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Remarks: Background Paper for Expert Workshop on: Towards Reductions, held at Wuppertal Institute, 18 - 19 March, 2013

Remarks: Paper written as part of the discussion on “Sustainable consumption - whose responsibility is it?”, hosted by the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation, Germany

This document provides a comprehensive introduction to developing policy for sustainable consumption and production (SCP), designed specifically for the Asia-Pacific region. Part A of the manual provides an introduction to SCP and the policy cycle, reviewing various policy tools and instruments available to policy makers. The rapidly growing...

Remarks: 5th ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme on Sustainable Production and Consumption. 17-19 October 2012, Metro Manila, Philippines This is done in collaboration with SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component.

Remarks: Presentation at the World Resources Forum October 2012 in Beijing, China. Workshop organised by IGES and the Global Resource Forum for SCP

This report describes a collaborative study, which aimed to identify existing capacities and capacity strengthening needs for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) policies, and to review existing environmental policy tools in a range of developing countries in Asia. The study identified priorities for capacity strengthening on a regional...

This report presented here identifies examples of effective policies and initiatives being implemented worldwide. It reviews 56 case studies ranging from global multilateral agreements and regional strategies to specific policies and initiatives and shows progress achieved in promoting SCP, highlighting best practices and offering recommendations...

An axiom that has shaped policy approaches to sustainable consumption has been that if more consumers understand the environmental consequences of their consumption patterns, through their market choices they would inevitably put pressure on retailers and manufacturers to move towards sustainable production. The result is the proliferation of green...