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Advisory:
• drawing on expert opinion to advise key Ministers and others across Government; and
• producing evidence-based public reports on contentious environmental, social and economic issues.
Capacity-building:
• establishing good working relationships with key parts of government to build understanding and skills for sustainable development; and
• encouraging, stimulating and sharing good practice between all the UK administrations.
Advocacy:
• deepening awareness of the concept of sustainable development within key sectors, increasing awareness of the issues it raises, and building agreement on how to address them;
• facilitating debate on controversial subjects; and
• responding openly to Government policy initiatives.
Watchdog:
• reporting publicly on the effectiveness of government in promoting sustainable development in policy-making and in the way it runs its operations and procurement.
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