Here’s the brief editorial intro from the recent newsletter:

After our break during the election and first months of the Coalition Government, SD Scene is back online and will be once again arriving in your in-boxes each month.

As the Government affirms its commitment to sustainable development and sets out its approach, we’ve articles this month on the developing relationship between the public sector, civil society and sustainable development.

Peter Madden, of Forum for the Future, considers the public sector’s record in embracing sustainable development and the greater potential to deliver public value. The Sustainable Development Commission watchdog report on sustainability in Government identifies significant progress and savings with opportunities for much more.

Meanwhile, Mike Perry, of the Plunkett Foundation, asks if community-ownership provides a big answer for the Big Society. The Sustainable Development Commission finds in The Future is Local that empowered communities can effectively deliver sustainable development at a local level.

We received the go-ahead to resume publication of the newsletter and regular updates to the website in July, with the first post-election issue of the newsletter sent out on 28th July.

These are interesting times for sustainable development as the policies and approach of the Coalition Government emerge: through SD Scene we’ll be keeping a close eye on developments in government, business and civil society.

For the latest news from SD Scene, subscribe to the monthly newsletter, watch for regular updates to the website, or follow our new Twitter stream.

SD Scene welcomes contributions from business and civil society: please contact Nick Saltmarsh with any suggestions.

Provenance has also developed a new website for SD Scene. Sitting within the Sustainable Development Programme website, the dynamic SD Scene section allows frequent updates and user comment and discussion.

A monthly e-newsletter rounds up the highlights of each month’s updates on SD Scene. Featured in the first issue of the relaunched newsletter are an interview with Will Day, Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, and news stories on the International Year of Biodiversity, the government’s Food 2030 strategy, a recent study on education and sustainable development, and much more.

Nick Saltmarsh of Provenance is acting as external editor of SD Scene over the coming months. Why not subscribe and keep up to date on developments in sustainable development?