1. Context for Central Government (with DWP as an example) Richard Fountain Head of Sustainable Development Dept for Work and Pensions

2. ownership and delivery consistent approach coordinated policy & ops embedded into planning check compliance comprehensive reporting Good governance Planning, Performance & Risk C’ttee corporate - DWP + agencies SD Delivery Group one-stop SD Team targets disaggregated to businesses ‘Stretching the Web’ adopted Ministerial submissions checklist incentivised estates partners Risk Assurance Division SD Annual Report & Action Plan

3. motivate, educate, involve skills and partnerships senior leadership ‘toxic middle management’ communicate up & down change behaviours reward initiative Engage with staff agency project teams regional & local SD Champions professionally qualified SD Team ‘Greenlines’ (focus work & home) staff surveys / feedback staff competencies / assessment the SiD awards judged by outcomes not plans

4. make policy stick firm but flexible strategy impacts, benefits, mitigations demand the best seek innovation continual improvement motivate, educate and involve Engage with supply chain corporate policy and strategy individual commodity strategies SP Risk Assessment Methodology specify sustainable (compliance) evaluate added value cascade approach to supply chain demand management Flexible Framework