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A report is published today by the Department for Work and Pensions covering the European Social Fund Evaluation of Sustainable Development and Green Jobs.聽 This was a mixed methods study, which featured a review of relevant documentation, findings from a programme of qualitative research, including interviews with stakeholders, a telephone survey of projects and case studies of a sample of projects.

Key findings from the research were:

• 皇冠体育app profile of environmental, sustainable development has been raised since the last ESF programme round, reflecting the increased emphasis placed upon it by the ESF Managing Authority (MA) and reinforced through guidance materials provided and other support available to Co-Financing Organisations (CFOs) and providers.聽
• CFOs described challenges in monitoring sustainable development and green jobs because there are no specific quantified measures or good practice examples to measure progress against.聽
• Comparatively few projects with a specific focus on sustainable development appear to have been proposed and received funding; and these tend to be clustered in a small number of regions - suggesting that opportunities exist for new projects to be supported elsewhere.
• Most Government Offices, Co-Financing Organisations and projects were satisfied with how the requirements of the sustainable development theme were communicated.聽 However, there was a variable understanding of the term 鈥榞reen skills鈥�, while recognising that the concept of 鈥榞reen skills and jobs鈥� was a relatively new concept which was open to interpretation.聽
• 皇冠体育app influence of ESF sustainability requirements had impacted on project activities substantially. 皇冠体育app majority considered that meeting the ESF requirements had increased awareness of the importance of minimising negative environmental impacts and had raised the profile of sustainability issues within their organisation.

Notes to Editors:

1. 皇冠体育app DWP Research Report 鈥楨uropean Social Fund Evaluation of Sustainable Development and Green Jobs鈥� will be published on 30 June 2011.
2. 皇冠体育app research report aimed to provide evidence of the environmental aspect of the sustainable development cross-cutting theme, and the promotion of green jobs, within the European Social Fund (ESF).聽 皇冠体育app study explored progress towards the achievement of the England Sustainable Development Mainstreaming Plan, and provided recommendations for future ESF programming.聽 It also investigated the extent to which ESF projects were: * Complying with European Commission requirements regarding minimising any negative impact of their delivery on the environment - 鈥榟orizontal mainstreaming鈥�; and * Supporting the development of 鈥榞reen鈥� skills and jobs as a core focus of their activities - through 鈥榲ertical mainstreaming鈥�.
3. 皇冠体育app research was carried out on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions by GHK Consulting and Research Ltd. 聽皇冠体育app study started in August 2010 and the report was published on 30 June 2011
4. 皇冠体育app authors are Richard Lloyd and Peter Dickinson.