Sustainable South | Business South

Introduction

Sustainable South has a commitment to share best practices and join forces to make things happen.

Building on the sound work of the Green Halo partnership, which encompassed local authorities, the New Forest National Park and academia, Sustainable South Action Group plans to endorse and develop the Greenprint priorities.

Sustainable South brings businesses to the table with the public sector, academia and New Forest National Park. Together they will be using these five priorities to focus debate and activity.

Our Goals

1. Net zero with nature.

Providing the leadership necessary to reduce carbon emissions, taking a more integrated and holistic approach by working with nature to build a zero carbon economy and zero carbon communities.

2. Natural health service.

Improving physical and mental health and wellbeing and tackling health inequalities through greater access to our world class natural environments and bringing nature into our urban communities.

3. World class blue & green environments.

protecting, restoring and improving our distinctive, high quality blue and green environments, enabling the natural capital and ecosystem services they offer us to contribute fully to a strong economy and a healthy, inclusive society.

4. Creating great places through quality in design and build

Encouraging an innovative approach to creating high quality, inclusive and sustainable places for people and nature, adopting a low-carbon, sustainable approach which will make the region an exemplar.

5. Centre for excellence in green skills and jobs

Tackle local skills gaps and economic inequalities by building a future workforce which can seize the opportunities offered by innovation in key sectors of our economy, including zero carbon economy, land management and the visitor economy.