Sustainable Development

Our aims towards achieving sustainable development

We have important aims towards achieving sustainable development.

Effectively protecting our environment

This means acting to limit worldwide and regional environmental threats, such as:

Climate change
Protect people's health and safety from dangers such as poor air quality and poisonous chemicals
Protect the things which people need or value, such as wildlife, landscapes, and historic buildings

Sensibly using the world's natural resources

This does not mean stopping using non-renewable resources such as oil and gas, but that if we do need to use them, we make sure that we use them efficiently and that alternatives are developed to eventually replace them.

Renewable resources, such as water, should be used sensibly so water does not run out or the water that we use is not seriously polluted.

Social progress which recognises the needs of the community

It is not enough to focus on economic and environmental policies if groups of society, or parts of the borough and surrounding region, are not part of that progress.

We have to reduce the harm to people's health caused by poverty, poor housing, unemployment and pollution.

Maintaining high and stable levels of economic growth and employment

We want everyone to share in high standards of living and better job opportunities. Our borough is changing fast and we all want our community to be successful and sustainable.

For us to succeed, businesses must produce the high-quality goods and services that consumers throughout the world want, at prices they are prepared to pay.

To achieve that, we need a workforce that has the education and skills for the 21st century and we need businesses that are ready to invest, and a structure to support them.

Community priorities

All our sustainable development aims are linked with our 7 Community priorities. These are:

Useful web links

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)|

Contact

Environmental Sustainability

3rd Floor

Maritime House

1 Linton Road

Barking

IG11 8HG

Tel: 020 8227 5680

Fax: 020 8227 5326

Email: environmentalsustainability@lbbd.gov.uk|