Useful Links: National/Government

Business and Biodiversity

Outlines actions that can be taken by businesses to improve biodiversity.

Centre for Alternative Technology

Includes a virtual tour of the practical sustainability visitor centre based in Wales along with resources (educational & online catalogue), downloads, information on volunteering opportunities and visits.

Centre for Environmental Strategy

The Centre for Environmental Strategy is a centre for multi-disciplinary research and teaching on the relationships between human activities and the environment. Website includes details of reseach, news and publications.

CREATE

Centre for Research, Education is a not-for-profit body working with communities and organisations around education for energy efficiency and sustainable development.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government department with the lead role for promoting sustainable development.

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

The UK government’s Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform can help businesses become sustainable.

Directgov - Greener living

Defra's new consumer guide to greener living.

Directory of Sustainability in Practice

A directory created by 'Forum for the Future' to give access to a 100s of best practice case studies selected to demonstrate the 'cutting edge' of sustainability in practice.

Electricity Guide

The site allows users to access all the information they need to know about the UK electricity industry and the companies operating within it. Users can obtain advice on what to do in an emergency and find electricity saving tips in both the home and kitchen. They can also view information about different electricity companies, their background, the service they offer and their contact details.

Essex Design Initiative

The Essex Design Initiative is a campaign for design quality in the Eastern Region. The Initiative will include the publication of an Urban Place Supplement to the renowned, Essex Design Guide. This document will provide practical guidance for the delivery of compact, sustainable development.

Encams

Formerly the Tidy Britain Group - is a charitable organisation that campaigns to improve the local environment. Includes details of campaigns including ‘Eco schools’, ‘Eco congregation’ and the ‘Blue flags’.

Encyclopedia

An encyclopaedia of sustainable development.

Environment Agency

A national government agency responsible for a host of environmental regulations relating to water quality, flooding fisheries, waste and industrial pollution. Includes practical information about how to do your bit with opportunities to 'drill down' to local environmental information.

Envirowise

Free environmental advice for businesses inlcuding details of free consultations, events, waste minimisation tools. Categories include a range of different businesses / industries and the approaches they can take. Also provides case studies of ‘best practice’.

Energy Savings Trust

Focuses on delivering practical solutions for households, small firms and the road transport sector - solutions which save energy and deliver cleaner air.

Ethical Trading Initiative

Funded by the Department for Trade and Industry and provides a network for ethical businesses.

Foreignand Commonwealth Office

Setting out the FCO Sustainable Development Strategy.

Forum for the Future

Aim to educate different groups in sustainable development, in order to accelerate the building of a sustainable way of life, taking a positive solutions-oriented approach.

Global Action Plan

A charity that encourages the public to become more environmentally sustainable. By providing accessible and stimulating information, uniting people's views and evoking the desire for positive change.

Green Building Press

The Green Building Press is here to help you create green, healthy and sustainable buildings. It provides regular and unbiased information for the industry and the general public.

Green Consumer Guide

An online consumer guide to environmental, ethical and sustainable products, services and news

Greener Events Guide

A guide to reducing the environmental impacts of conferences and seminars.

Green Spec

A website designed to help the building industry to meet best environmental practice.

Grownupgreen

Grownupgreen is a completely new website aimed at involving, encouraging and supporting households to think and act more sustainably in a lively, interactive and interesting way. It is aimed at households who want to make more informed choices on issues such as renewable energy, managing the household waste, purchasing of consumer goods and much more.

UK Groundwater Forum

An organisation dedicated to raising the awareness of the importance of groundwater in the UK

Institute for Sustainable Development in Business, Nottingham Trent University

The Institute for Sustainable Development in Business (ISDB) helps businesses, the public and third sectors and communities implement cost effective environmental improvements.

Institute of Business Ethics (IBE)

The Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) was established in 1986 to encourage high standards of corporate and business behaviour and the sharing of best practice.

London Sustainability Exchange

London Sustainability Exchange (LSx) is a not-for-profit organisation supporting business, government and the voluntary sector in the delivery of sustainable development across London.

New Economics Foundation

The New Economic Foundation (nef) is an independent think-and-do tank that aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. It works in partnership and puts people and the planet first. It is unique in combining rigorous analysis and policy debate with practical solutions on the ground. It creates new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability. The website includes details of nef projects, publications, news and events.