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This chapter presents the overarching concepts of the White Paper, and explores major issues for Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Asia-Pacific region. Key questions for major stakeholders are raised, followed by the focus of each of the subsequent chapters.

With a view to designing effective SCP policies, this chapter looks at the roles and influences of various stakeholders in the value chain, using packaging as an example. Some key messages are: • An effective policy mix towards multiple stakeholders should take into account the power variations among actors and allocate responsibility accordingly....

Consumption of agricultural and forest products is one of many factors driving global deforestation, one of the major environmental problems of our time. Consumption patterns are associated with the loss of natural forests in the tropics. This chapter explores the relationships between consumption and demand, production, and policy options for SCP...

This chapter seeks to present how a rapidly urbanizing Asia can consume more sustainably through low carbon lifestyles and practices, particularly in two of the most carbon-intensive sectors: buildings and transport. In doing so, key stakeholders in the buildings and transport sectors must recognize and work towards removing the barriers on the...

This chapter aims to demonstrate the potential roles of regional cooperation in promoting SCP in the Asia-Pacific region, from a wider perspective including provision of consumption opportunities for everybody, in particular the poor. Three case studies based on IGES quantitative research are presented to test the key hypothesis of the chapter that...

This chapter investigates government mechanisms for implementing strategic Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC). ESC is vital to increase individual participation in sustainable consumption, and also to provide the means for an individual to begin to incorporate the principles of sustainable development into everyday life. Specifically, this...

This chapter discusses corporate environmental information disclosure (CEID) as a policy option to promote SCP in developing Asia. Corporate environmental reporting and environmental performance rating programmes as CEID initiatives in the region are reviewed and discussed. • CEID schemes in developing Asia hold promise for promoting environmental...

This chapter focuses on the roles local governments can play in formulating and implementing local initiatives which contribute to sustainable consumption. Many case studies are included, with the analysis focusing on the enabling factors for promoting these local initiatives. • Examples of local initiatives for SC can be found in a variety of...

The focus of this chapter is on the role of the community in SCP by drawing on case studies from the Asia-Pacific region of local initiatives for SCP. To this end the chapter looks at the following key points in developing policy oriented empirical lessons: - Analyse and build on the strengths of community characteristics when choosing the type of...