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Membership

The Steering Group draws its membership from a range of organisations from across the social, economic and environmental sectors.

Steering Group membership

The following are members of the Sustainable Development Strategy Implementation Plan Steering Group (SDSIPSG):
  • Junior Minister Robin Newton MLA, OFMDFM, Joint Chair
  • Junior Minister Gerry Kelly MLA, OFMDFM, Joint Chair
  • John Armstrong, Construction Employers Federation (CEF)
  • Olive Hill, Invest NI
  • Philip Irwin, Dept. of Finance and Personnel (DFP), representing NICS Sustainable Development Champions
  • Jim Kitchen, Sustainable Development Commission (SDC)
  • Seamus McAleavey, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
  • Anne-Marie McDevitt, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
  • John French, The Consumer Council
  • John McMullan, Bryson Charitable Group
  • John O’Farrell, Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
  • Geoff Smith, Carbon Trust
  • Nigel Smyth, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
  • Alistair Curran, Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA)