Our main tasks are to facilitate the integration of sustainable development into new Government initiatives and programmes and in the community generally, and to provide support to the Council for Sustainable Development.

Areas of Responsibility

The SDD is headed by the Deputy Secretary for the Environment underpinned by the Principal Assistant Secretary (Sustainable Development) whose areas of responsibility are as follows:

	Policy matters on Government sustainability assessment system
	Consultancy or research studies in the field of sustainable development
	Council for Sustainable Development
	Policy regarding the Sustainable Development Fund
	Publicity and education programmes relating to sustainable development