EEDA - Underlying principles

Underlying principles

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Every aspect of EEDA's work - from delivering its regional programmes, to maintaining its offices - is supported by two fundamental principles:

EEDA's corporate plan recognises the following five principles for sustainable development:

EEDA embeds these principles in everything it does in the following ways:

decisions regarding sustainable development and investment priorities will be based on evidence from thorough research
regional strategies will be developed using an approach that prioritises sustainability
investments will meet challenging design and environmental standards
using independent approaches will be used to test and find ways to improve the sustainability of projects.

EEDA aims to become carbon neutral by 2010 through:

refitting its buildings to reduce energy use and waste
implementing a plan to reduce carbon emissions from employee travel
reviewing the environmental impact of EEDA's work and developing policies and procedures to improve energy efficiency
maintaining environmental management in line with our ISO 4001 accreditation.

EEDA is dedicated to equal opportunities. To achieve this we will:

establish a plan for delivering equality across all programmes by 2011
review equality across all EEDA strategies, policies, programmes and projects
train employees and partners in how to achieve equality and diversity
compare EEDA against similar organisations to identify ways to improve equality
build on our achievement of securing C2E national accreditation for our equality policies
increase the diversity of approved EEDA suppliers
undertake more primary research into regional and local equality with the Office of National Statistics
work with Business Link to promote the business case for equality in the workplace.