MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONAL REGENERATION GORDON McLAREN 1 1

DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ‘the Union’s financial instruments are required to work simultaneously and in the long term interest, towards economic growth, social cohesion and the protection of the environment; in other words Sustainable Development’. (Amsterdam Treaty) 2

Embedded Sustainable Development in the Design and Delivery of ALL Projects Demonstrate the Economic and Business Case for Sustainable Development Facilitating Cultural Change 3 ESEP APPROACH TO MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – NOT A CONSTRAINT ON GROWTH Environmental and Social Justice Economic Development Sustainable Jobs and Growth INTEGRATED INTELLIGENTLY 4

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – NOT A CONSTRAINT ON GROWTH At minimum the ESEP approach since 1998 has not impacted negatively on the regional economy in terms of employment and unemployment. 5

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – A BETTER WAY OF DOING BUSINESS Monitoring and Good Practice case studies demonstrate that addressing social and environmental concerns creates additional jobs and strengthens the regional economy 8

EMBEDDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – THE PROCESS Programme Strategy Programme Indicators Application Form Appraisal System Sustainable Development Core Criteria Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance, Case Studies and Demonstration Schemes Capacity Building 9 TRANSFORMATIONAL SHIFT ENGAGEMENT

DUAL APPROACH MAINSTREAMING POSITIVE ACTION 10

MAINSTREAMING – A PARADIGM SHIFT Raised the Profile of Sustainable Development Incremental but Discernible Change Legislation alone will not bring about Transformational Change Consolidate and Broaden Process of Cultural Change 11

Mainstreaming Sustainable Development aims to make best practice commonplace. If we are to sustain economic growth we must do so in a way which respects social justice, promotes equality, and seeks to protect and enhance the environment for future generations. LONGER TERM GOAL 12

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