The East Midlands Regional Assembly has and is currently involved in various activities and initiatives promoting sustainable development across the East Midlands. Details of some these projects can be found below.

Climate Change

Work is currently underway to draft a Regional Climate Change Programme of Action. Click here to find out more about climate change.

East Midlands Expo

East Midlands Expo is the region’s annual sustainable development event. It is organised by EMRA and key partners in the region to showcase the good work that businesses and other organisations in the region are undertaking for a more sustainable future. 

The theme for East Midlands Expo 2006 was ‘Buying for the Future’. Exhibitors included businesses from the construction, energy, food and drink sectors, public and voluntary organisations and universities. The event also hosted the East Midlands Sustainable Construction Conference and several meet the buyer sessions. For more information, click here.

Showcasing Good Practice

The Regional Assembly showcases examples of good practice in sustainable development from around the East Midlands. The success stories demonstrate what businesses and other organisations are already doing to help improve people’s quality of life. Go to our success stories web pages by clicking here.

Behavioural Change

EMRA is currently working with regional partners to investigate how to successfully change behaviour with regards to sustainable development and where it can add value. Work in this area in ongoing. Current and completed projects include;

• Influencing Behavioural Change and Public Engagement in Sustainable Development and Living Sustainably 130KB PDF.
• Study Investigating Behavioural Change with respect to Sustainable Development in the East Midlands This report is currently being completed and will be posted here once complete.

Addressing Inequalities in the East Midlands

In light of the findings of the State of the Region reports that inequalities still remain in the region, the Regional & communities Policy Board commissioned the Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion to undertake a report to:

• Examine the key causes of inequalities in the region;
• Identify good practice solutions from across the region;
• Determine what can be learned from good practice; and
• Identify what leadership the Assembly should give in addressing inequalities in the region.

The final report ‘Inequalities in the East Midlands’ (780KB PDF) is now available.

Public Procurement

A mapping exercise was undertaken in late 2005/early 2006 to establish the range of public sector sustainable procurement activities underway across the East Midlands This was followed by a more detailed look at:

• The Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative
• The Regional Centres of Excellence and their work with local authorities across the region
• The Procuring Sustainable Health project
• Social Enterprises and Social Enterprise East Midlands (SEEM)
• Sustainable Construction.

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) in Leicester schools

The Eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) is a tool for organisations to use to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance. Leicester City Council adopted EMAS to help manage and improve its own environmental performance this has included encouraging schools within the City’s Local Education Authority to join the Council’s EMAS system.

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The Sustainable Design Competition took place during 2005. It was an innovative approach to engaging and training practitioners in the sustainable design and building agenda. For more information please click here.

Other Sustainable Development Projects

Click here to find out about the English Regions Network Projects.