Pursuant to paragraph 4 of decision SS.XII/2 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, the present document provides a progress report on the work of the Environment Management Group. It presents information on the Group’s activities and achievements in enhancing coherence in programming environmental activities, mainstreaming environment and enhancing sustainability of policies, programmes and management practices in the United Nations system. It sets out the Group’s strategic approach and points out the directions of its future work in contributing to implementation of the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “Thefuture we want”.