Subject Guides: Sustainable Development Goals at NSCC: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

About Goal 12

Goal 12, Responsible Consumption and Production, intends for all countries to increase the efficient use of resources while reducing waste, particularly food waste. It also calls for the re-evaluation of fossil fuel subsidies and sustainable public procurement policy. 

Learn more about Goal 12

United Nations. (2015, September 26). Fostering sustainable economic growth, transformation and promoting sustainable consumption and production [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/akG_50JwUJQ

Resources and Links

Government of NS: Your Energy Rebate Program (YERP)
Information on provincial energy rebate programs.
UNEP: Progress report on the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production patterns
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.
US Environmental Protection Agency: Greener living
Our actions impact the environment. Each thing we do can help or hurt our planet in many ways. EPA has tools to help you learn and understand the issues and help you reduce your environmental footprint.

Books

eBook - Food waste: Home consumption, material culture and everyday life by David M. Evans
Unearths the processes that lie behind the volume of food currently wasted by households and consumers.
The story of stuff : How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change by Annie Leonard
Leonard shares concrete steps for taking action at the individual and political level that will bring about sustainability, community health, and economic justice.
eBook - Toolkit: Reducing the food wastage footprint by Food and Agriculture Organization (Ed.)
The aim of the Toolkit is to showcase concrete examples of good practices for food loss and waste reduction, while pointing to information sources, guidelines and pledges favouring food wastage reduction.

Key Organizations

Fairtrade Canada
Partnering with small-scale farmers and workers for sustainable trade and lasting impact
Second Harvest: Food Rescue Charity in Canada
No Waste. No Hunger. Our mission: Grow an efficient food recovery network to fuel people and reduce the environmental impact of avoidable food waste.