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Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
The Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Branch focuses on achieving increased understanding and implementation by public and private decision makers of policies and actions for SCP. Given the breadth of the challenges and actions required to achieve SCP, activities are focussed on specific tools, encompassing policies, market-based instruments and voluntary approaches, with emphasis given to some specific economic sectors.
Cleaner Production
Cleaner Production results from one or a combination of conserving raw materials, water and energy, eliminating toxic and dangerous raw materials, and reducing the quantity and toxicity of all emissions and wastes at source during the production process.
Environmental Management Tools
A variety of procedures, methodologies and instruments are available to assist individuals and organisations to undertake various environmental management tasks.
Waste Management
Waste management includes both the components of prevention and disposal. Pollution prevention means not generating waste in the first place by reducing it at the source. Waste minimisation is a broader term that also includes recycling and other means to reduce the amount of waste which must be treated/disposed of. Environmentally sound recycling operations can contribute to resource conservation and to protection of environmental quality.
National Programmes and Action Plans
The development of comprehensive and workable national programmes or action plans on sustainable consumption and production is a prime factor in ensuring a shift to sustainability.
UNEP's Design for Sustainability Activities
UNEP is conducting two related design for sustainability efforts to raise awareness, build capacities and demonstrate practical applications within businesses in developing economies. |
