The Environmental Pillar is a coalition of 28 environmental non-governmental organizations that work to highlight the connection between environmental sustainability and human welfare. The Environmental Pillar focuses on three activities: creating and promoting sustainability policies; acting as an advocacy coalition to promote joint policies at the local, regional and national level; and to provide a space for stakeholders to engage with the environmental sector on policy creation and implementation. The Environmental Pillar has played an important role in achieving Ireland’s ratification of the Aarhus Convention, and continues to promote the Convention's implementation.