate Change
§ Energy
§ Environment
§ Sustainable Development > e.g.
· LinksDossiers > e.g.
· EEA European Environment Agency > e.g.
o Themes >
§ Industry
o About EEA > Networks > e.g.
§ EnviroWindows - EEA platform for knowledge sharing and development > e.g.
· Environmental Management
· Industry
· >>
o Information access tools > Sustainable Development Online
· EEB European Environmental Bureau »Federation of Environmental Citizens Organisations«
· erScp »European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production«
o »is a non-profit organisation that provides a platform to stimulate, develop and disseminate new initiatives to foster implementation of CP concepts and approaches within local and regional sustainable development initiatives.«
o > e.g.
§ The 11th erScp, 20-22 June 2007, Basel, Switzerland
· The erscp 2007 covers four main issues:
o Social Responsibility, Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Financing Sustainable Innovation and Sustainable Consumption and Production.
§ The 10th erScp, 5-7 October 2005, Antwerp, Belgium
§ The 9th erScp, 12-14 May 2004, Bilbao, Spain
§ The first erScp was held in Graz in 1994. Following annual Roundtables were held in Rotterdam, Kalundborg, Oslo, Lisbon, Budapest, Lund and Cork.
· The Network project SCORE! (Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange) »acts as one of the EU's central support structures for the UN's 10 Year Framework of Programs for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).« (2005-2008)
o »In a series of workshops and conferences we analyse the state of the art in SCP research, and promote cases of (radical) sustainable consumption for mobility, agro-food and energy use. These areas cause 70-80% of the EU's environmental impact.«
· BERR Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (UK) >
o Business Sectors >
· Defra UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs >
o Environmental Protection > e.g.
§ Business and the Environment
· Environment Agency (UK) >
· Envirowise (UK) delivers a valuable government-funded programme of free, confidential advice to UK businesses. This assistance enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.
· NetRegs
o NetRegs is a partnership between the UK environmental regulators – the Environment Agency in England and Wales, SEPA in Scotland and the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland.
o We provide free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK.
· University of Cambridge Programme for Industry (CPI) > e.g.
o Programmes > e.g.
§ Sustainable Development > e.g.
· The Princes of Wales' Business & the Environment Programme (BEP)
§ Energy and Climate Change
§ Sustainable Consumption & Production
· HRH The Prince of Wales (UK) >> e.g.
o Responsible Business and the Natural Environment
o >>
§ HRH launches Accounting for Sustainability at St James's Palace, London (6 December 2006) >>
· Forum for the Future (UK) > e.g.
o Browse by subject > Policy
· Guardian (UK) > e.g.
o Comment >>
§ Act now on climate change (7 April 2008; By Gordon Brown and Kevin Rudd) - We need a new international agreement that must include all nations - and be effective
o >>
· SenterNovem (The Netherlands) is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. We promote sustainable development and innovation, both within the Netherlands and abroad. We aim to implement government policies on innovation, environment and sustainability in inspiring, forward-looking and professional ways and to promote their coherence. >> e.g.
· Australian Government >> Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts >
o Human Settlements >
§ Business and industry sustainability
· Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) >
o The Issues >
· Government of Japan > Ministry of the Environment >
o Resources for: Businesses
· Eldis >
o Topics > Resource Guides > Corporate responsibility > Key issues >
§ Corporate responsibility in China >
· Environmental responsibility >
o Recommended reading
· GovHK is the one-stop portal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. >>
o Environmental Protection Department (EPD) > e.g.
§ How You Can Help > e.g.
· Environmental Management Tools > also
o Environmental Performance Reporting
· EPA Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
· Industry Canada >> e.g.
o Programs and Services > By Subject >
§ Sustainability and Environment
· Government of Canada >>
o Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) > e.g.
§ Topics > Sustainable development >
· Corporate Social Responsibility
o Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada >>
§ Trade Negotiations and Agreements (TNA) >
· Trade Topics >
o Development and Society >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility
o Environment Canada >
§ CEI Corporate Environmental Innovation
· Pollution Probe (Toronto, Ottawa; Canada) > e.g.
o Publications >
§ Environmental Policy Development
· CSRwire »The Newswire of Corporate Social Responsibility«
o CSRwire is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, press releases, reports and information.
o > e.g.
· A searchable online resource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in 105 countries.
· > e.g.
o Search category:
§ National & Local Gov't Programs and Initiatives
§ Parliaments & Networks
o Search by country
· EL Environmental Leader »The Executive’s Daily Green Briefing« (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) > e.g.
o See All Topics >
· Ethical Corporation >>
o ClimateChangeCorp.com > e.g.
§ Policy
· SDI Sustainable Development International (Henley Media Group) > e.g.
o Climate Action >
· ESDN European Sustainable Development Network
o The ESDN is an informal network of public administrators and other experts dealing with SD strategies in Europe.
o This website serves as a one-stop-shop for SD strategies in Europe, and is the communication platform of the ESDN.
· Europa >> European Commission >>
o Environment > Policies > Sustainable Development >> e.g.
§ European Sustainable Development Strategy (= European Portal on Sustainable Development)
o Research > Areas of research >
§ Sustainable Development > e.g.
· Policy context >
o Sustainable Development Strategy
o European Research Area for a Sustainable Development Strategy
· Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien = Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Austria) >> e.g.
o RIMAS Research Institute for Managing Sustainability (English and German version; also here)
· EEAC European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils
· Europa > Documents > European law > Summaries of legislation >
· Eurostat > e.g.
o Special Topics >