APRSCP’s Policy Support in Asia Anthony SF Chiu President, APRSCP Consultant, UNEP (UNESCAP) AP SCP Input to CSD18/19 EU SWITCH PSC Nov 8, 2011 Jogyakarta, Indonesia 12/3/2018 anthony.chiu@dlsu.edu.ph

The Roundtable! Your Roundtable! Vision Mission AP committed to principles of sustainable consumption and cleaner production; Continuous improvement with an integrated, preventive and proactive strategy; Increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and to the environment. The success depends on countries to work cooperatively – network and partnership to provide leadership and support that will enhance information flow and human resources development, to strengthen public/private partnerships to stimulate the promotion and implementation of sustainable consumption and production strategies and technologies in the region.

Global SCP Movement North American CP Roundtable (US P2, Canadian RT) European Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (erScp) Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP) African Roundtable South American Roundtable Mediterranean Roundtable 3

Affluent core countries: Delinking resource input from GDP? DMI DMI/GDP (1975 = 100) April 2001 Source: Fischer-Kowalski/Amann 2001 ERCP

Philippine scenario 12/3/2018 anthony.chiu@dlsu.edu.ph

APRSCP9 June 10-12, 2010 Sustainable Consumption concept is still DEBATIVE (effi, effect, suff?) Concern: The most significant trend in the region is perhaps the rapidly growing middle-income class that is striving to adopt the affluent consumption patterns of wealthier people While SCP framework has been mostly looking at the supply-side strategies, such as policy option, technological progress, eco-label related product information, close-looped resource efficiency capability, etc. In other words, producer as a consumer of resources

SUPPLY DEMAND SCP Push-Pull Scenario Eco-design Green Procurement Circular Economy RECP LCA Technology Progress Policy Options Lifestyle Marketing ads ‘Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Reward System’ Human needs Human wants Human desires

Creating an Enabling Framework Appropriate timing on resource pricing Capacity Building Subregional cooperation and benchmarking More SCP-focused strategies Green public procurement as the main driver for SCP and green growth Clear sustainability targets Focus on investments towards Green Economies Facilitate a behavioral change of consumption patterns Empower the civil society Operationalization of database and clearing house for indigenous technology

Demand-side SCP issues Does USE of MANY eco-products lead to sustainability? Does USE of MANY recyclables lead to sustainability? What about the energy needed to recycle all these RECYCLABLES in the close-loop circular economy? Is there really an ABSOLUTE DECOUPLE of ‘smart’ consumption and ecological impact? Why not openly discuss ‘sufficiency’ as minimum need? How about is there a ‘maximum’ human need? Is consumer really king? (courtesy of IGES) Where lies the power among value chain actors on consumption? Socio-cultural criteria in consumption choice-making seem like missing in the SCP formula?

Asia Pacific Countries and Economies Australia Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Fiji Kazakhstan Laos India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Russia Federation Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam

Total No. of Participants Region % 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 8th Asia 50 32 81 91 60 89 Australia 8 58 4 1.5 2 7 Europe 31 5 6 29 Americas 3 1 Africa & Others - (1) No. of Countries 37 34 28 23 33 Total No. of Participants 215 425 315 273 266 306 240

Academic/ NGO / Professionals Sector % 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 8th Industry / Business 15 7 18 21 23 22 Government 36 27 32 38 63 Academic/ NGO / Professionals 19 17 12

Thank you very much!