Sustainability Function within The Civil Service

Description

Civil Service Board (CSB) approved GCSOG key recommendations (April 2025) to accelerate the development of proposals for the creation of a new sustainability function within the civil service, supported by a cross-government capability framework and decarbonization funding models/opportunities. 

 

Acceleration for this stage of the Programme will include 3 workstreams: 

 

(1) Governance - Defining the target operating model for the 'Office Of', CSOG and Profession including functions, roles and responsibilities and interfaces 

 

(2) Capability - Defining the scope of the Profession and advancing the development of the curriculum in alignment with Government Skill 

 

(3) Greening Government Commitments (GGCs) decarbonization - Supporting Government in achieving the GGC decarbonization commitment, specifically focusing on funding models to close the gaps