SDG-12: ENSURE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS

SDG-12: Responsible Consumption and Production

SELECTED AREAS OF RESEARCH UNDER SDG-12

  • 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.

  • National recycling rate, tons of material recycled.

  • Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.

  • Number of companies publishing sustainability reports.

  • Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities.

  • By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature.

  • 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.

  • Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products.

  • Number of sustainable tourism strategies or policies and implemented action plans with agreed monitoring and evaluation tools