SocialPlatform - Platform of European Social NGOs

Policy and action
Sustainable Development

For the last few years, trade unions together with social and environmental organisations representing a large and diverse group of NGOs from all over Europe, have been cooperating in the field of sustainable development. We share a common belief that sustainable development serves the goals and values of our organisations and members.

To push for an EU that puts people and planet first, the European Environmental Bureau, the European Trade Union Confederation, Social Platform and Concord joined forces and created the Spring Alliance. The Spring Alliance is supported by organisations from all corners of civil society and beyond, including Fair Trade movement, anti-poverty and health campaigners, consumer organisations and representatives from the research community.


Spring Alliance Manifesto - For an EU that puts people and planet first [12/08/2009] >>Available language(s): Spring Summit 2009: ETUC, EEB and Social Platform open letter to Heads of State and Government [12/08/2009] >>Available language(s):


Spring Alliance is revising its Manifesto [22/04/2013] Deal on the EU budget made by some countries, not by Europe! [11/02/2013]


Spring Alliance website 2009 Commission report on the sustainable development strategy Sustainable development website of the Commission Sustainable Investment Case Studies Booklet: From Best Practice to Common Practice (2004)