Do I need to alter any programs that I already have in place?

Not necessarily – If sustainability programs are appropriate at the local level, the DSF is not seeking alteration of these. Importantly, new and existing initiatives need to follow the management process of ‘Plan, Do, Check, Adjust’, and will probably alter as a result.

You should, however, make sure that you embed the specific DSF indicator metric within these programs to enable progress to be reported to the DSF each year and that they are working towards the strategic intent of the specific criteria.