Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Responsible Consumption & Production


Goal 12 is about ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns, which is key to sustain the livelihoods of current and future generations.

Our planet is running out of resources, but populations are continuing to grow. If the global population reaches 9.8 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost three planets will be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles.

We need to change our consumption habits, and shifting our energy supplies to more sustainable ones are one of the main changes we must make if we are going to reduce our consumption levels. However, global crises triggered a resurgence in fossil fuel subsidies, nearly doubling from 2020 to 2021.

We are seeing promising changes in industries, including the trend towards sustainability reporting being on the rise, almost tripling the amount of published sustainability over just a few years, showing increased levels of commitment and awareness that sustainability should be at the core of business practices.

Food waste is another sign of over consumption, and tackling food loss is urgent and requires dedicated policies, informed by data, as well as investments in technologies, infrastructure, education and monitoring. A staggering 931 million tons of food is wasted a year, despite a huge number of the global population going hungry.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

European DIY-Retail Association - Global Home Improvement Network

EDRA-GHIN 2002 Cologne Germany D

European Economic and Monetary Union

EMU 1999 Brussels Belgium F g

European Economic Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry

1998 Brussels Belgium F t

European Economists for an Alternative Economic Policy in Europe

EuroMemo Group 1995 Vienna Austria F

European Egg Packers and Traders Association

EEPTA 1997 Copenhagen Denmark D t

European EMTP-ATP Users Group

EEUG 1994 Trondheim Norway E

European Engineering Industries Association

EUnited Brussels Belgium D t

European Enterprise Institute

EEI 2003 E j

European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME

1992 Brussels Belgium D y

European Environmental Bureau

EEB 1974 Brussels Belgium E y

European Ethylene Producers Committee

EEPC 1996 Brussels Belgium E

European Extruded Polystyrene Insulation Board Association

EXIBA 1987 Brussels Belgium E

European Families in Business Conference

S c

European Family Businesses

EFB 1997 Brussels Belgium D y

European Fastener Distributor Association

EFDA Berlin Germany D

European Federation for Company Sport

EFCS 1962 Paris France D

European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients

EFfCI 2000 Milan Italy F

European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

EFESME 2005 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs

EFAA 1994 Brussels Belgium D y

European Federation of Agents of Industry in Industrial Property

1971 Munich Germany D t

European Federation of Auctioneers

EFA 1973 Brussels Belgium E

European Federation of Black Women Business Owners

EFBWBO 1996 N

European Federation of Branches of the World's Poultry Science Association

EFWPSA 1960 Ås Norway E

European Federation of Catering Equipment Manufacturers

EFCEM 1969 Milan Italy D

European Federation of Cotton and Allied Textiles Industries

1958 Brussels Belgium E t

European Federation of Electronic Retailers

EFER 1989 Vilvoorde Belgium D

European Federation of Energy Traders

EFET 1999 Amsterdam Netherlands D t

European Federation of Equipment Leasing Company Associations

LEASEUROPE 1972 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers

2001 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Farriers Associations

EFFA 1997 Oosterhout Netherlands D

European Federation of Food Science and Technology

EFFoST 1984 Wageningen Netherlands E

European Federation of Foundation Contractors

EFFC 1989 Faversham UK D

European Federation of Joint Management Societies of Producers for Private Audiovisual Copying

EUROCOPYA Paris France D

European Federation of Managerial Staff in the Chemical and Allied Industries

FECCIA 1956 Berlin Germany D t

European Federation of Managers in the Steel Industry

1952 Paris France D t

European Federation of National Associations and International Companies of Contact Lens and Contact Lens Care Product Manufacturers

EUROMCONTACT 1989 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of National Maintenance Societies

EFNMS 1970 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of National Youth Orchestras

EFNYO 1994 Klosterneuburg Austria D y

European Federation of Precision Mechanical and Optical Industries

EUROM 1958 Berlin Germany D t

European Federation of Railway Trackworks Contractors

EFRTC 1997 Paris France D

European Federation of Retail Perfumers

1960 Düsseldorf Germany D

European Federation of Statistics in the Pharmaceutical Industry

EFSPI 1992 St Albans UK D t

European Federation of Steel Wire Rope Industries

EWRIS 1962 Düsseldorf Germany F t

European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit and Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices, Honey and Similar Foodstuffs

FRUCOM 1960 Brussels Belgium D t

European Federation of Wine and Spirit Importers and Distributors

1973 Brussels Belgium E

European Feed and Food Ingredients Safety Certification

EFISC-GTP Brussels Belgium E y

European Feed Ingredients Platform

EFIP Brussels Belgium F y

European Fiscal Standards Association

EFSTA Vienna Austria J

European Fismeal and Fish Oil Producers

European Fishmeal 1963 Copenhagen Denmark E t

European Flavour Association

EFFA 1961 Brussels Belgium E

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