Contrary to David Cameron's pledge to lead the "greenest government ever", the UK Government plans to axe its sustainability watchdog.
The Sustainable Development Commission was established in order to advise government how to cut carbon emissions.
The Green Party is calling it an absolute disaster, and purports that public sector spending cuts are misdirected.
According to the Guardian, Caroline Lucas MP, the head of the Green party, called the move an "absolute disaster". "The Sustainable Development Commission has been a vital source of well-informed scrutiny of government policy. The commission has come out with very sensible proposals."
In a similar vein, the new Government has also failed to appoint a replacement CSR minister.
Given a shortfall of sustainability regulation, is removal of these positions likely to impact the level of corporate commitment to sustainability?
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