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Shaping Our Future Report Launched

A vision of how Government and third sector organisations will work together over the next five years to tackle key environmental issues such as climate change and sustainable development has been set out in Shaping Our Future, a new report published today.

The Joint Ministerial Third Sector Task Force was set up in April 2009 and comprised ministers and officials from several Government departments along with sixteen third sector leaders, including the Chief Grants Officer of the City Bridge Trust, Clare Thomas. Its aims were to:

• develop a vision for third sector action on climate change, the environment and sustainable development,
  
• identify the specific roles of government and third sector organisations in achieving this vision,
  
• and develop a partnership action plan with proposals to make this vision a reality by mainstreaming climate change, environmental sustainabilty and sustainable development in the sector, and in the third sector programmes of relevant government departments.

The ultimate aim of the Task Force was to enable a rapid acceleration of commitment and action on climate change, the environment and sustainability throughout the third sector, as both the sector and government acts on its proposals.

Download a PDF copy of Shaping Our Future (2.75mb)