About the Sustainable Development Unit
The Sustainable Development Unit oversees the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy across Government. You can access the Strategy and related information here.
The Northern Ireland Sustainable Development Strategy, “First Steps Towards Sustainability (PDF 3.74 MB) was launched in 2006. Following the launch of the Strategy, responsibility for the implementation of sustainable development was transferred to OFMDFM highlighting that the principles of sustainable development must lie at the heart of Government.
The Sustainable Development Unit has responsibility for:
- the development, oversight and monitoring of the Northern Ireland Sustainable Development Strategy and Implementation Plan;
- policy coordination and mainstreaming sustainable development across Government;
- delivery of a number of key strategy objectives directly; and
- working closely with Sustainable Development Commission.
