Mainstreaming SCP and circular models

Mainstreaming sustainable consumption and production policies and circular economy models: best practices and recommendations

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At the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, held in March 2019, the Resolution 1 on Innovative pathways to achieve sustainable consumption and production , and its operative paragraph 15, requested ‘’the Executive Director to submit a report providing an overview of best practices, including their impact on the design of products and services, minimizing harmful environmental impacts, and coherent product policies to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation through sustainable consumption and production, and providing recommendations for consideration by the Environment Assembly at its fifth session’’.

Click here to access the full text of the UNEP/EA.4/Res.1 in all UN languages

The project ‘’Mainstreaming coherent and effective sustainable consumption and production policies, including through circular economy models: best practices and recommendations” aims to accompany policy makers and help them to appreciate the need to set up an integrated and coherent policy package for impactful results, through:

  • An overview of existing coherent SCP and circular policies, which aim at decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation
  • A set of case studies illustrating current successful design practices of products/services, which minimize harmful environmental impacts of products throughout their lifecycle
  • Recommendations on the design and implementation of coherent SCP or circular policy packages that contribute to boost resource efficiency and decouple economic growth from environmental degradation and foster good practices related to sustainable design of products and services.

Access the key project findings in English , French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian, including:

Global trends on existing SCP and circular policy packages and current design practices

Lessons learned, opportunities and challenges related to a more systematic uptake of sustainable design practices and the implementation of impactful SCP and/or circular policies

Recommendations for UNEA-5 attention

These conclusions build on the outcomes of online consultations engaging policy makers and other relevant stakeholders which were conducted in 2020 as follows:

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In the Latin America and the Caribbean region, two online sessions were held:

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In the pan-European region, two online sessions were held:

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In North America region, two online conversations were held:

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In the Africa region, two online sessions were held:

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In the West Asia region, one online session was held:

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In the Asia Pacific region, one online session was held

Contact

The project ‘’Mainstreaming coherent and effective sustainable consumption and production policies, including through circular economy models: best practices and recommendations” is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme, with the financial support of the European Commission.

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