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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Co nsumption Implementing Sustainable Consumption and Production Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption/SPAC Watch April 5, 2002 New York City Bas de Leeuw United Nations Environment Programme

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Implementing Sustainable Consumption and Production. Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption/SPAC Watch April 5, 2002 New York City Bas de Leeuw United Nations Environment Programme. Progress?. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Implementing Sustainable Consumption and Production

UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Implementing Sustainable Consumption and Production

Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption/SPAC Watch

April 5, 2002New York City

Bas de LeeuwUnited Nations

Environment Programme

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Progress?

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Change requires ...

Knowing

Wanting

Being able

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Who knows ...

“Consumers are increasingly interested in the “world that lies behind” the product they buy. Apart from price and quality, they want to know how and where and by whom the product has been produced.”

“This increasing awareness about environmental and social issues is a sign of hope. Governments and industry must build on that.”

- Klaus Toepfer, Under-Secretary General of UN, Executive Director UNEP

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Who is willing ...

By 2015 …

- cut by half proportion of people in extreme poverty

- education for all children

- access to health care for everyone

- preserve environment

… endorsed by 189 countries

UN Millennium Declaration, New York, September 2000

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Who is able …

Agenda 21UN Guidelines on Consumer

Protection – General Assembly 1999 decision 54/449

More words … or more action?

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

UN Guidelines: how to promote sustainable consumption…

Mix of policies (regulations, economic and social instruments)

Research on consumer behaviour

Life-cycle design of products and services

Environmental testing

Green procurement

AND …………………..

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Empowering watchdogs

“Governments – in cooperation with business and other relevant groups – should develop indicators, methodologies and databases for measuring progress towards sustainable consumption at all levels. This information should be publicly available.”

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

The UNEP response

Partnership with Consumers International

Global survey about status of implementation of UN Guidelines, section sustainable consumption

Questionnaire to ALL governments

Response: 51 (April 5, 2002)

Who?

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Official responses received from:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, Chile, China (People’s Rep. of), Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Germany, Haiti, Hong Kong China, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Rep. of), Kuwait, Lithuania, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovak Republic, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Results classified … until Bali

… % of governments had not even been aware of existence of the guidelines until questionnaire received!

…% state that Guidelines are useful for policy-making!

Only …% believe that modifications needed! Only …% promote research in this area! …% involved in some form of product

testing/eco-labelling

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“Results” continued …

…% state that they have “effective regulatory mechanisms in place!

Only …% have economic instruments in place! Over …% have some form of recycling

practices! Over …% support product policies (efficient,

cleaner production)! …% have implemented sustainable practices

in their own operations! And …

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Half full or half empty?

Almost 50% of the responding governments have so far not specifically measured progress towards sustainable consumption!

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Signs of hope

Governments, in developed and developing countries and economies in transition are interested and willing to implement;

They are asking information, training, good examples and advise -> capacity building;

UNEP/CI response: “Capacity building for Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns”

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Capacity building for Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

Type II partnership UNEP and Consumers International,

supported by governments and other stakeholders, including major groups and National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs);

Three-year training programme, focusing on Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe

Including monitoring, feedback and advise

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

UNEP’s Production & Consumption Branch

Influencing production and consumption patterns

examine underlying drivers for consumption; identify obstacles and opportunities for change improve products and services -> business modernize infrastructure and policy frameworks ->

governments awareness, dialogue and reflection -> consumer groups

… in order to create “space for consumption” for all

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UNEP DTIE Sustainable Consumption

Connect to SC.net world-wide

Regional SC.net’s operational or under construction in: Latin America and Caribbean Europe (SCOPE) Northern American Alliance for SC Asia Pacific Africa

Write to [email protected] or visit http://www.uneptie.org/sustain