Publications
Journal article, January 2016

Accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals

Ilona Kickbusch
212
News
7th June 2021

Sustainable Agriculture’s Promise and Perils

Shaila Seshia Galvin
812
News
4th October 2023

«Package Treaties» at the SIEL Conference in Bogota

Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
812
News
18th February 2019

Buyer-Seller Relationships in the Bangladeshi Garment Industry

Julia Cajal Grossi
12
News
25th May 2021

Why Sustainable Consumption Is So Darn Difficult

Executive Education
12
Research
Research project in progress

An integrated assessment of economic growth, population dynamics and the management of global land use (Sustainable Human Niche)

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Research
PhD thesis in progress

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm

Lucy Lu Reimers
912
News
24th April 2020

Trade and Global Value Chain in the Age of Covid-19

Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
212
News
24th February 2022

Fieldwork in Argentina as part of the “Accounting for Nature” project

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Events
12 April, 2018

The power of location for environmental monitoring and decision making

Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Centre for International Environmental Studies
News
4th June 2020

Innovative Approaches to Tackling Illegal Fishing

James Hollway
12
Events
17 June, 2021

How Can International Trade Policy Help Tackle Plastic Pollution?

Global Governance Centre
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Achieving Goal 12 requires a “strong national framework for sustainable consumption and production that is integrated into national and sectoral plans, sustainable business practices and consumer behaviour, together with adherence to international norms on the management of hazardous chemicals and wastes” according to the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 12.

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Target 12.1

Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries

Target 12.2

By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

Target 12.3

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

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

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

Target 12.6

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

Target 12.7

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

Target 12.8

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 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 development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

Target 12.c

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