Federal Council for Sustainable Development (FRDO-CFDD)
The Federal Council for Sustainable Development is an advisory council whose primary mission is to put forward viewpoints to the Belgian federal government. It is composed of civil society organisations (employers, employees, environmental organisations, North-South organisations, young people, scientists). In addition, the council regularly organises conferences and seminars on various topics related to sustainable development. The council provides a number of publications (eg the weekly Green Deal Briefing) and supports conducting studies.
Vision and work in relation to the Global Forum
The FRDO-CFDD is an advisory council. The council itself is not directly responsible for implementing the SDGs. However, the council has already put forward several perspectives on SDG policy. These include the two Voluntary National Reviews conducted by Belgium (in 2017 and 2023) on the Federal Plan for Sustainable Development. The council is also active in the European network of advisory councils working on sustainable development and environment (EEAC), and through that network, helps monitor European developments on SDG policy.
Bringing together voices from different sections of society
The FRDO-CFDD is composed of civil society organisations. They are our members. Through the functioning of the council, they can submit comments to the government and regularly engage in direct dialogue with government representatives.
