European Social Fund in England
2007 - 2013
Sustainable Development
This section of the website provides information on sustainable development in the 2007-2013 England and Gibraltar ESF programme. It:
- sets out background information on sustainable development and the UK Government’s response
- explains how sustainable development will be mainstreamed into the 2007-2013 ESF programme; including the requirements on ESF (and match funded) providers
- includes some tools to help providers and contract managers agree where practical changes can be made in the way sustainable development is applied to ESF funded activity, as well as wider organisational and partner impacts.
- What is sustainable development and why is it important?
- Sustainable development – the UK Government Response
- England and Gibraltar ESF Sustainable Development Mainstreaming Plan 2007-2013 and what this means for staff delivering projects
- Sustainable Development tools
Annual mainstreaming progress report for sustainable development
The first annual mainstreaming progress report for the sustainable development cross-cutting theme for the ESF programme is now available.
The report has been agreed by the national ESF sustainable development sub committee and was presented to the national ESF programme committee in November 2009. It explains:
- the good progress that has been made in delivering the programme’s commitments to set up appropriate structures and systems for mainstreaming; and
- the progress that is being made by providers in terms of establishing sustainable development policies and implementation plans to cover the delivery of their ESF-funded activities.
The report also includes a number of examples of how mainstream ESF funding is supporting specialist sustainable development projects.