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From 2017, central government will commit to buying fresh, locally sourced, seasonal food, through a new, simplified food and drink buying standard.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This newsletter was issued in July 2014.
On 20 June, St Peter’s RC High School, working with the Environment Agency and Gloucester City Council, officially opened three raingardens.
The Environment Agency has a new blog.
How local environmental projects improved sustainability in East London.
The Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) Programme is currently advertising two new job vacancies
Address by Dame Nicola Brewer, British High Commissioner to South Africa to South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) event on “South Africa, Africa and the G8 - Challenges and Opportunities”
Nick Clegg: "We will remain committed to working with our partners and will be ambitious for the future."
Nick Clegg’s plenary speech, delivered at Rio+20 Summit on 21st June 2012.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg made a speech at the Natural Capital Summit as part of the Rio+20 conference on 20 June 2012.
The Deputy Prime Minister made a speech at KPMG in Canary Wharf on green growth on 11 April 2012.
The standards for all food procured by Government departments and their agencies will come into force for all new catering contracts from September 2011.
How our commitment to mainstreaming sustainable development across Government will be fulfilled.
This Government is committed to becoming the ‘greenest ever’.
Defra will focus tax payer's money on British farming and food production; enhancing the environment and biodiversity; and supporting a green economy resilient to climate change.
Real-time data on Defra’s energy usage at our London headquarters can now be viewed online to show exactly how much energy we are using.
A radical research programme to map how the UK uses imported palm oil could halt the loss of rainforest thousands of miles away.
It's a pleasure to be here and applaud this successful initiative.
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