Sustainable development is integral to the Scottish Government's overall purpose - to focus government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth.
A Greener Scotland - improving Scotland's natural and built environment and the sustainable use and enjoyment of it - is one of the five strategic objectives that form part of the Government's National Performance Framework, which sets out high level targets, outcomes and indicators applicable across the public sector in Scotland.
For more detailed information on any of the above, you can download the factsheet as a PDF.