Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Our planet has provided us with an abundance of natural resources. But we have not utilized them responsibly and currently consume far beyond what our planet can provide. We must learn how to use and produce in sustainable ways that will reverse the harm that we have inflicted on the planet.

Goal 12 in action

To ensure responsible consumption and production, we all have to take action. Get inspired here:

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The Targets

Everyone can help to make sure that we meet the Global Goals. Use these eleven targets to create action for responsible consumption and production.

Target 12.1
Implement the 10-Year Sustainable Consumption and Production Framework
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.
Target 12.2
Sustainable Management and Use of Natural Resources
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
Target 12.3
Halve Global Per Capita Food Waste
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.
Target 12.4
Responsible Management of Chemicals and Waste
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.
Target 12.5
Substantially Reduce Waste Generation
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
Target 12.6
Encourage Companies to Adopt Sustainable Practices and Sustainability Reporting
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.
Target 12.7
Promote Sustainable Public Procurement Practices
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.
Target 12.8
Promote Universal Understanding of Sustainable Lifestyles
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature.
Target 12.a
Support Developing Countries' Scientific and Technological Capacity for Sustainable Consumption and Production
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production.
Target 12.b
Develop and Implement Tools to Monitor Sustainable Tourism
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products.
Target 12.c
Remove Market Distortions that Encourage Wasteful Consumption
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.

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We can ensure sustainable consumption and production together. Here you can see what you can do to contribute. Find organizations to support, information to share and some useful tips for your everyday life that can really make a difference.

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