Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns sustainable consumption and production is all about promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure and jobs that provide access to basic services, decent work and a better quality of life for everyone. Rationalize inefficient fossilfuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their. Sustainable consumption and production this business primer provides a brief introduction to the growing trend towards sustainable consumption and production, i. Many companies are already integrating sustainable production and consumption practices into their operations.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns how societies use and manage their natural resources fundamentally shapes their quality of life. Goal 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable consumption and production targets and. By reducing such waste, and promoting recycling, reuse, and more efficient practices across highconsumption economies and those highly dependent on natural resources, sustainable development goal 12 looks to bolster the mechanisms for sustainable development by doing more and better with less and increasing net welfare gains from.
It is at the heart of progress towards building a sustainable economy that works for both people and planet in the long term. Selected indicators for sustainable development goal 12responsible consumption and production target 12. Sdg 12 seeks to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, including a specific target on food waste and loss. Icc encourages the private sector to increase the pace and ambition of action and calls on all businesssmall and largeto integrate sustainable consumption and production patterns into. Binding rules on business and human rights a critical prerequisite to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns the role of business more people globally are expected to join the middle class over the next two decades. It is in the interest of business to find new solutions that enable sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable production uses fewer resources for the same value of economic output, and sustainable consumption reduces the need for excessive resource. Home the sustainable development goals goal 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 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. In 2018, 71 countries plus the european union reported on macroeconomic policies or other regulatory, voluntary or economic instruments that supported the shift towards sustainable consumption and production patterns across their economies or specific sectors. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
One of the core objectives of the 2030 agenda is to decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, notably through improved resource efficiency, while improving peoples wellbeing. 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 worlds population currently consumes more resources than ecosystems can provide. Sdg 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns status of progress on sdg 12 sustainable development goal sdg 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns has achieved some progress to date, but significant gaps remain, and implementation efforts have so far been seriously underresourced. Binding rules on business and human rights a critical prerequisite to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns by jens martens and karolin seitz, global policy forum the transformation of our world, as proclaimed in the title of the 2030 agenda, requires fundamental changes in the way that our societies produce and consume. Goal 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production. By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources adb regional member 12. Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices, to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle, and to participate in the sustainable consumption and production scp clearinghouse.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns the role of. 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. Sdg 3 ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. An essential requirement for sustainable development. Achieving sustainable consumption and production patterns secures efficiency and productivity gains, ensuring that human activities remain within the carrying capacity of the planet, while respecting the rights of future generations. Need, challenges and further research directions article pdf available in international journal of process management and benchmarking 64. Can the interlinked sdgs curtail the extractive industries. Sustainable development goal sdg 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns has achieved some progress to date, but significant gaps remain, and implementation efforts have so far been seriously underresourced. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns energy efficiency achieving energy efficiency and rationalisation to reduce the effects of climate change is a key focus of the uae government. Responsible consumption and production stockholm environment. Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production. Goal 12 of the sustainable development goals sdgs proposed by the open working group owg of the general assembly of the united.
Consumption patterns need to be made sustainable, particularly lifestyles in industrialized societies, and reduce their ecological footprint to allow for the. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the. Sustainable consumption and production patterns for the 20122022 period. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries. Sustainable consumption and production promotes resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure and access to green and decent jobs and a better quality of life. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns the. Sustainable consumption and production consist of promoting the efficient use of resources and energy, the reduction of food waste and of foods losses along production and supply chains, sound management of chemical waste, as well as the construction of infrastructures that do not harm the environment. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns submitted by.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, muddles the distinction between production and consumption, ignores social aspects and relies on a dangerous fantasy that we need mass awareness to mainstream sustainability. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns human rights and labour standards name and description of selected priority comments on selected priority indicator icescr art. Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition end hunger, ensure every adult and child receives adequate nutrition, with a focus on local and regional food security. Sustainable consumption and production is a crosscutting issue that complements other goals.
Has work for the development of this indicator begun. Implement the 10year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries. Responsible consumption and production sdg watch austria. Implement the 10year sustainable consumption and production framework. The transition to sustainable consumption and production patterns requires a range of tools and measures at various levels that must be implemented by various actors. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns targets linked to sdg 12 and related thematic areas. One of the core objectives of the 2030 agenda is to decouple economic growth. By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and. Achieving sustainable consumption and production scp patterns has been. 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. Remove market distortions that encourage wasteful consumption.
The 17 sustainable development goals sdgs associated with the agenda help the regions countries to gauge the starting point from which they set out towards this new, collective vision of sustainable. Sustainable development goals for sustainable food systems and healthy diets sdg 2 end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Everything we produce and consume has either a positive or negative impact on the economy, the environment and social development. Pdf the framing of sustainable consumption and production in.
A better understanding of environmental and social impacts of products and services is needed, both of product life cycles and how these are affected by use within lifestyles. Sustainable diets for healthy people and a healthy planet. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns for the sustainability of our societies, it is important to ensure resource efficiency, access to basic services and a good quality of life for all. Sdg 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Efforts for sustainable consumption in agriculture uaesdgs. March 15th, 2016 1 choose one of the targets of goal 12.
Thirdly, scp is a fundamental issue to ensure long. Transforming these patterns would open up a new avenue that combines growth and income distribution with a lowcarbon economy. 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. Sdg 12 ensure sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable development goal 12 sdg 12 ensuring sustainable consumption and production scp patterns promotes. United nations environment programme unep, unsd has work for the development of this indicator begun. Consumption and production patterns shape resource use management and related social and environmental impacts, thereby affecting sustainability. The states parties to the present covenant recognize the right of everyone to the. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 5th regional conference on sdg 12 implementation march 2627, 2019 luang prabang, lao pdr jillian kazumi v.
One of the core objectives of the 2030 agenda is to decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, notably through improved resource efficiency, while. One of the greatest global challenges is to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth and welfare by decoupling environmental degradation. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns table 1. Ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the future sdgs unep discussion paper march 2015 23 march 2015. Its implementation helps to achieve overall development plans, reduce future economic, environmental and social costs, strengthen economic competitiveness and reduce poverty. Overall, the development of national policy on sustainable consumption and production. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 5th regional conference on sdg 12 implementation march 2627, 2019 luang prabang, lao pdr. For social and economic development to remain within the carrying capacity of ecosystems, fundamental changes are necessary in the way societies produce and consume. Sustainable consumption and production patterns one planet. More people globally are expected to join the middle class over the next two decades. The 2030 agenda and the sustainable development goals an. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 12. So how do you understand the implications of the sdgs and prioritise them.
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature. Based on your observations, discuss ways in which your host country could work to meet this target from where they are now. Sustainable production uses fewer resources for the same value of economic output, and sustainable consumption reduces the. Achieving sustainable consumption and production patterns secures efficiency and productivity gains, ensuring that human activities remain within the carrying capacity of the planet. Ipac national economic and development authority republic of the philippines.
Sustainable consumption and production targets and indicators. Goal 12ensuring sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable development goal 12 sdg 12 ensuring sustainable consumption and production scp patterns promotes increased. These socioeconomic and demographic changes are good for individual prosperity but will increase demand for already constrained natural resources.
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