BERR – Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
BERR is the voice for business across government.  It leads the government's drive to raise UK levels of productivity, create the conditions for business success and strengthen the economic performance of all regions.  The website provide's information about BERR's priorities and policies.

Communities and Local Government 
Communities and Local Government's vision is of prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.

DFID 
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.

DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs 
UK Government department with a broad remit of promoting sustainable development. This includes protection and improvement of the rural, urban, marine and global environment, tackling social exclusion in rural areas, promotion of a sustainable, competitive and safe food supply chain which meets consumers' requirements, as well as natural resource management, farming methods, and animal health and welfare..

Department of Health
The department’s work is far reaching - ranging from providing specialist guidance to general practitioners, dentists and social workers, to helping promote healthier lifestyles and living. Its overarching aim is to improve the health and well-being of people in England and to ensure that the needs of patients and service users are at the forefront of health and social care.

Department for Transport 
UK central government department responsible for transport throughout the UK, including aviation, integrated transport solutions, freight, railways, mobility and inclusion, roads, transport safety, shipping as well as science and research in this area.

Department for Work and Pensions 
Responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda.  Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all.  It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.

East Midlands Regional Assembly 
The East Midlands Regional Assembly will become the region’s foremost voice; creating a strategic partnership to boost the economic, social and environmental quality of life.

EC - DG Trade 
Directorate-General Trade at the European Commission conducts the European Union's external trade policy with the aim of promoting harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities.

Sustainable Development - Government's approach 
A better quality of life - This website reports on progress by the United Kingdom as a whole towards sustainable development.

UN 
The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN: membership totals 191 countries. Find out about the UN’s activities in the areas of economic and social development, human rights, peace and security and more.  

 

World Bank    
One of the world’s largest sources of development assistance, the World Bank’s primary focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. This site provides an overview of how the Bank uses its financial resources to help developing countries onto paths of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth.