Suscom

Welcome to the Suscom website.

This website covers and supports the work of Chris Church, a freelance worker on sustainable development, and of Community Environment Associates, the consultancy that Chris Church runs. There is a summary of Chris's current work here including work on Community Action 2020.

It also covers and links a range of relevant organisations and materials on local social, community and sustainable development in the UK and elsewhere. You can download a range of materials and subscribe to relevant newsletters

Some recent materials that you may find useful include:

New paper now available: 'The impact of Procurement Policy and Practice on Social Sustainability: Towards an operational framework' A report by Chris Church & Jan McHarry, CEA for Defra, May 2006

Action by local communities in support of sustainable development: Guidance on effective ways to make a difference (A short checklist produced in February 2006)

Sustainable Community Action has a lot more on these issues. It is a ‘wiki' – a developing resource base / encyclopedia for anyone interested in local sustainability, particularly community-run action.

You can access:

Biographical information on Chris Church and information about his current work and work on Training and Facilitation
Information on Environmental Justice and Equality
Information on the work of Community Environment Associates
Suscom documents – a range of material that can be downloaded
The London 21 website
The ANPED (Northern Alliance for Sustainability) website. ANPED is a network of NGOs working on sustainable development
Links to sites on Sustainable Communities issues
You can subscribe to:
- The UK Local Sustainability email list - a source of current information on issues and events
- The ANPED news email list. This is a list-serve for all who want to remain updated on the activities of ANPED as well as ANPED area-related news events. It's open to everyone interested. To join, email the ANPED Secretariat.
- The London 21 Sustainability Network
You can email Chris Church with feedback, suggestions etc.

Building our own futures: local action overtakes politicians in the drive to create a greener and healthier Europe

This report by Chris Church highlights the value of local action in delivering sustainable development across Europe . It includes case studies from many different nationsYou can download it here as a PDF or email ANPED (see their website ) and ask for a printed copy..