Leading by Example
Leading by Example work is a Scottish Government enabling programme to improve Scottish public sector environmental and sustainability performance across four main areas of the Scottish public sector - the core Scottish Government, public bodies, local authorities and NHS Scotland.
This work responds to and addresses commitments made by Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP at the outset of the current administration that the Scottish public sector should lead by example in the field of environmental performance, and be an exemplar of good practice.
The workstream, as primarily an enabling one, supports and influences the actions of those in the core Scottish Government and beyond who have responsibility for delivering on environmental and sustainability aspects to bring about a step change in their approach to, and level of, environmental performance. The success of the work will ultimately be judged by the extent to which improving environmental performance becomes a mainstream part of day-to-day business and activity in the public sector, and the consequent improvements in that performance.
The work supports two High Level Groups, chaired by Sir John Elvidge, the Permanent Secretary.
Group membership
Minutes of meetings:
Internal High Level Group
First Meeting, December 16, 2008
Second Meeting, June 23, 2009
Third Meeting, October 5, 2009 - minutes still to be published
External High Level Group
First Meeting, May 5, 2009