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Sustainable Consumption
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Towards sustainable consumption and
production patterns
in the Asia-Pacific region |
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| The goal of IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) group is
to contribute to the development of sustainable patterns of consumption and
production in the Asia-Pacific region. Special attention is given to the use of
raw materials (physical resources), the flows of materials through society,
and the environmental impacts associated with those flows. The research of
the SCP group is based on life-cycle thinking and explores how actors,
institutions and policies can influence society’s utilisation of materials and
make it more sustainable. |
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The group's research is centered around the following four themes:
For more details on our ongoing studies please visit our outline page. |
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 Sustainable consumption in developing Asia |
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| This component focuses on emerging consumption patterns and lifestyles in Asia and explores how these can be reconciled with
ecological constraints while meeting the needs of the poor. It aims to promote a wider recognition of the need for changing
consumption patterns and lifestyles, and to identify effective approaches to that end. |
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Governance for sustainable resource circulation in Asia |
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This component focuses on how regulatory and institutional measures can foster sustainable reuse and recycling. It aims to assess
policies related with resource circulation, including trade in second hand goods and recyclable materials, from a multi-level governance
perspective. |
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Sustainable waste management with multiple benefits |
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 This component explores how local approaches and adapted technologies for waste
management can generate environmental improvements as well as local development benefits.
It aims to identify feasible options for local governments to minimise waste generation and to
improve recycling and waste management. |
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| Chemicals management for sustainable product and material life-cycles |
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| This component focuses on the intersection between Chemicals Management and Materials Management and explores the
sustainability benefits of integration of these two policy fields. It aims to contribute to improved and integrated management of
chemicals and materials based on a life-cycle perspective. |
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Sustainable Consumption and Production Group
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115 JAPAN
TEL: +81-46-855-3840 FAX: +81-46-855-3809
E-mail: scp-info@iges.or.jp |
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