Responsible consumption, production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Achieving economic growth and sustainable development requires that we urgently reduce our ecological footprint by changing the way we produce and consume goods and resources. Agriculture is the biggest user of water worldwide, and irrigation now claims close to 70 percent of all freshwater appropriated for human use.
The efficient management of our shared natural resources, and the way we dispose of toxic waste and pollutants, are important targets to achieve this goal. Encouraging industries, businesses and consumers to recycle and reduce waste is equally important, as is supporting developing countries to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption by 2030.
A large share of the world population is still consuming far too little to meet even their basic needs. Halving per capita global food waste at the retailer and consumer levels is also important for creating more efficient production and supply chains. This can help with food security and shift us towards a more resource efficient economy.
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Implement the 10-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
Indicator : 12.1.1 Number of countries with sustainable consumption and production ( SCP) national action plans or SCP mainstreamed as a priority or target into national policies
Data Providers : (1) MoEF
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
Indicator : 12.2.1 Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
Data Providers : (1) DoE, MoEF (2) BBS, SID
Indicator : 12.2.2 Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
Data Providers : (1) DoE, MoEF (2) BBS, SID
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
Indicator : 12.3.1 Global food loss index
Data Providers : (1) BBS, SID (2) FPMU, MoF
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
Indicator : 12.4.1 Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous and other chemicals and waste that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
Data Providers : (1) DoE, MoEF
Indicator : 12.4.2 Hazardous waste generated per capita and proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
Data Providers : (1) LGD (2) DoE, MoEF (3) MoST (4) BBS, SID
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
Indicator : 12.5.1 National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
Data Providers : (1) LGD (2) BBS, SID
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
Indicator : 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports
Data Providers : (1) DoE, MoEF
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
Indicator : 12.7.1 Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
Data Providers : (1) CPTU, IMED
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Indicator : 12.8.1 Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
Data Providers : (1) MoE (2) MoPME
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
Indicator : 12.a.1 Amount of support to developing countries on research and development for sustainable consumption and production and environmentally sound technologies
Data Providers : (1) ERD
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
Indicator : 12.b.1 Number of sustainable tourism strategies or policies and implemented action plans with agreed monitoring and evaluation tools
Data Providers : (1) MoCAT (2) Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD), MoEF (3) MoCA
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel 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 environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
Indicator : 12.c.1 Amount of fossil - fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumpt ion) and as a proportion of total national expenditure on fossil fuels
Data Providers : (1) FD (2) EMRD
Facts and Figures
1.3 billion
1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted every year, while almost 2 billion people go hungry or undernourished.
22%
The food sector accounts for around 22 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, largely from the conversion of forests into farmland.
2 billion
Globally, 2 billion people are overweight or obese.
3%
Only 3 percent of the world’s water is fresh (drinkable), and humans are using it faster than nature can replenish it.
$120 billion
If people everywhere switched to energy efficient lightbulbs, the world would save $120 billion annually.
20%
One-fifth of the world’s final energy consumption in 2013 was from renewable sources.
