Sustainable consumption and production nordic council of ministers. Consumption publication of the institution of chemical engineers author information pack table of contents. Theories of practice and sustainable consumption welch, d. Description abstracting and indexing editorial board guide for authors p. Promoting sustainable consumption and production for inclusive green growth and transformation in africa definition sustainable consumption and production scp reflects the public and private decisions affecting production and spending for goods and services to satisfy basic needs for better quality.
Perspectives on radical changes to sustainable consumption and production edited by edited by arnold tukker, martin charter, carlo vezzoli. Even in metro manila, only 70% of the 8,000 tonnes of garbage generated each day is collected adb, 2011. Goal 8 promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic. Sustainable consumption policies increasingly take into account the social and ethical dimensions of products and how they are produced as well as their ecological impacts. Programme consumption and production, efforts led by the organization for economic. Sustainable consumption and production targets and indicators. Sustainable consumption and production is about promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and providing access to basic services, green and decent jobs and a better. A second international expert meeting was held in costa rica in 2005, and a third meeting will take place in stockholm in june 2007. Sustainable consumption and production scp indicators for. Pdf sustainable consumption and production research.
Sdg 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns has a monitoring framework of 11 targets and indicators. Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per gdp. This is the rationale of sustainable development goal sdg 12 of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, which calls for ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable consumption and production scp is a broad area where all stakeholders can have direct contribution to the achievement of the targets under this goal. One of the key elements for achieving sustainable development is the transition towards sustainable consumption and production scp. Sustainable consumption and production scp requires a fundamental shift in the way we use services and products, including product lifecycle thinking. Unmanaged consumption and production can contribute to depletion of natural resources. Sdg 12 responsible consumption and production open.
This special issue of the journal of cleaner production was initiated as a result of the 5th and 6th meetings of the asia pacific roundtable for sustainable consumption and production. Link between sustainable consumption and production and sdgs. The development and implementation of future sustainable consumption policies depend on an understanding of the possibilities and limits of sustainable consumption as an approach to reduce environmental and social impacts. Thought will need to be given to how to construct targets and indicators which effectively incentivize change in consumption and production patterns. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 12. While the need for sustainable consumption and production scp has been viewed for a long time as an essential element of sustainable development, most of the emphasis in the past has been on cleaner production. Sustainable consumption and production as an entry point for institutional integration 46 7. Sustainable consumption has had relatively little research in asia, perhaps reflecting that. Progress on sustainable consumption and production in the. Promote a shift in consumption towards products with lower energyand materials intensity reduce waste from extraction, production, consumption and disposal apply lifecycle thinking in design, production, consumption and disposal. The purpose is to reflect on the kind of transformations that this goal fosters, and to study its progress and the impact it has on the rest of the agenda 2030.
We work to accelerate the transition to resourceefficient and sustainable economies. A sustainable food system comprises several socialeconomic aspects such as production, transportation, storage and also environmental in terms of biodiversity, water, soil and energy. It shares a number of common features with and is closely linked to the terms sustainable production and sustainable development. Sdg 12 targets, and those covered in this study bold sdg 12. Sustainable production and consumption publication of the institution of chemical engineers author information pack table of contents. Sustainable consumption and production has also been explained by a number of organizations, including the. The report is aligned with the theme of the 2017 high level political forum on sustainable development. The investment, production, consumption, waste cycle success in the global efforts to shift towards sustainable consumption and production depends on an accurate and comprehensive model of the systems of consumption and production. Scp is transformative, universal and central to the sdgs reflected in at least out of the 17 proposed goals. The 10year framework is to be considered by the commission on sustainable development at its sessions in 2010 and 2011. The 2018 highlevel political forum on sustainable development 22 5. Role of ict in promoting sustainable consumption and. Pdf this handbook is designed to assist policymakers in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating policies that support the. Sustainable production and consumption can be defined as production and use of products and services in a manner that is socially beneficial, economically viable and environmentally benign over their whole life cycle.
Sustainable consumption and production patterns also target interventions by producers and consumers of goods and services at the macroeconomic and microeconomic levels, through changes in policies, behaviour and personal choice. Icc has been a longstanding partner committed to sustainable development6 and continues to bring thought leadership for sustainable solutions and work with many of the worlds leading companies. The aim of the roundtable was to accelerate the transition to living within ecological limits, from a threeplanet economy. The partnerships in environmental management for the seas of east asia program 46 8. The philippines generates about 30,000 tonnes of garbage per day, only half of which is collected. Can sustainable consumers and producers save the planet. Sustainable consumption and production scp targets and indicators and the sdgs unep post2015 discussion paper 2 3 to respond to countryspecific situations. The swedish policy agenda around scp is described in box 1 below. This is three times todays amount and impossible to sustain. Sustainable consumption and production in the philippines 253. Need, challenges and further research directions article pdf available in international journal of process management and benchmarking 64.
Sustainable consumption and production united nations. Transforming these patterns would open up a new avenue that combines growth and income distribution with a lowcarbon economy. Handbook of research on sustainable consumption, cheltenham, uk. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the future sdgs unep discussion paper march 2015 23 march 2015. Introduction to sustainable consumption and production and the arab region 2. Sustainable development strategy, revised in 2006, identified sustainable consumption and production among its seven key challenges, and the eu is currently developing an action plan on sustainable consumption and production. Practical tools for sustainable consumption and production. Origin of this report m ving in this direction and in the years that followed they have continued to ake progress. We must decouple economic development from environmental degradation while ensuring that the transition to green economies creates opportunities and promotes wellbeing for all. Ppt presentation guidelines on sustainable consumption. Sustainable consumption and production promoting climate. Since the publication of the brundtland report, production processes and consumption patterns towards sustainability have improved. Sustainable consumption and production patterns is a global capacity building mechanism for the shift to scp.
Sustainable consumption and production targets and. Sustainable consumption and production is about promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and providing access to basic services, green and decent jobs and a better quality of life for all. Pdf the framing of sustainable consumption and production in. Sustainable consumption and production scp has been on the international agenda since agenda 21 1992 identified unsustainable patterns of production and consumption as the major cause of the continued deterioration of the global environment. The report has formed the basis for sustainable consumption initiatives since it was published. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. To protect human health and the environment sustainable materials management smm program vision protecting human health and the environment by advancing the sustainable use of. One of the greatest global challenges is to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth and welfare by decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth and doing more with less.
The general purpose is to provide a better understanding of how niches of alternative and more sustainable consumption and production practices are created, and how they can later be diffused or mainstreamed. The uk sustainable consumption roundtable 3 produced a landmark report i will if you will. Sustainable consumption and production policies collaborating. Sustainable consumption and production as part of the action town. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the.
Sustainable consumption and production in the philippines. This is of particular importance for a country, where 44% of the population is under the age of 24. This special issue of the journal of cleaner production was initiated as a result of the 5th and 6th meetings of the asia pacific roundtable for sustainable consumption and production aprscp. Sustainable consumption and production has a stand alone goal goal linkage to sustainable resource management and scp implement the 10year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production achieve sustainable efficient natural resources use halve food waste and food. Wholesystems framework for sustainable consumption and.
This special volume section of the journal of cleaner production focuses on sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable consumption as part of sustainable development is a prerequisite in the worldwide struggle against sustainability challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, famines or environmental pollution. Role of ict in promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns a guideline in the context of bangladesh cover page footnote the author would like to acknowledge the contribution of an australian government research training. Sustainable production and consumption can be defined as production and use of products and. Sustainable food systems program food and agriculture. The importance of scp was also recognised within the environmentforeurope process. Link between sustainable consumption and production and. Sustainable consumption and production sustainable development.
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