Sustainable Council

A 24-hour city puts a lot of pressure on our natural resources and the environment. In order to provide a renewed focus on sustainable development across Westminster a new initiative called the ‘Go Green Programme’ was established in 2006.

The aim of this programme is to make the borough an exemplar ‘green’ authority by ensuring that all our services and policies work together to create a more sustainable city.  The programme is guided by the Go Green board, which pulls together top-tier strategic directors from all departments as well as the executive team. 

Since the programme's inception, the council has become a signatory of the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change and the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code. The Leader has also recently set a goal for the council to be carbon neutral by 2012.

Now in its fourth year, the Go Green Programme has grown to a wide-ranging programme of environmental schemes and projects, which span the following themes:

1. Climate change and energy
2. Air quality and transportation
3. Built environment
4. Wildlife and open spaces
5. Noise
6. Procurement
7. Recycling and waste
8. Communication and education

For more information on these work streams, please follow the links below.