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 Fluorocarbons Technical Committee

EFCTC Brussels Belgium E

European Focused Ion Beam Users Group

EFUG Leuven Belgium F

European Food Banks Federation

FEBA 1986 Brussels Belgium D

European Food Information Council

EUFIC 1995 Brussels Belgium D

European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Round Table

European Food SCP Roundtable 2009 Brussels Belgium E y

European Football for Development Network

EFDN 2014 Breda Netherlands F

European Forecasting Group for the Construction Industry

Euroconstruct 1975 Vienna Austria F t

European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism

EFNCP Lampeter UK F

European Foundation for Business Qualification

EFBQ Zeist Netherlands F f

European Foundry Equipment Suppliers Association, The

CEMAFON 1972 Frankfurt-Main Germany D

European Franchise Federation

EFF 1972 Brussels Belgium D

European Franchise Lawyers Association

EF LAW 1992 Tübingen Germany D

European Fresh Produce Association

FRESHFEL Europe 2002 Brussels Belgium D t

European Fruit Juice Association

AIJN 1958 Brussels Belgium E

European Furniture Industries Confederation

EFIC 2006 Brussels Belgium D t

European Garden Machinery Industry Federation

EGMF 1977 Brussels Belgium D t

European Generating Set Association

EUROPGEN 1989 Paris France D

European Grassland Federation

EGF 1963 Hedingen Switzerland D

European Group on Tort Law

EGTL Vienna Austria F v

European Habitats Forum

EHF 1993 Brussels Belgium F y

European Health Industry Business Communications Council

EHIBCC 1991 The Hague Netherlands F t

European Herpetological Society

1979 Berlin Germany D

European Industrial Fasteners Institute

EIFI 1978 Milan Italy D jt

European Industrial Hemp Association

EIHA 2000 Hürth Germany D t

European Industrial Insulation Foundation

EiiF 2009 Gland Switzerland F ft

European Industrial Nitrocellulose Association

EINA Zurich Switzerland D t

European Industrial Packaging Association

EIPA 2008 Düsseldorf Germany D yt

European Industrial Pharmacist Group

EIPG 1966 Paris France D t

European Industrial Research Management Association

EIRMA 1966 Brussels Belgium D t

European Inorganic Coagulants Producers Association

INCOPA 1999 Brussels Belgium E

European Institute for Business Ethics

EIBE 1994 Breukelen Netherlands G j

European Institute for Business Mediation

Vienna Austria N j

European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research

EICAR 1991 Neubiberg Germany E j

European Institute for Export Compliance

EIFEC Brussels Belgium E

European Institute for Industrial Leadership

EIIL 2003 Brussels Belgium G jt

European Institute for International Economic Relations

1995 Wuppertal Germany G j

European Institute for Wood Preservation

WEI-IEO 1951 Brussels Belgium D j

European Institute of Printed Circuits

EIPC 1968 Geleen Netherlands E j

European Institute of Purchasing Management

EIPM 1990 Archamps France G j

European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies

EIRASS 1992 Eindhoven Netherlands N j

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

EIOPA 2003 Frankfurt-Main Germany E gy

European Inter-Network of Ethical and Responsible Initiatives

2007 Strasbourg France D y

European International Business Academy

EIBA 1974 Brussels Belgium D v

European International Contractors

EIC 1970 Berlin Germany D

European Investment Casters' Federation

EICF 1955 Brussels Belgium D

European Kansei Group

EKG 2014 Zaventem Belgium E

European Laboratory for Industrial and Territorial Excellence

E.L.I.T.E. Ozzano dell'Emilia Italy G

European Landscape Contractors Association

ELCA 1963 Brussels Belgium D y

European Large Families Confederation

ELFAC 2004 Barcelona Spain D

European Law Faculties Association

ELFA 1995 Bellaterra Spain D

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