APHO Technical Briefing 9: Measuring Sustainable Development

This is the ninth in a series of technical briefings produced by the Association of Public Health Observatories, designed to support public health practitioners and analysts and to promote the use of public health intelligence in decision making.

This briefing looks at sustainable development and carbon reduction measurement: the metrics and tools already available, future developments and the wider political and ethical context. The NHS context provides examples, but most of the principles apply to public sector and other institutions generally.

Further material to support the series is available at http://www.apho.org.uk

More information about sustainable development in the NHS, including tools to support improved commissioning, procurement, leadership and engagement of staff in sustainable services, is available at http://www.sdu.nhs.uk