Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI)

The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together members of the international floriculture supply-chain. FSI members collaborate to improve practices and drive positive change in the sustainable production and trade of flowers and plants. A total of 14 international voluntary sustainable standards and schemes make up the FSI Basket.

Led by: Florverde Sustainable Flowers

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

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Advance Sustainable Consumption and Production in Peru - Contributing to Low Carbon Development

The Advance SCP project promotes sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns in eight emerging economies spread across SouthEast Asia, Africa and Latin America. The project takes the countries’ needs and preferences into consideration. UN Environment-led activities in Peru aim to develop Life Cycle Inventory data for refineries, hydroelectric power plants and landfills and a National Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) database; apply Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology and develop environmental profiles and sustainability criteria for 3 products prioritized for Sustainable Public Procurement; and update/strengthen existing NAMA for the Energy and/or Waste sector.

Led by: UN Environment

Implemented in: Latin America / Caribbean, Peru

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Launch Webinars of Peruvian LCA

We are pleased to announce that two webinars will be organised to discuss how to use life cycle analysis tools to improve resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production patterns through the case of Peru. Life cycle analysis is a powerful methodology for consumer information providing robust data to take inform decisions whether you are a policy maker, company or individual. The Peruvian LCA Network will present the input-output calculator to assess environmental impacts and PERU LCA.

Led by: UN Environment , Ministério del Medio Ambiente Peru, PUC Peru

Implemented in: Latin America / Caribbean

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Sustainable Tourism and Nature Conservation

Tourism is the main industry to leave carbon footprints and cause of nature destruction. Natural tourist attractions are attracting the highest number of tourists around the globe.The significant effort of every travel operators to encourage tourists to practice Eco-friendly behavior is important.The natural existence of those tourist destinations relies in the hand of locals who lives there. So participation of local people in nature conservation and profit of tourism can help conserve nature.

Led by: Extollo Adventures

Implemented in: Asia / Pacific, India, Nepal

Workshop at ISO TC 207 Event, Berlin 2019, Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information

We are pleased to announce that a side event on the 'Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information' will be organised during the next ISO TC 207 meeting - Environmental Management. The side event will be held in Berlin on 3 June after the regular ISO TC meeting at 6 pm.

Led by: Consumer Information Programme, BMU, UN Environment

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

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Conscious consumption for a New economy

The NESI Forum has been held in Málaga (Spain) in April 2019.
https://neweconomyforum.org/

Here you can access to the key findings about CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION extracted from the conversations of 800 experts discussing an co-creating the basis for a new economy to achieve SDG Goals in 2030.

This document has been written by Amaya Apesteguía, Carlos Trías, Cristian Figueroa, Leire Iriarte and Nuria Fernández Muñiz, based on the discussions and recommendations of the NESI FORUM 2019

Led by: NESI Forum

Implemented in: Europe and Central Asia

Youth Entrepreneurship and Tourism for Social Development (YESTD)

YESTD is legal framework to support non-formal learning activities for young people. It’s aims to respond at Nepal to the needs of young people from different aspects. It has been adopted after wide consultation with the different stakeholders in the youth field. It supports the new youth policy and framework in the youth field, which outlines a cross-sectoral approach to youth issues with a view not only to creating more and equal opportunities for all young people in education and in the lab

Led by: Ashit BK

Implemented in: Asia / Pacific, Nepal

Green Action Week-India

The Green Action Week (GAW) Fund-India is a joint partnership established between the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) and CUTS International. GAW is a global campaign to promote sustainable consumption. In 2018, 46 CSO’s from 30 countries participated globally.
In 2018, ‘Sharing Community’ was the theme to promote the sustainable consumption and
ignite cultures of sharing and collaboration, as a way to create sustainable access for more people.

Led by: CUTS International

Implemented in: Asia / Pacific, India

Developing a Culture of Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyle Through Organic Production and Consumption in State of Rajasthan

‘ProOrganic’ project was initiated in 2013 to promote organic consumption in the State of Rajasthan. The objective of the project is to create demand among consumers for organic products and sensitise farmers for shifting towards organic farming and advocacy on issues related to organic agriculture. The project is being implemented in 192 gram panchayats in 10 districts of Rajasthan.

Led by: CUTS International

Implemented in: Asia / Pacific, India