Sustainable NI has created a publication, Places for People – a sustainable planning guide for councillors to support elected representatives in their consideration of land-use planning issues. With an introductory chapter tailored to each of the eleven councils, the guide goes on to examine eleven sustainability themes, illustrating good practice from each new council district.
Its aim is to inspire and enthuse, to spotlight some of the wonderful natural and built heritage assets that are to be found in every district throughout this region, and to support councillors in the delivery of their new responsibilities.
In 2017 Sustainable Northern Ireland teamed up with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful to deliver a project that aimed to tackle the problem of pointless plastic, by encouraging businesses, schools, councils and citizens to make simple changes to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic in Northern Ireland.
Sustainable NI has created a Social Value Toolkit to help councils and public sector organisations in Northern Ireland embed social value principles into procurement.
In 2014, Sustainable NI secured a three-year funding commitment from the Soil Association and Belfast City Council to develop a project that would promote sustainable food in Belfast. In a wide-ranging collaboration with over fifty other organisations, the Belfast Food Network has worked tirelessly to achieve that aim.