We must learn how to use and produce in sustainable ways that will reverse the harm that we have inflicted on the planet. Everyone can help to make sure that we meet the Global Goals. Use these eleven targets to create action for responsible consumption and production.

To deliver SDG12, it is crucial to implement policies that support the shift to sustainable practices and decouple economic growth from resource use.

Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12 or Global Goal 12), titled "responsible consumption and production", is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording of SDG 12 is "Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns". [1]

Mar 25, 2025 · It aims to support progress on SDG 12.3, which is to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains. News, stories and speeches

To address this, the agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development includes a Goal specifically on ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production patterns: SDG 12. The Goal consists of 11 targets and 14 indicators, ranging from tracking policies and compliance with international standards; raising awareness and education; to measuring material use ...

At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.

Jul 18, 2023 · Definition of the SDG indicator: Indicator 12.2.2 is “domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP” in the UN SDG framework. Domestic Material Consumption measures the total amount of material directly used in an economy.

Should the global population reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the equivalent of almost three planets could be required to provide the natural resources needed to sustain current lifestyles.

SDG 12 aims at ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. In particular, its targets focus on the implementation of the 10-year framework of programme, the achievement of...

Action on Goal 12 can advance SDGs through its connection with life on land and water (Goals 14 and 15), its impact on the use and contamination of water (Goal 6), associated use of energy (Goal 7) and impacts on climate change (Goal 13).