SDC names its top Breakthroughs for the 21st Century

19 ideas which could help transform the UK into a sustainable society unveiled at London event with Anna Ford, Jonathan Dimbleby, Rosie Boycott and HRH the Prince of Wales.

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Prime Minister appoints Will Day as new SDC Chair
Former head of Care International and sustainability adviser to PWC to succeed Jonathon Porritt as top sustainability adviser to government.
SDiG 2008: Challenges for Government
Our latest report finds that despite significant steps towards reducing waste, water consumption and emissions from road travel, Government departments are still not on course to meet their own target for reducing carbon emissions by 12.5%.
SDC's commentary on JMP’s 2009 Report: A Review of Government Travel
We have commented on JMP's report A Review of Government Travel, which was commissioned jointly by the SDC and the Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement in the Office of Government Commerce.
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Prosperity without Growth
Argues that the pursuit of economic growth is one of the root causes of the current financial crisis, as well contributing to a growing environmental crisis and undermining well-being in developed countries.
A Sustainable New Deal
Our latest report calls on the government to match the scale of its green ambitions with an appropriate sustainable stimulus package to enable £30bn/year of investment to flow into low carbon recovery measures.
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