Transition towards sustainable food consumption and production in a resource constrained world to be held on 45 may 2011 in budapest, which brings together major european and worldwide actorsstakeholders from the fields of agriculture, food, forestry, aquaculture, rural development, consumer sciencebehaviour, economics, etc. Reducing ghgs by switching to solar energy for production in guatemala. Sustainable production and consumption journal elsevier. Case study report sustainable consumption and production. Consumption sustainable consumption patterns are patterns of consumption that satisfy basic needs, offer humans the freedom to realize themselves, and are replicable across the whole globe without compromising the earths carrying capacity. The oslo roundtable on sustainable production and consumption in 1994 proposed a related definition for sustainable consumption. Why we need sustainable consumption and production. Goal 12 of the sustainable development goals sdgs of the united nations is to ensure sustainable consumption and production scp patterns. A critical appraisal of sustainable consumption and.
Network, supported by the eus 6th framework programme. A critical appraisal of sustainable consumption and production research. The complexity and array of government tools and initiatives directed at sustainable consumption underline the need for more integrated programmes as well as institutionalisation of sustainable consumption in sustainable development strategies. Sustainable consumption and production scp targets and indicators and the sdgs unep post2015 discussion paper 2 3 to respond to countryspecific situations.
Sustainable consumption 2011 conference sustainable consumption, production and communication budapest, hungary 21th january 2011 corvinus university of budapest print. Pdf towards sustainable consumption and production. 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. The impacts on the environment of increased production and consumption are growing. The journal aims to provide a leading platform for. Sustainable production and consumption editorial board. Sustainable production and consumption in the automotive sector. Implementing sustainable consumption and production policies world leaders gathering in the world summit on sustainable development in johannesburg have to express a strong political will to strengthen the implementation of sustainable consumption and production policies, to be formulated and implemented in an open and transparent way. Goal 12ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable consumption and production this business primer provides a brief introduction to the growing trend towards sustainable consumption and production, i. Sustainable consumption and production sustainable development. Launch conference of the sustainable consumption research exchange score.
Paving the way to sustainable consumption and production. The role of marketers may 2006 page 1 executive summary this study evaluated the role of marketing in encouraging sustainable production and consumption by mapping the sustainability agenda onto the marketing skills set as defined by the new national standards. Monitoring the shift to sustainable consumption and production in the sdgs. Framework for action, 1011 march 2008, brussels, belgium. Barr and gilg 2006 found from their survey of sustainable household activities in devon, uk, that green purchasing behaviour was the least popular activity alongside activities such as recycling and habitual household activities. Certainly, the business case for sustainable production is obvious, as it often includes significant cost savings. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the future sdgs unep discussion paper march 2015 23 march 2015.
The 10year framework is to be considered by the commission on sustainable development at its sessions in 2010 and 2011. 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. Esa life cycle assessments lca studies and merge these. Sustainable consumption and production is defined as the use of services and related products which. We address production, consumption, trade and economic growth in terms of environmental sustainability. 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. A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Remove market distortions that encourage wasteful consumption.
The great challenge faced by economies today is to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth and welfare by decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth and doing more with less. It sets out measures driving a more efficient use of resources and waste minimisation. Production and consumption 29 value and volume of wood and wood products production, including value. Geels andy mcmeekin josephine mylan dale southerton. At the world summit on sustainable development, world leaders agreed that eliminating unsustainable production and consumption is one of the three overriding objectives of sustainable development. Engage in discussions by joining international working groups and conferences. Pdf concern for unsustainable development has peaked, and promoting and devising sustainable. These were the opening words of the foreword of the 2010 world economic forum report on sustainable consumption, signed by 14 ceos of global companies representing a range of industries. Sustainable development european sustainable consumption and production policies.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Official journal of the european federation of chemical engineering. The journal aims to provide a leading platform for publishing highquality interdisciplinary papers on research and practice in. Goal 12ensuring sustainable consumption and production. Chapter 9 designing sustainable system innovation transition for lowindustrialised contexts. Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource. Implementing sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable consumption and production patterns one planet.
Production, with the aim of providing periodical updates on the progress made by member countries of the mediterranean action plan map on measures to reduce the environmental impact associated with industrial and economic activity, placing special emphasis on those initiatives that encourage more sustainable consumption and production criteria. Sustainable consumption and production as part of the action town. National report on sustainable forests2010 2003 reference 2003 indicator revision action 2010 reference 2010 indicator. Sustainable consumption and production policies collaborating. 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. Food security cannot be achieved without significant improvements to peoples entitlements and access to food. The reformist, revolutionary and reconfiguration positions. On sustainable consumption and production scp sdg 12, the plan advocates preserving the fine chinese tradition of frugality. An essential requirement for sustainable development by arab hoballah and sandra averous goal 12 of the sustainable development goals sdgs proposed by the open working group owg of the general assembly of the united nations is aiming at ensuring sustainable consumption and. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e.
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. Joining in on platforms with the business sector is. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns the. Need, challenges and further research directions article pdf available in international journal of process management and benchmarking 64.
Indeed, getting consumers to change their habits is difficult, particularly if it. Thought will need to be given to how to construct targets and indicators which effectively incentivize change in consumption and production patterns. This is a scribble animation film which was done for the indogerman environment programme, for propagation the awareness and importance of responsible production and consumption at all levels. Sustainable consumption and production is a practical approach in order to achieve a status of sustainable development which addresses the economy, society and environment. Sustainable agriculture, therefore, provides the opportunity to increase food production, reduce dependency on external resources, and reduce environmental degradation. Joining up such an approach with stamp duty or council tax rebates that. Increases in consumption and production over the past. Conference of the sustainable consumption research exchange score. Stakeholder perspectives the world is at a tipping point.
Pdf production, consumption and the world summit on. Sustainable consumption and production scp action plan in july 2008, the commission proposed a package of actions and proposals on scp and sustainable industrial policy sip com20080397, which aimed to improve the environmental performance of products throughout their life cycle, to increase. Opportunities and threats, 2325 november 2006, wuppertal, germany. At the world summit on sustainable development wssd, world leaders agreed that eliminating unsustainable production and consumption is one of the three overriding objectives of sustainable development. Sustainable production and consumption sustainable. What is the evidence of a growing demand for more sustainable products. Achieving that objective should have been a major priority for the wssd plan of implementation. Overview of the sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable consumption and production institute for. A brief overview of discussions session of the open. China releases national plan to implement sdgs news. National water consumption will be limited to below 700 billion cubic meters by 2030, and the extended producer responsibility system epr will be enforced.