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SUSTAINABLE
TECHNOLOGIES INITIATIVE - STI
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UPDATE:
STI has now closed for new projects. All future DTI funded collaborative
research and development projects will now be funded from the
Technology Programme (www.dti.gov.uk/technologyprogramme).
STI
The STI supported collaborative research and development aimed
at improving the sustainability of UK business. It was jointly
funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Engineering
and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and
Social Research Council (ESRC), the Biotechnology and Biosciences
Research Council (BBSRC) and the Department of Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
BACKGROUND
Sustainable development is a complex subject, which will continue
to develop. The Government's vision of it is based on 4 broad
objectives:
- maintenance
of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment
- social
progress which recognises the needs of everyone
- effective
protection of the environment
- prudent
use of natural resources.
It incorporates
the need to balance economic growth with protection of the environment
and social equity - the three pillars of sustainable development.
OBJECTIVE
OF THIS PROGRAMME
STI encouraged industry, in conjunction with the science base, to
develop and adopt new technologies which were more sustainable and
which would contribute to sustainable development and competitiveness.
The Programme was primarily aimed at decoupling economic growth
from adverse environmental impacts, such as emissions of greenhouse
gases, waste production, and use of hazardous materials or, more
generally, through poor efficiency in resource use. In essence,
the projects funded integrated sustainability into the industrial
processes and products from the design stage. Sustainability was
not a bolt-on.
Further
Information:
Contact:
The STI co-ordinator
is:
Nick Morley
2nd Floor, Pembroke Court
22–28 Cambridge Street
Aylesbury HP20 1RS
Tel: (01296)
423195
Fax: (01296) 330351
E-mail: nick.morley@oakdenehollins.co.uk
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