The Scottish Government

A Greener Scotland is one of this Government's five strategic objectives. A Greener Scotland means improving Scotland's natural and built environment and the sustainable use and enjoyment of it.

Achieving a Greener Scotland

Helping to deliver on this important agenda are a wide range of bodies, some of the key players being listed here.

• The Greener Scotland Programme Board
  The group of senior officials which supports the DG Environment as the Strategic Board member responsible for leading work on the Greener Scotland strategic objective.
• The Greener Scotland Directorate
  The teams supporting the DG Environment and Greener Scotland Programme Board in their work on the Greener strategic objective and responsible for sustainable development within the Scottish Government
• Sustainable Development Commission in Scotland
  The national advisory body for sustainable development
• Sustainable Scotland Network
  What the SSN is and does
• Scottish Sustainable Development Forum
  What the SSDF is and does
• Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland
  Sustainable development and business - the VIBES awards scheme

What the public sector can do to increase sustainable economic growth: a Greener Public Sector Leaders event held in Edinburgh in May 2008.

Sustainable development elsewhere

• Sustainable Development in the UK Government
  Link to the UK Government's policies on sustainable development - see also Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Assembly policies.
• Sustainable Development in the EU and beyond
  Where sustainable development is on the global agenda