Changing Consumption Patterns Commitments

Agenda 21: Chapter 4 and UN Commission on Sustainable Development

Contents:

1. Stakeholders: Governments and/or private research and policy institutes with the assistance of regional and international economic
and environmental organizations
1.1 Focusing on unsustainable patterns of production and consumption
1.1.1 Activities
1.1.1.1 Data and Information
1.1.1.2 International cooperation and coordination

2. Stakeholders: Governments working with appropriate organizations

2.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
2.1.1 Activities

3. Stakeholders: Governments in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups

3.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
3.1.1 Activities
3.1.1.1 Encouraging greater efficiency in the use of energy and resources
3.1.1.2 Assisting individuals and households to make environmentally sound purchasing decisions

4. Stakeholders: Government together with industry, households and the public

4.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
4.1.1 Activities
4.1.1.1 Minimizing the generation of wastes

5. Stakeholders: Governments and international organizations, together with the private sector
5.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
5.1.1 Activities
5.1.1.1 Assisting individuals and households to make environmentally sound
purchasing decisions

6. Stakeholders: Governments
6.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
6.1.1 Activities
6.1.1.1 Exercising leadership through Government purchasing

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7. Stakeholders: Governments and private-sector organizations
7.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
7.1.1 Activities
7.1.1.1 Reinforcing values that support sustainable development

8. Stakeholders: Governments along with consumers and producers

8.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
8.1.1 Means of implementation

9. Stakeholder: United Nations system

9.1.1 Activities

10. Stakeholders: Various organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations, the
secretariats of the various international conventions, and major groups, particularly local authorities, business and industry
10.1.1 Activities

11. Stakeholders: Governments, international organizations, legislative bodies, research and scientific institutions, business and
industry, and consumer organizations and other non-governmental organizations
11.1.1 Activities

12. Stakeholder: International institutions

12.1.1 Activities

13. Stakeholders: Business and industry

13.1.1 Activities

14. Stakeholder: Commission on Sustainable Development

14.1.1 Activities

15. Stakeholders: Governments, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups
15.1.1 Activities
15.1.1.1 Natural resource management and cleaner production
15.1.1.2 Globalisation and its impacts on consumption and production patterns
15.1.1.3 Urbanization and its impacts on consumption and production pattern

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1. Stakeholders: Governments and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assistance or regional and international economic and
environmental organizations

1.1 Focusing on unsustainable patterns of production and consumption

1.1 Activities
1.1.1.1 Data and information
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assistance or regional and international economic and environmental
Art 4.10 (a) organizations) expanded or promoted databases on production and consumption and developed methodologies for analysing them?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assis tance or regional and international economic and environmental
Art 4.10 (b) organizations) assessed the relationship between production and consumption, environment, technological adaptation and innovation, economic growth and
development, and demographic factors?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assistance or regional and international economic and environmental
Art 4.10 (c) organizations) examined the impact of ongoing changes in the structure of modern industrial economies away from material-intensive economic growth?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assistance or regional and international economic and environmental
Art 4.10 (d) organizations) considered how economies can grow and prosper while reducing the use of energy and materials and the production of harmful materials?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assistance or regional and international economic and environmental
Art 4.10 (e) organizations) identified balanced patterns of consumption worldwide that the earth can support in the long-term?

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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (and/or private research and policy institutes, with the assistance or regional and international economic and environmental
Art 4.11 organizations) considered the present concepts of economic growth and the need for new concepts of wealth and prosperity which allow higher standards of
living through changed lifestyles and are less dependent on the Earth’s finite resources and more in harmony with the Earth’s carrying capacity.

Has this been reflected in the evolution of new systems of national accounts and other indicators of sustainable development?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

2. Stakeholders: Governments working with appropriate organizations

2.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
2.1.1 Activities
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Agenda 21 Has the government (working with appropriate organizations) promoted efficiency in production processes and reduced wasteful consumption in the process Developing
Art 4.17 (a) of economic growth, taking into account the development needs of developing countries? countries
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (working with appropriate organizations) developed a domestic policy framework that will encourage a shift to more sustainable patterns
Art 4.17(b) of production and consumption?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (working with appropriate organizations) reinforced both values that encourage sustainable production and consumption patterns and Developing
Art 4.17(c) policies that encourage the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries? countries

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD II Has the government (working with appropriate organizations):
50 (i) Intensified and expanded their efforts to collect relevant data at the national and subnational levels?
(ii) Undertaken projections and prospective studies so as to better appreciate the consequences of present policy stances and the possible impact
of changing those policies ?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD II Has the government (working with appropriate organizations) considered using pricing policies to internalise the costs of risk and damage to the environment, Governments
54 to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the varying circumstances of developed and developing countries and countries with economies in transition and to
consider reporting on the action taken to the Commission on Sustainable Development in 1997?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD II Has the government (working with appropriate organizations) made ongoing efforts to introduce mechanisms , particularly in developed countries, to Developed
49 internalise external costs, especially regarding all greenhouse-gas emissions? countries

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD II Has the government (working with appropriate organizations) undertaken national and regional studies of environmental, social and economic trends and Developing
53 damage fro m present patterns of consumption and production to assess their sustainability and their repercussions on other countries, particularly developing countries
countries, and on the world economy?

Have the results of these studies helped the government set national priorities to address the most damaging effects of unsustainable consumption patterns and
to assist developing countries to this effect?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

3. Stakeholders: Governments in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups

3.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
3.1.1 Activities
3.1.1.1 Encouraging the greater efficiency in the use of energy and resources

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Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) encouraged the dissemination of existing environmentally sound technologies?
Art 4.18 (a)
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) promoted research and development in environmentally sound technologies?
Art 4.18 (b)
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) assisted developing countries to use these technologies efficiently and to Developing
Art 4.18 (c) develop technologies suited to their particular circumstances? countries
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) encouraged the environmentally sound use of new and renewable resources of
Art 4.18 (d) energy?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD II Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) considered measures to achieve the following objectives:
52 (i) Encouraging greater efficiency in the use of energy and resources?
(ii) Minimizing waste?
(iii) Assisting individuals and households to make environmentally sound purchasing decisions?
(iv) Exercising leadership through government purchasing?
(v) Moving towards environmentally sound pricing?
(vi) Reinforcing values that support sustainable consumption and production. In this connection, exchange of experience should be encouraged?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) encouraged the environmentally sound and sustainable use of renewable natural
Art 4.18 (e) resources?

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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) identified the policy implications of projected trends in consumption and Developing 1997
45 production patterns? countries and
small island
Have the projections covered, inter alia, resource consumption and associated environmental, social and economic impacts, with particular reference to developing
developing countries' efforts at meeting basic needs, eradicating poverty and achieving economic growth? states

Have such studies built upon the existing work of the United Nations system and other international organizations, and made use of global models designed
to project a number of indicators on environmental stress and its impact on the environment and human health?

Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) assessed the impact on developing countries, especially the least developed
countries and small island developing States, of changes in consumption and production in developed countries?

Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) evaluated the effectiveness of policy measures intended to change consumption
and production patterns, such as command-and-control, economic and social instruments, government procurement policies and guidelines?

Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) elicited time-bound voluntary commitment from countries to make measurable
progress on those sustainable development goals that have an especially high priority at the national level?

Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) revised the guidelines for consumer protection?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
3.1.1.2 Assisting individuals and households to make environmentally sound purchasing decisions
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Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) encouraged expansion of environmental labelling and other environmentally Consumers
Art 4.21 related product information programmes designed to assist consumers to make informed choices?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) provided information on the consequences of consumption choices and Consumers
Art 4.22 (a) behaviour so as to encourage demand for environmentally sound products and use of products?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) made consumers aware of the health and environmental impacts of products, Consumers
Art 4.22 (b) through such means as consumer legislation and environmental labelling?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (in cooperation with industry and other relevant groups) encouraged specific consumer-oriented programmes, such as recycling and Consumers
Art 4.22 (c) deposit/refund system?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

4. Stakeholders: Governme nts together with industry, households and the public

4.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
4.1.1 Activities
4.1.1.1 Minimizing the generation of wastes
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (together with industry, household or the public) encouraged recycling in industrial processes and at the consumer level? Industry and
Art 4.19 (a) consumers
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (together with industry, household or the public) reduced wasteful packaging of products?
Art 4.19 (b)
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government (together with industry, household or the public) encouraged the introduction of more environmentally sound products?
Art 4.19 (c)
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

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5 Stakeholders: Governments and international organizations, together with the private sector

5.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
5.1.1 Activities
5.1.1.1 Assisting individuals and households to make environmentally sound purchasing decisions
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government and international organizations, together with the private sector, developed criteria and methodologies for the assessment of
Art 4.20 environmental impacts and resource requirements throughout the full life cycle of products and processes?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

6. Stakeholders: Governments

6.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
6.1.1 Activities
6.1.1.1 Exercising leadership through Government purchasing
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
Agenda 21 Has the government reviewed the purchasing policies of agencies and departments so that they may improve, where possible, the environmental content of
Art 4.23 government procurement policies, without prejudice to international trade principles?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD III Has the government endeavoured to promote the internalisation of environmental costs and the use of economic instruments, as appropriate, taking into Developing
31 account the polluter-pays principle? countries

Has the government promoted measures to internalise environmental costs and benefits in the price of goods and services, while seeking to avoid potential
CSD 19th
negative effects for market access by developing countries, particularly with a view to encouraging the use of environmentally preferable products and
Special
commodities?
Session

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Session 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
28 (a) b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government continued to improve their decision-making so as to integrate environmental, economic and social considerations, which involves the use
32 of a range of different policy approaches and instruments?

Has the potential been recognised for using economic instruments that can both generate revenue for financing sustainable development and send signals to
the market to help change unsustainable consumption and production patterns?
CSD IV 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
1 (t) b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD III Has there been additional substantial efforts and real p rogress by governments, in particular the developed countries, in changing their unsustainable Developed
33 production and consumption patterns, and in assisting in redressing the present imbalances obtaining between industrialized and developing nations? countries
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD III Has sustainability, including equity concerns, continued to be addressed by the government, the Commission, and other forums in their deliberations on how Governments
34 changing production and consumption patterns will affect environmental, social and economic conditions in and among countries at all levels of and the
development? Commission on
CSD IV Sustainable
19 th Special Has the government taken the lead in changing consumption patterns by improving their own environmental performance with action-oriented policies and Development
Session goals on procurement, the management of public facilities and the further integration of environmental concerns into national policy-making developed
28 (g) countries?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD III Has there been additional substantial efforts and real progress by States, in particular the developed countries, in changing their unsustainable production and Industrialized
33 consumption patterns, and in assisting in redressing the present imbalances obtaining between industrialized and developing nations? and developing
countries
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has sustainability, including equity concerns, continued to be addressed by the government, the Commission, and other forums in their deliberations on how Governments
34 changing production and consumption patterns will affect environmental, social and economic conditions in and among countries at all levels of and the
development? Commission on
Sustainable
Has the government taken the lead in changing consumption patterns by improving their own environmental performance with action-oriented policies and Development
CSD IV goals on procurement, the management of public facilities and the further integration of environmental concerns into national policy-making developed
19 th Special countries?
Session 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
28 (g) b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government provided an overall framework, including the regulations, economic incentives and infrastructure required to create the necessary Business,
36 conditions and facilities for business, industry and households to move towards sustainable production and consumption patterns? industry and
households
Has the government given balanced consideration to both the demand side and the supply side of the economy in matching environmental concerns and
CSD IV economic factors?
19 th Special
Session In this regard, have public awareness campaigns, education and community-based voluntary action contributed to fostering changes in lifestyles?
28 (l)
Has the government encouraged the development and strengthening of educational programmes to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

CSD IV b.) What was the impact?
19 th Special c.) How was it measured?
Session 2.) If not: Why not?
28 (k)
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CSD IV Has the government taken into account the linkages between urbanization and the environmental and developmental effects of consumption and production Urban
19 th Special patterns in cities, thus promoting more sustainable patterns of urbanization? populations
Session
28 (e) 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government at all levels, business and industry, and consumers intensified efforts at reducing the energy and material intensities of production and Governments
35 consumption, through improving energy efficiency, taking energy-saving measures, technological innovations and transfer, increased waste recovery, and
reusing and recycling of materials?

Has the government taken advantage of opportunities for further improving efficiency in resource consumption and for reducing environmentally harmful by-
products of current consumption and production patterns in accordance with national priorities and international agreements, for example, by promoting the
use of renewable energy sources?

Has the government promoted international and national programmes for energy and material efficiency with timetables for their implementation, as
appropriate?
CSD IV
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Has attention been given to studies that propose to improve the efficiency of resource use, including consideration of a 10-fold improvement in resource
28 (f)
productivity in industrialized countries in the long term and a possible factor-four increase in industrialized countries in the next two or three decades?

Has further research studied the feasibility of these goals and the practical measures needed for their implementation?

Have relevant bodies adopted measures aimed at assisting developing countries in improving energy and material efficiency through the promotion of their
endogenous capacity-building and economic development with enhanced and effective international support?

Has the government effectively continued efforts to reduce pollution and the generation of waste and increased efforts to promote continuous improvements in
the energy and materials intensities of production and consumption?

CSD IV Has the government shared information on their experience with such policies, and ensured the full participation of major groups?
2 (b) 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government reviewed the purchasing policies of their agencies and departments so that they may improve, where possible, the environmental content
37 of government procurement policies, without prejudice to international trade principles?

Has the government and intergovernmental organizations, through appropriate mechanisms, exchanged information and experiences consistent with national
laws and regulations in the area of their procurement policies?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government emphasized strengthening international cooperation in harmonizing criteria for the setting of voluntary product standards, with due regard Developing
42 to the specific environmental, social and economic conditions in developing producer/exporting countries, and have they taken into account concerns about countries
market access and the competitiveness of products and services?

Has the government intensified efforts to encourage the transfer of appropriate technology?

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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD IV Has the government continued their efforts at achieving more sustainable patterns of production and consumption, taking into account the particular needs and Developing
2 (a) conditions of the developing countries? countries

Has the government continued to take the lead in promoting and achieving more sustainable production and consumption patterns?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government given more attention, in conjunction with major groups, business and industry, to the role that media, advertising and marketing play in Business and 1997
2 (d) shaping consumption and production patterns, and reported findings and national experience to the Commission at its fifth session, in 1997? industry

CSD IV Has the government encouraged business and industry to develop and apply environmentally sound technology that should aim not only at increasing
28 (l) competitiveness but also at reducing negative environmental impact?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Have medium- and long-term studies, been launched to monitor and track the evolution of production and consumption patterns as well as associated
39 environmental, social and economic impacts, both within and among nations?
All stakeholder
groups
Have the studies covered technological innovation and transfer, economic growth and development, and demographic factors?
(especially
NGO’s,
Have they produced quantifiable and measurable indicators so as to facilitate policy analysis and debate on relevant issues and trends? women, youth,
and trade
CSD IV unions)
19 th Special Has the government developed core indicators to monitor critical trends in consumption and production patterns, with industrialized countries taking the lead?
Session
28 (c) In undertaking these studies, has attention been paid to the various effects, including the potential trade effects and in particular the effects on developing Developing
countries and countries with economies in transition, of new measures and policy stances to be adopted in promoting sustainable production and countries
consumption?

CSD IV Has the government explored the implications of eco-efficiency for policy development and implementation, in particular in combination with priority NGO’s,
2 (c) identification and goal-setting? national
consumer
Has the government fostered a dialogue with relevant non-governmental organizations, for example national consumer organizations, and the business organizations
community? and the
CSD IV business
2 (h) Has the government facilitated the participation of major groups, in particular non-governmental organizations, women, youth and trade unions, in developing community
and implementing policies for promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns?

CSD IV Has the government identified the best practices through evaluations of policy measures with respect to their environmental effectiveness, efficiency and
19 th Special implications for social equity, and disseminating such evaluations?
Session 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
28 (d) b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has internalisation of environmental costs been promoted, taking into account the polluter-pays principle, with due regard to the public interest and without Business and 1997
40 distorting international trade and investment? governments

Have command-and-control measures and social and economic instruments played a role in changing production and consumption patterns?
CSD IV
Special Has the government taken into account local and national conditions in designing and implementing such instruments?
Session
28 (a)
Has the government considered introducing economic measures, including tax and subsidies reform designed to reduce negative environmental impacts and
support employment?

CSD VII Has the government considered shifting the burden of taxation onto unsustainable patterns of production and consumption?
7 (b)
Have such tax reforms included a socially responsible process of reduction and elimination of subsidies to environmentally harmful activities?
CSD IV
2(g) Has the government established and implemented policies for the procurement of environmentally sound and otherwise sustainable products and services for
use within governments, and have governments reported to the Commission at its fifth session on their experiences in this regard with a view to their inclusion
in the review to be conducted at the 1997 special session of the General Assembly?

CSD IV Has the government promoted the role of business in shaping more sustainable patterns of consumption by encouraging, as appropriate, the voluntary
Special publication of environmental and social assessments of its own activities, taking into account specific country conditions, and actions as an agent of change in
Session the market, and actions in its role as a major consumer of goods and services?
28 (b) 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD III Has the government promoted efforts aimed at integrating natural resource accounting into standard systems of national accounts?
41
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

7. Stakeholders: Governments and private-sector organizations

7.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
7.1.1 Activities
7.1.1.1 Reinforcing values that support sustainable development
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Agenda 21 Has the government and private-sector organizations promoted more positive attitudes towards sustainable consumption through education, public awareness
Art 4.26 programmes and other means, such as positive advertising of products and services that utilize environmentally sound technologies or encourage sustainable
production and consumption patterns?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

8. Stakeholders: Governments along with consumers and producers

8.1 Developing national policies and strategies to encourage changes in unsustainable consumption patterns
8.1.1 Means of implementation
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Agenda 21 Has the government along with consumers and producers paid to the significant role played by women and households as consumers and the potential impacts Consumers,
Art 4.27 of their combined purchasing power on the economy? producers,
women and
households
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

9. Stakeholder: United Nations system

9.1.1 Activities
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CSD II Has the United Nations system, as well as regional and international organizations, assessed and reported on how they may promote sustainable consumption Developed
55 and production patterns through their own activities? countries

CSD IV Has the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United
3 (b) Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and OECD, considered undertaking, within existing resources, policy-relevant studies of the possible impacts for
developing countries of changes in consumption and production patterns in developed countries?

Has this work focused on the two aspects of:

(i) Assisting Governments in identifying impacts and options for the mitigation of adverse environmental, social and economic impacts?
(ii) Identifying and stimulating new trade and investment opportunities?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

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CSD II Has the Secretary-General requested the views of Governments in order to formulate elements of a possible work programme for sustainable consumption and Governments, 1995
56 production patterns by the third session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, in 1995? NGO’s,
business and
Has preparatory work included the inter-sessional organization of workshops and other forms of information-exchange on the relative effectiveness of a industry
spectrum of instruments for changing unsustainable consumption and production patterns in all groups of countries?

Has this been done in continuous consultation with representatives from non-governmental organizations, business and industry from all regions?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization through their cleaner production centres, Developed
10 enhanced their support to enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, countries
especially in the areas of auditing and certification, loan applications and financing, and the marketing of their products on international markets as well as
dissemination of information on environmentally sound technology and technical know-how?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the i mpact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD II Has the Secretary-General prepared an analytical report on the use of economic instruments and other policy measures for changing consumption patterns in Developed
57 developed countries, with special reference to the sectoral issues on the agenda of the Commission at its third session, as an input to the Ad Hoc Open-ended countries
Working Group on Finance?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

10. Stakeholders: Various organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations, the secretariats of
the various international conventions, and major groups, particularly local authorities, business and industry

10.1.1 Activities
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CSD III Have the various organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations, the secretariats of the various international
46 conventions, and major groups, particularly local authorities, business and industry, undertaken specific elements of the Commission's work programme on
changing production and consumption patterns?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

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11. Stakeholders: Governments, international organizations, legislative bodies, research and scientific institutions, business and industry, and
consumer organizations and other non-governmental organizations

11.1.1 Activities
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CSD III Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other
38 non-governmental organizations joined in concerted efforts to provide comprehensive information son the status of, and changes and projected trends in, the
environment, ecosystems and the natural resources base at the national, regional and global levels?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Industrialized
1(e) non-governmental organizations supported an appropriate balance in the attention given to both the supply side and the demand side in the context of changing nations
unsustainable consumption and production patterns?

Have changes in use and consumer lifestyles been applied, especially in industrialized nations?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other
1(j) non-governmental organizations undertaken at the international level for the protection and enhancement of the environment that take fully into account the
current imbalances in the global patterns of consumption and production, and that changing consumption patterns will require a multipronged strategy focusing
on demand, meeting the basic needs of the poor, and reducing wastage and the use of finite resources in the production process?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other
1 (l) non-governmental organizations supported efficiency in energy use and measures to promote the use of renewable energy, and has there been enhanced
international cooperation to support national actions in this regard?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Major groups
1 (u) non-governmental organizations stressed the importance of the contribution made by major groups and the private sector towards more sustainable patterns of
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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Developing
1 (m) non-governmental organizations made efforts to change patterns of consumption and production taken into account developing countries' sustainable countries
development strategies, including economic, social and environmental aspects of growth?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Developing and
1 (o) non-governmental organizations developed measures for changing worldwide consumption and production patterns taken into account, as appropriate, the need transitional
for improved market access, particularly for developing countries and countries with economies in transition, for more sustainably produced goods and countries
services?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other
1 (p) non-governmental organizations used policy instruments proposed by the Commission and supported exchanges of experiences in that field?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Developed
1 (q) non-governmental organizations striven to promote sustainable consumption patterns, and have developed countries continued to take the lead in promoting countries
and achieving more sustainable consumption patterns?

Has progress been achieved by countries, in particular the developed countries, in changing their unsustainable consumption and production patterns and in
assisting to redress the present imbalances between industrialized and developing countries and within themselves?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other
1 (r) non-governmental organizations implemented eco-efficiency as well as product-related strategies been useful in reducing the energy and materials intensities of
production and consumption, and have such concepts as energy and materials intensity, carrying capacity, eco-space and ecological footprints been analysed
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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Public services
1 (s) non-governmental organizations supported procurement policies that address the issue of the purchase and maintenance of goods and services of hospital and
school equipment and vehicle fleets, and that of the use of environmentally sound products?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other International
1 (t) non-governmental organizations recognised the use of economic instruments that can both generate revenue for financing sustainable development and send institutions
signals to the market to help change unsustainable consumption and production patterns?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD IV Has the government, international organizations, legislative bodies, research or scientific institution, business or industry, or consumer organization and other Major groups
1 (u) non-governmental organizations stressed of the contribution made by major groups and the private sector towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and the private
and production worldwide? sector
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

12. Stakeholders: International institutions

12.1.1 Activities
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD IV Has your international organizations strengthened its work in support of national initiatives by undertaking sound analyses on:
3 (a)
(i) Projected trends in consumption and production patterns and their policy implications?

(ii) The implications of eco-efficiency for policy development?

(iii) The merits and drawbacks of the different types of instruments available to achieve changes in consumption and production patterns?

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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD IV Have international institutions supported governments' initiatives to improve their environmental performance, with regard to materials and energy efficiency,
3 (e) waste management and pollution prevention, procurement and investment policies, and the continued integration of environmental policy with economic and
other policies?

Have international organizations used high environmental performance standards in the day-to-day management of their own facilities and operations?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

13.Stakeholders: Business and industry

13.1.1 Activities
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD IV Has business and industry:
4 (c)
(i) Continued to exercise environmental responsibility, inter alia, by developing and implementing the concept of eco-efficiency, and in
particular to assess its potentials and limitations in terms of achieving sustainable development, without reducing profitability?

(ii) Helped to design optimal mixes of instruments for achieving more sustainable patterns?

(iii) Has special attention been given to the obstacles and opportunities, and the costs and benefits, of implementing voluntary initiatives,
partnerships and agreements, incorporating extended and shared producer responsibility and adopting environmental management systems
such as the International Organization for Standardization series, ISO 14000?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

14. Stakeholder: Commission on Sustainable Development

14.1.1 Activities
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD VI Has the Commission on Sustainable Development organized, within existing resources, open-ended consultations among governments and reported thereon to
D the Inter-sessional Ad Hoc Working Group for its consideration, having regard to the report of the Secretary-General?

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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VI Has the Commission reported to the Council at its substantive session of 1999 on guidelines for sustainable consumption? 1999
E

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD VI Have the Commission’s follow-up reports evaluated the performance of command-and-control, social and economic instruments in country-specific situations Policy makers 1999
19 th Special with a view to facilitating a better understanding of the policy options that are available to policy makers in all countries? in
Session governments
28 (f) 1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

15. Stakeholders: Governments, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups

15.1.1 Activities
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, further developed and implemented policies
7 (a) for promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, including affordable, more eco-efficient consumption and production, through disincentives
for unsustainable practices and incentives for more sustainable practices?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, promoted measures to internalise
7 (b) environmental costs and benefits in the price of goods and services, while seeking to avoid potential negative effects for market access by developing
countries, particularly with a view to encouraging the use of environmentally preferable products and commodities?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, worked to increase understanding of the Advertising, 1999
7 (c) role of advertis ing and mass media and marketing forces in shaping consumption and production patterns, and enhanced their role in promoting sustainable media and
development, inter alia, through voluntary initiatives and agreed guidelines? marketing
organizations
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, developed and implemented public Older people
7 (d) awareness programmes with a focus on consumer education and access to information, in particular addressing youth, through, inter alia, integrating the issue
of sustainable consumption and production into teaching curricula at all levels, as appropriate, and taking into account gender perspectives and the special
concerns of older people?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, improved the quality of information
7 (e) regarding the environmental impact of products and services encouraged the voluntary and transparent use of eco-labelling?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
Source Recommendation Target Group Target Date Reference
CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, further developed, tested and improved the Developing 1999
7 (f) preliminary set of indicators for sustainable consumption and production developed under the Commission's work programme, focusing on the practical use of countries
the indicators for policy development, taking into account the special needs and conditions of developing countries?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, developed and implemented public Youth and
7 (g) awareness programmes with a focus on consumer education and access to information, in particular addressing youth, through, inter alia, integrating the issue older people
of sustainable consumption and production into teaching curricula at all levels, as appropriate, and taking into account gender perspectives and the special
concerns of older people?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, ensured that implementation of measures
7 (h) for the above take fully into account the ongoing deliberations in relevant international forums?

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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, promoted and facilitated the transfer of Developing 1999
8 technical know-how, environmentally sound technologies and capacity-building for implementation to developing countries, in accordance with chapter 34 of countries
Agenda 21, and also to countries with economies in transition so as to foster more sustainable consumption and production patterns?

Has the private-sector involvement also been encouraged and promoted?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
15.1.1.1 Natural resource management and cleaner production
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, developed and applied policies to promote Developing
9 (a) public and private investments in cleaner production and the sustainable use of natural resources, including the transfer of environmentally sound technologies nations
to developing countries, in accordance with chapter 34 of Agenda 21, and also to countries with economies in transition?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, collected and disseminated cost-effective
9 (b) best practice experiences in cleaner production and environmental management?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, undertaken further analysis of the costs and Developing 1999
9 (c) benefits of demand-side management, and where there is still insufficient information, of supply-side management, including cleaner production and eco- and developed
efficiency, and assessed the positive and negative impacts on developing and developed countries and countries with economies in transition? counties and
counties with
economies in
transition
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, further developed and implemented, as Developing
9 (d) appropriate, cleaner production and eco-efficiency policy approaches, through, inter alia, environmental management systems, integrated product policies, life- and
cycle management, labelling schemes and performance reporting, and in this context, taken fully into account the national circumstances and needs of the transitional
developing countries as well as the relevant ongoing deliberations of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade and the Committee on Trade and countries
Environment of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Have best practices and results been shared within the wider community and used for capacity-building, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises,
including in developing countries and countries with economies in transition?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, engaged industries and economic sectors, in All major 1999
9 (e) both public and private sectors, and all other major groups at the national and international levels, as appropriate, in activities relating to sustainable groups, the
consumption and production with the objective of developing optimal strategies and/or programmes, including targets and timetables, at the appropriate levels public and
for more sustainable consumption and production, including cleaner production and affordable eco-efficiency? private sectors
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, recognized that the implementation of Business and
11 cleaner production and eco-efficiency approaches can lead to reduced costs and improved competitiveness, as well as reduced environmental impacts? industry

Has business and industry been encouraged to implement these approaches as a contribution to the achievement of sustainable production?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
15.1.1.2 Globalization and its impacts on consumption and production patterns
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, undertaken studies of the impacts of Developing 1999
12 (a) globalisation, including both positive and negative impacts of trade, investment, mass media, advertising and marketing in all countries, in particular countries
developing countries?

Have the studies examined ways and means to mitigate negative impacts and use opportunities to promote more sustainable consumption and production
patterns and open and non-discriminatory trade?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, undertaken studies on the role of the 1999
12 (b) financial sector in promoting sustainable consumption and production, and further encouraged voluntary initiatives suited to national conditions for sustainable
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1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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12 (c) trade and policies on environment, including those on sustainable consumption and production, mutually supportive, without creating disguised barriers to
trade?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, studied the benefits of traditional values Local cultures
12 (d) and local cultures in promoting sustainable consumption?

1.) If yes: a.) How and When?

b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
15.1.1.3Urbanization and its impacts on consumption and production patterns
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, while particularly taking into account the Stakeholders 1999
13 (a) work of the Commission on Human Settlements, assessed and addressed, in the context of sustainable development, the impacts of urbanization, in particular
those related to energy, transport, sanitation, waste management and public fitness?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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13 (b) work of the Commission on Human Settlements, increased efforts to address the critical issues of fresh water and sanitation in human settlements in countries
developing countries through, inter alia, the transfer of environmentally sound technologies and the provision of financial resources for implementation?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with ma jor groups, while particularly taking into account the 1999
13 (c) work of the Commission on Human Settlements, assessed and addressed the impacts of urbanization on economic, environmental and social conditions?

Have in-depth studies on the key determining factors of quality of life been undertaken and used to strengthen appropriate human settlement development
strategies suited to national conditions, in the context of urbanization?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, studied the benefits of traditional values Indigenous
12(d) and local cultures in promoting sustainable consumption? cultures
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?
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CSD VII Has the government, in cooperation with relevant international organizations and in partnership with major groups, engaged industries and economic sectors, in 1999
9(e) both public and private sectors, and all other major groups at the national and international levels, as appropriate, in activities relating to sustainable
consumption and production with the objective of developing optimal strategies and/or programmes, including targets and timetables, at the appropriate levels
for more sustainable consumption and production, including cleaner production and affordable eco-efficiency?
1.) If yes: a.) How and When?
b.) What was the impact?
c.) How was it measured?
2.) If not: Why not?

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