The drafting of the national material efficiency programme was based on a Government programme and its theme is one of the Government’s top projects. The goal is to, for example, establish the prerequisite conditions for ecologically sustainable growth and employment, to promote competitiveness and balanced operating prerequisites for business, to utilise non-renewable resources in a sustainable manner, and to generate high value added based on strong expertise. The working group was administered by a board, which was comprised of Permanent Secretaries Erkki Virtanen of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy (chair), Hannele Pokka of the Ministry of the Environment and Jaana Husu-Kallio of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.