It identified priority action areas for achieving an efficient and sustainable economy, protecting the environment and natural resources, promoting socio-economic equity and providing a social safety net. It called for the inter-ministerial working group to help implement the plan, to track progress, and to promote joint activities. It also proposed the creation of a national committee for sustainable development, in effect an advisory board, comprising representatives of government, labour and management, and other non-governmental associations (OECD, 2000).