Estratègies per al desenvolupament sostenible - Generalitat de ...

3.5. All the departments and bodies concerned and all the key agents in civil societyand the business world need to feel they have a stake in the strategy. Indemocratic societies, the sometimes large-scale changes required by sustainabledevelopment will not come about solely because someone says that there mustbe change. Agents need to be involved in making their strategy, through theircommitment and active participation in all phases of the process.First, all public departments and bodies that can make significant contributionsmust get involved. The strategy for sustainable development must come fromthe whole government and that means attaining a political coherence whichcannot simply be taken for granted. Many strategies have failed due to a lackof understanding, leadership and commitment of the government as a whole.It is therefore crucial that strategies should be projected on the basis of (andintegrating) existing strategies so that they may be co-ordinated and enhancedin line with sustainable development. As each strategy tends to depend on adifferent department, the first step is to gather departments together to test thedegree of suitability of the sustainable development strategy, to find out theiraspirations, to attempt to establish them within a framework with a sharedpurpose, geared to a single outlook and common goals and objectives. Thenext step is to specify the most suitable co-ordination methods so that commitmentis maintained throughout the whole strategy process.The Canadian government’s “A Guide to Green Government” is designed toassist all federal departments in preparing sustainable development strategies.It comprises three parts:I. The Sustainable Development Challenge translates the concept of sustainabledevelopment into terms that are meaningful to Canadians, underscoring itsimportant social, economic and environmental dimensions. A series ofsustainable development objectives are presented (for example, using renewableresources sustainably, preventing pollution, fostering improved productivitythrough environmental efficiency) that represent a starting point for thepreparation of departmental strategies.II. Planning and Decision-making for Sustainable Development sets out thepolicy, operational and management tools that will facilitate the shift tosustainable development. It encourages an integrated approach to planning137