<p>The working definition of <i>sustainable consumption</i> was adopted in January 1994 &quot;Oslo Symposium&quot;: &quot;the use of services and related products which respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life while minimizing the use of natural resources and toxic materials as well as the emissions of waste and pollutants over the life cycle of the service or product so as not to jeopardize the needs of future generations&quot;. </p> <p><i>Sustainable production</i> is the creation of goods and services using processes and systems that are non-polluting, conserve energy and natural resources, are economically efficient, are safe and healthful for workers, communities, and consumers, and are socially and creatively rewarding for all working people (<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Sustainable+production">Source</a>).</p> 2012-10-12T13:47:35Z tag:ew.eea.europa.eu,2012-10-12:/ManagementConcepts/scp http://ew.eea.europa.eu/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gif EnviroWindows tag:ew.eea.europa.eu,2012-10-12:/ManagementConcepts/scp/unep_scp 2012-10-12T13:47:35Z cupceant meozzi

United Nations - Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA): Database of initiatives concerning Policy Instruments and Sectors Issues

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European Environment Agency report on four household consumption categories.

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<style type="text/css"> A:link { COLOR: #024176 } TABLE { empty-cells: show } TD { FONT-SIZE: 1em; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none } .style1 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: teal } .style2 { COLOR: teal } .style3 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: small; COLOR: teal } .style5 { FONT-SIZE: small; COLOR: #333333 } .style6 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: small; COLOR: #333333 } .style7 { MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: small; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt }</style><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://ewindows.eu.org/images/marrakesh/un_unep_logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="364" height="63" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>The <a href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/consumption/Marrakech/conprod10Y.htm">Marrakech Process</a>&nbsp; is an international initiative to advance the implementation of <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/WSSD_POI_PD/English/POIChapter3.htm">Chapter III&nbsp;</a> of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation which calls for the development of&nbsp; &ldquo;a 10-year framework of programmes in support of regional and national initiatives to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumption and production.&rdquo; </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>The following are public CIRCA work spaces to enable the Marrakech Task Forces and other activities to manage documents, participate in discussion fora and provide information about their activities to government and private sector decision makers as well as to the general public. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>This website is provided by the <a href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/">European Environment Agency</a> as part of its contribution to this Marrakech Process in cooperation with the United Nations <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/">Department of Economic and Social Development</a> and <a href="http://www.unep.fr/sustain">UNEP</a>.</span></font></p><table border="0" width="528" style="width: 528px; height: 236px" id="table3" bgcolor="#ffffcc"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style6" align="left"><a style="text-decoration: underline" href="http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Members/irc/envirowindows/scp_buildings/home" class="style1">Sustainable Buildings and Construction Task Force (Finland) </a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style3" align="left"><p class="style7"><a style="text-decoration: underline" href="http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Members/irc/envirowindows/scp_africa/home" class="style1">Cooperation with Africa Task Force (Germany)</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style6" align="left"><a style="text-decoration: underline" href="http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Public/irc/envirowindows/scp_procurement/information" class="style1">Sustainable Public Procurement Task Force (Switzerland) </a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style5" align="left"><a style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline" href="http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Members/irc/envirowindows/scp_lifestyles/home" class="style2">Sustainable Lifestyles Task Force (Sweden)</a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style6" align="left"><a style="text-decoration: underline" href="http://eea.eionet.eu.int/Members/irc/envirowindows/scp_products/home" class="style1">Sustainable Products Task Force (UK)</a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style6" align="left"><a style="text-decoration: underline" href="http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Members/irc/envirowindows/scp_tourism/home" class="style1">Sustainable Tourism Task Force (France)</a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="width: 22px">&nbsp;</td><td class="style3" align="left"><a href="http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Members/irc/envirowindows/scp-education/home" class="style1">SCP and Education (Italy)</a></td></tr></tbody></table>