The negative impacts of the unsustainable global systems of production and consumption on climate, biodiversity and pollution have continued unabated. The linear take-make-throw away production and consumption systems that drive our global economy have meant that prosperity and depletion of natural resources and the attendant negative impacts to people and planet have gone hand in hand.
The Secretary General’s Progress report on the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns reveals that Sustainable Consumption and Production is an enabler for a global pandemic recovery that leaves no one behind, delivers on global sustainability ambitions, and brings us back on track to 2030.
