41 It is the result of the combined efforts of the administration, mining companies and the civil society, which worked within the steering and supervisory committee of the EITI in Burkina Faso. It is also the crowning achievement of an open, sincere and constructive dialogue between these actors which, in understanding and solidarity, totally committed themselves in the fight to make our country a model of transparent management in the mining sector. The Burkinabe Government has effectively succeeded in ensuring the involvement of CSOs, which represent the grassroots populations and actors of mining companies in addressing issues relating to transparency in the mining sector. Private actors of the mining sector and those of CSOs got strongly involved in the action for achieving this result (EITI compliance), an indication that Burkina Faso shows transparency and accountability in the management of income from the extractive industry. 3.4. Promoting corporate social responsibility The Government’s mission for the environment sector is to reduce the environmental degradation trends and improve the contribution of the sector to the national economy and welfare of the populations. This vision, which is in line with the ideals of sustainable development, is also in harmony with both the Accelerated Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy (AGSDS) and the National Rural Sector Programme (PNSR) by 2015. The 4.2 sub-programme of the PNSR: “Sanitation of the environment and improvement of the quality of life” is closely linked to the environmental issues and challenges of the AGSDS. It is integrated into Objective 4 of the AGSDS entitled “Addressing cross-cutting priorities in development policies and programmes”, particularly under sub-paragraph II.3.4.3 “Management of the environment and optimal use of natural resources”. In terms of environmental evaluations, the activities carried out in 2012 concerned consideration of five (5) terms of reference of environmental