Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12 or Global Goal 1), titled "responsible consumption and production", is one of the 17
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".United Nations (2017) R ...
established by the
United Nations
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in 2015. The official wording of SDG 12 is "Ensure
sustainable consumption and production patterns".
[United Nations (2017) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 July 2017, Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development]
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SDG 12 is meant to ensure good use of
resources, improving energy efficiency, sustainable
infrastructure, and providing access to basic services, green and decent jobs and ensuring a better quality of life for all.
SDG 12 has 11 targets to be achieved by at least 2030 and progress toward the targets is measured using 13 indicators.
Sustainable Development Goal 12 has 11 targets. The first 8 are "outcome targets", which are: implement the 10‑Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns; achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of
natural resources; reducing by half the
per capita global
food waste at the
retail and
consumer levels and the reduction of food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses; achieving the environmentally sound management of
chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle; reducing