UNEP's Work on SCP

UNEP’s Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch, which is part of the organization’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), works with public and private sector organizations, namely governments, research institutions and civil society groups, to collectively address new public policies and improved application of policy tools in support of sustainable consumption and production. UNEP works with these stakeholders to build capacity in the introduction of design for sustainability and labeling schemes. UNEP also works with various industries and centers in the field of cleaner production, to develop and support the introduction of new management tools such as environmental management systems and reporting.

Following calls from the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and the Millennium Summit, UNEP’s work includes the Marrakech Process on Sustainable Consumption and Production and addressing poverty alleviation through new models of business entrepreneurship and industrial development. UNEP also explores the role and impact of public institutions, for instance, through sustainable procurement.

Some of UNEP’s work in sustainable consumption and production includes:

• Business & Corporate Social Responsibility
• Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production
• Sustainable Product Design
• Education & Capacity Building
• Life Cycle & Resource Management
• Safer Production
• Sustainable Consumption
• Eco-Labelling
• Sustainable Procurement

For more information on UNEP’s work in sustainable consumption and production, visit: http://www.unep.fr/scp/