Sustainable Development Strategy 2003 - 2005

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Minister for Enterprise,Trade & Employment

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Contents

Foreword by An Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise,Trade & Employment 1

Executive Summary 2

1. Introduction 2

2. Goals and Objectives 2

3. Implementation Process 3

1. Why produce a sustainable development strategy for the Department of Enterprise,Trade &

Employment? 4

1.1 Where did the concept of Sustainable Development come from? 4

1.2 Sustainable Development - the Irish context 5

1.3 Focus of this strategy 6

1.4 Consultation 6

2. Department of Enterprise,Trade & Employment’s Sustainable Development Strategy for 2003-

2005 8

2.1 Mission Statement 8

2.2 Strategic goals 8

3. Goal 1 Climate Change 11

3.1 Key Issues 11

3.1.1 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 11

3.1.2 The National Climate Change Strategy 11

3.2 Objectives and actions 12

3.2.1 Emissions Trading 12

3.2.2 Negotiated Agreements 13

3.2.3 Joint Implementation (JI) & Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) 13

3.2.4 Investment Analysis 14

3.2.5 Taxation 14

3.2.6 Awareness-raising and education for enterprises 15

3.3 Key Commitments and Indicators 16

3.4 Expected Outcomes 16

4. Goal 2 Competitive Sustainability 19

4.1 Key Issues 19

4.1.1 Production, Innovation and Sustainability 19

4.1.2 National policy approaches 19

4.2 Objectives and actions 20

4.2.1 Sustainable Production & Technologies 20

4.2.2 Innovation for Sustainable Development 21

4.2.3 Policy approaches for competitiveness, innovation and sustainable development 22

4.3 Key Commitments and Indicators 23

4.4 Expected Outcomes 24

5. Goal 3 Corporate Social Responsibility 27

5.1 Key issues 27

5.1.1 What is Corporate Social Responsibility? 27

5.1.2 What does it mean for enterprises? 27

5.2 Objectives and actions 28

5.2.1 Responsible corporate practices 28

5.2.2 Sustainable trade 29

5.2.3 Environmental management practices in enterprises 29

5.2.4 Sustainable Consumerism 30

5.3 Key Commitments and Indicators 31

5.4 Expected Outcomes 31

6. Goal 4 Departmental Sustainability 35

6.1 Key issues 35

6.1.1 Sustainable decision-making 35

6.1.2 Greening the Department 36

6.2 Objectives and actions 37

6.2.1 Sustainable Decision-Making 37

6.2.2 Greening the Department 38

6.3 Key Commitments and Indicators 39

6.4 Expected Outcomes 39

7. Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Strategy 41

7.1 Implementation of the Strategy 41

7.2 Monitoring & Reporting 41

7.3 Evaluation of the Strategy 41

8. Bibliography 42

9. Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations 46

10. Submissions received during the Consultation Process 50