The objectives of Forward Scotland are set out in the company's Memorandum of Association, as follows: Within the context of promoting sustainable development for the benefit of communities across Scotland, the objects of the company are:(a) to advance the education of the public - communities, organisations and individuals - in the subject of sustainable development by:(i) delivering training in all aspects of the principles of sustainable development; (ii) encouraging and providing financial and/or other support for the delivery of practical projects that demonstrate aspects of sustainable development and promote their replication, and(iii) collecting and disseminating information and learning, and undertaking research for the benefit of the public, with a view to influencing public policy and the spreading of knowledge of best...