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

Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

PERSGA 1995 Jeddah Saudi Arabia E g

Regions4 Sustainable Development

Regions4 2002 Brussels Belgium F

Remanufacturing Institute

TRI 1997 Lewisburg PA USA G j

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

REEEP 2002 Vienna Austria F

Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

RHSC 2004 Brussels Belgium B y

Research Association on Monetary Innovation and Community and Complementary Currency Systems

RAMICS 2015 Lyon France C

Research Group for an Alternative Economic Strategy

1978 Brussels Belgium G

Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific, Sydney

RIAP 1987 Sydney NSW Australia G j

Responsible Business Alliance

RBA 2004 Alexandria VA USA G

Responsible Finance Forum

RFF 2009 S c

Responsible Jewellery Council

RJC 2005 London UK C y

Responsible Minerals Initiative

RMI 2008 Alexandria VA USA G y

ResponsibleSteel

Newcastle NSW Australia F y

Restoration Industry Association

RIA 1946 Washington DC USA N t

RET International

2000 Geneva Switzerland F

Retail Industry Leaders Association

RILA 1966 Arlington VA USA G t

Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

2017 T g

Revision of Agreement of Madrid of 14 Apr 1891 Concerning International Registration of Commercial and Industrial Trade Marks

1911 T g

Right Livelihood Foundation

1980 Enskede Sweden F f

Right Sharing of World Resources

RSWR 1967 Richmond IN USA G

Rinoceros

2002 Paris France G

Robert F Kennedy Human Rights

1988 New York NY USA G

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

RBF 1940 New York NY USA G f

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

1980 Zurich Switzerland F

Round Table on Responsible Soy Association

RTRS 2006 Zurich Switzerland C

Roundtable for Europe's Energy Future

REEF 2011 Brussels Belgium F

Rushworth Enterprise

1953 Crich UK N

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

SAARC CCI 1992 Islamabad Pakistan D t

SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre

SPGRC 1988 Lusaka Zambia E g

SAFE Europe

1982 Tetbury UK D

Safe Food Advocacy Europe

SAFE 2015 Brussels Belgium D

Safe Seaweed Coalition

2021 J y

Safina Center

2003 Setauket NY USA G

Sail For Ethics

S4E 1996 Court-Saint-Etienne Belgium G

Sales and Marketing Executives International

SMEI 1936 Sumas WA USA G

SAS Global Forum

1976 Cary NC USA N

Save the Rhino International

SRI 1992 London UK F v

Save the Tiger Fund

STF 1995 Washington DC USA G f

School and Cultural Help and Equipment

1993 Saint-Mesmin France G

School of European Business Media and Politics

EBMP 2006 Brussels Belgium N

School of Mining Industry and Geology

1982 Niamey Niger E g

Science Based Targets Network

2014 J y

Scientific Association of European Talc Industry

Eurotalc 1977 Brussels Belgium D t

Scientists for Global Responsibility

SGR 1992 Lancaster UK G v

SDG Watch Europe

F y

Sea Turtle Conservancy

STC 1959 Gainesville FL USA G

Sea Watch Foundation

1991 Anglesey UK G fv

Seafood Importers and Processors Alliance

SIPA 2002 Kontich Belgium D yt

Seagrass 2000

Corte France E

SEALOEarth

2011 Westford MA USA G

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