Creating Strong, Safe and Prosperous Communities: Statutory Guidance
This document provides statutory guidance to local authorities and their partners on creating strong, safe and prosperous communities. It also replaces previous guidance on Local Strategic Partnerships ad Sustainable Community Strategies. Taken together, this document is a comprehensive guide to local authorities and their partners on how to engage their citizens, lead their communities, and find new and more effective ways to deliver high quality services.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/885397.pdf

Save Energy with the Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust has launched a free guide to reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy use in association with the Charity Commission. This new guide has been published to help the 190,000 registered charities in the UK, particularly those without a designated carbon manager, take action to save up to 20 per cent on their fuel bills through low cost or no cost energy-saving measures. Organisations can download or order the free publication (CTV036) online at Website: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/

GOOSHING - The Free Ethical Shopping Tool From The Good Shopping Guide
GOOSHING makes it easy to buy brands from the most responsible companies at the cheapest price… and boycott those corporates that don’t care about animal welfare, human rights or the environment.
http://www.gooshing.co.uk

Recycle With Passion
Allthingseco has teamed up with Passion for the Planet Radio to bring you a comprehensive list of ways you can pass on your unwanted items rather than them ending up as landfill. You'll find information on Business Recycling, Charity Shops across the country, Ink & Mobile recycling schemes, Local Council recycling initiatives, Swapping and Auction sites, and even how to Recycle specific Products. With many of these projects creating money for charities what better way to save the planet.
http://www.allthingseco.co.uk/directoryresults.php?category_id=15

Labour Behind the Label
Labour Behind the Label supports garment workers' efforts worldwide to defend their rights. They educate consumers, lobby companies and government, raise awareness, and encourage international solidarity with workers. They also coordinate the UK platform of the international Clean Clothes Campaign.
http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/

Academy for Sustainable Communities
The Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) is the national centre for delivering the skills and knowledge needed to make better places.
http://www.ascskills.org.uk/pages/about-ASC

EcoTeams
EcoTeams is a project run by an organisation called Global Action Plan. They bring together a group of people to make small changes to reduce their environmental impact. The Global Action Plan website can tell you more about how to start an EcoTeam (there is a charge for the materials).
http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk

Community Action for Energy (CAfE)
The Energy Saving Trust runs a programme for community groups. Community Action for Energy (CAfE) is designed to promote and support local community-based energy saving projects. CAfE is aimed at local groups wanting to improve energy saving and quality of life within their community. The website below provides more information including where you can find funding and training.
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/cafe/welcome/

DCLG's New Sustainable Operations Policy
"This policy document details the Department's commitment to ensuring our internal activites are sustainable and that our performance continually improves. The policy covers the key areas of climate change and energy, sustainable consumption and production, and natural resource protection.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/10

Changed Places, Changed Lives: The Social Impacts of Environmental Action
This new report from BTCV summarises the results of a collaborative research initiative involving BTCV, the Black Environment Network (BEN) and the Evaluation Trust. It is based on six case studies of work, mostly with groups of people facing some fairly serious disadvantages, including Asian women with mental health problems, travellers in Belfast and refugees in Glasgow. 
http://www2.btcv.org.uk/display/changedplaces  

New Water Strategy for England
The Government’s new water strategy for England, Future Water was published 7 February 2008. This strategy sets out the Government’s long-term vision for water and the framework for water management in England.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/strategy/index.htm

National Security Not Just About Terrorism
Threats to Britain’s national security do not only come from the possibility of a terrorist attack, according to a new report published today (Wednesday) by the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr). ippr argues that new frontlines are emerging in the battle to maintain our security and issues including climate change, energy security and disease and bio-security are becoming increasingly important.
http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=588

SDC Calls on Government to Develop Ambitious Targets for Supermarkets to Create a Sustainable Food SystemSupermarket food is inextricably linked to many of the toughest challenges faced by Britain today - from obesity and climate change to waste and global poverty. The big four supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons) control over 70% of the UK grocery market.  Our third thematic review, Green, Healthy and Fair, concludes that government cannot meet its own targets on health, waste, climate change and fair trade without a concerted strategy to harness the power of supermarkets.
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/pages/supermarkets.html

Defra Sustainable Development Tools and Sustainable Events Guide go Live for All
A package of Sustainable Development tools have been launched by Defra to help Government Departments and the wider public sector to make Sustainable Development more a part of everyday working: http://www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/think/index.htm
Defra has also published a Sustainable events guide to help users think about sustainability from the start of organising their event: http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/advice/sustainable-events-guide.htm