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

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation and Restoration of the Bukhara Deer

2002 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic Coast of Africa

1999 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Aquatic Warbler

2003 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal - Monachus Monachus

2007 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Ruddy-headed Goose - Chloephaga Rubidiceps

2006 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane, 1993

1993 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane, 1998

1998 T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the Slender-billed Curlew

1994 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for the West African Populations of the African Elephant - Loxodonta Africana

2005 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope - Saiga Tatarica Tatarica

2005 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

2008 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates T g

Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia

2008 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region

2006 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs - Dugong Dugon - and Their Habitats Throughout Their Range

UNEP/CMS Dugong MoU 2007 T g

Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and Their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia

2001 Bangkok Thailand T g

Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of the Middle-European Population of the Great Bustard - Otis Tarda

2000 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of High Andean Flamingos and Their Habitats

2008 Bonn Germany T g

Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and Their Habitats

2007 Bonn Germany T g

Memory of the World Programme

Memoria Mundi 1993 Paris France K g

Merchant Risk Council

MRC 2000 Seattle WA USA C

Mercosur - European Business Forum

MEBF 1998 Luxembourg Luxembourg G

Metalock International Association

MIA 1953 Ashby-de-la-Zouch UK C

Microenergia - Micro Business Habitat

2001 Buenos Aires Argentina F

Microsoft Healthcare Users Group Europe

MS-HUGe Sint-Martens-Latem Belgium E

Middle East Council of Shopping Centres

MECSC 1994 Dubai United Arab Emirates D

Middle East Facility Management Association

MEFMA 2009 Dubai United Arab Emirates D

Middle East Solar Industry Association

MESIA 2009 G t

Middle-East Nature Conservation Promotion Association

G

Middle-East, North Africa and Pakistan Self-Care Industry

MENAP-SCI 2004 Lausanne Switzerland D t

Milan Urban Food Policy Pact

MUFPP 2015 Milan Italy E

Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa

MIASA 1998 Johannesburg South Africa D t

Ministry to Educate and Equip International

MTEE 1983 Suwanee GA USA N

Modern Building Alliance

Brussels Belgium D yt

Moscow International Higher Business School

MIRBIS 1988 Moscow Russia G

Mountain Research Initiative

MRI 2001 Bern Switzerland F

Mouvement pour une alternative non-violente

MAN 1974 Montreuil France G

Movendi International

1851 Stockholm Sweden C

MSPA

1998 Orlando FL USA F t

Multilateral Agreement Relating to Certificates of Airworthiness for Imported Aircraft

1960 Montréal QC Canada T g

Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties and Additional Protocol

Madrid Multilateral Convention 1979 Paris France T g

Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

1988 Strasbourg France T g

Multilayer Modular Flooring Association

MMFA 2012 Brussels Belgium G t

Mundus maris

2010 Brussels Belgium F

Music Producers Guild

MPG 1995 Littlehampton UK D

Muslim Brotherhood

1929 F

Nanotechnology Industries Association

NIA 2005 Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Belgium D t

NATO Support and Procurement Agency

NSPA 1958 Capellen Luxembourg E g

NATRUE

2007 Brussels Belgium D

Natura 2000 Network

1992 Brussels Belgium K g

Natural Mineral Waters Europe

NMWE Brussels Belgium D t

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