Priority actions and thematic areas in Sustainable Consumption and Production (SDG-12) for Developing Countries; For Instance the case of Pakistan.

1. Our planet has provided us with an abundance of natural
resources. But we have not utilized them responsibly and currently
consume far beyond what our planet can provide. We must learn
how to use and produce in sustainable ways that will reverse the
harm that we have inflicted on the planet.
Goal 12 in action

2. According to latest projections, the global population
could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in
2050. The equivalent of almost three planets could be
required to provide the natural resources needed to
sustain current lifestyles.

7. Thematic Areas
• Water Recycling
• Food Recycling/ Reprocessing
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Chemical Wastage
• Sustainable fashion
• Consumer Choices/ Information
• Sustainability in Project Management
• Green Investment Bank
• International Procurement and Bidding
• Sustainable sourcing
• Resource efficiency of products and services
• Materials recycling
• Procurement practices
• Product and service information and labeling
• Lifestyle
• Sewage/ Drainage Management
• Technology Transfer
• Awareness/ Curriculum Development

8. • Consumer information;
• Sustainable lifestyles and education;
• Sustainable public procurement;
• Sustainable buildings and construction;
• Sustainable tourism, including ecotourism.
• Sustainable Food System
Priority Areas

9. Sustainable Agriculture

10. Zero Waste Incentives & Policies

11. companies providing credible
sustainability information on at least
50% of their products & services at the
point of sale
Consumer Information and Behavior

13. Circular
Economy

14. Sustainable Buildings and Construction

15. • Minimize physical, social, behavioral, and psychological impacts.
• Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.
• Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts.
• Provide direct financial benefits for conservation.
• Generate financial benefits for both local people and private industry.
• Deliver memorable interpretative experiences to visitors that help raise sensitivity to host countries’
political, environmental, and social climates.
• Design, construct and operate low-impact facilities.
• Recognize the rights and spiritual beliefs of the Indigenous People in your community and work in
partnership with them to create empowerment.
Ecotourism

16. Sustainable Fashion
• The environmental and social implications
of fashion production and disposal, make it
of high relevance to integrate the targets of
the 17 Sustainable Development Goals into
this industry, to make it fully sustainable
and positive for people and the ecosystem.
• The aim of the commitment, is to integrate
the UN SDGs in this industry, to tackle the
environmental and social issues related to
clothing production and consumption:
Implementation of sustainable design
strategies, promoting the use of sustainable
technologies and appropriate resource
management throughout the textile supply
chain, proposing new business models and
engaging with consumers for better
consumption habits.

17. • Create Consumer Awareness by offering Free Webinar during the national campaign
• Reach 100 fashion design students through the SDGs for Fashion workshop.
• Engage in at least 3 public events to reach consumers via keynote or exhibition.
• Integrate and measure at least 3 SDG targets into every consulting project from 2020-2022, e.g.
sustainable material selection, codes of conducts and research projects.
• Continue increasing Consumer Awareness and the knowledge of sustainability and the SDGs with
the general population through free resources
• Reach 100+ fashion design educators and students with SDGs for Fashion workshops: Circular
Fashion and the SDGs, Ethical Fashion and the SDGs
Best Practices Example

18. • Implement product portfolio analysis tools to understand environmental and social footprint of
products within lifestyles as well as production. Innovation must align products and applications to
appropriately address sustainability megatrends.
• Develop innovative business models such as moving from selling products to selling services, to
retain ownership of the products and help close the materials loop.
• Enable sustainable consumption by developing innovative solutions can reduce energy need in
usage and educate consumers about these benefits.
• Reduce manufacturing impacts by substituting virgin raw materials in products with post-
consumer materials through recycling and upcycling.
• Apply modular design, so products’ constituent parts will be easily separated and either re-used
without further processing, or easily recycled near the point of disposal.
• Significantly reduce waste and ensure that any unavoidable waste is utilized to the fullest degree
(e.g. organic waste as fuel or fertilizer).
• The examples are non-exhaustive and some may be more relevant to certain industries than to
others.
Examples of key business
actions and solutions

19. Sustainable
Consumption and
Production Action
Plan

20. • Lack of Capacity and expertise in government sector
• Old Infrastructure
• Lack of Awareness and Education for Sustainable Development
• Lack of Incentive for Sustainable Development
• Lack of Coordination among ministries and decision makers
• Lack of Coordination between Govt and Public sector
• Policy Formulation and Implementation
• No clear Roadmap
Hindrance in achieving SDG-12 Targets

21. • Policies/ Regulations
• Projects/ Initiatives
• Practices
• Green Investments
• Circular Economy
• Sustainable Agriculture
• SEZs
Need Urgent Action
• Awareness/ Campaigns
• Capacity Building
• Technological Transfers
• Knowledge Economy
• SCP National Action Plan
• Monitoring the shift in SCP
• Masters Program on SDGs

22. • We can act as a bridge between Government and Private/ International sectors to bring expertise
and capacity building on the ground.
• With Federal Government’s approval and in partnership with Ministry, SDGs Academy can build a
platform to call upon the relevant stakeholders from every walk of life to build a national
mechanism and to shape out shared public policy owned by everyone in the country on SDG-12.
• We can initiate projects on SDG-12 with international partners.
• We propose a TV Program on PTV for awareness on SDGs and can create content provided the
facilitation and resources
How SDGs Academy can play its role?

23. Pakistan National Action Plan on SDG 12
National Action Plan on SCP for Climate Change
Ministry of Climate Change
May, 2017

29. Contact: Hafiz Jawad Sohail
+92-3314252233
jawadqada@gmail.com