The final ESD working group reports were issued at the end of 1991 and were followed up in early 1992 with two other reports compiled by the three people chairing the groups. One report was on the greenhouse effect; the other covered issues such as health, population, urban issues, coastal issues, employment and equity. All these reports contained more than five hundred recommendations for achieving sustainable development.

The working group reports were passed on to dozens of government committees, coordinated by an Intergovernmental ESD Steering Committee, which produced a draft National Strategy on Sustainable Development that was made available of public comment. Over 200 submissions were received and the final National Strategy on Sustainable Development was produced at the end of 1992, having been endorsed by all Australian governments.