2 ‘Sustainable Consumption Opportunities for Europe’  Rie Tsutsumi Estonia, January, 2003

What is Sustainable consumption The use of goods and services that respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life, while minimizing the use of natural resources, toxic materials and emissions of waste and pollutants over the life cycle, so as not to jeopardize the needs of future generation’ (Sustainable Consumption, Oslo, Norway 19 –20 January 1994)

4 ‘ Sustainable consumption can be promoted in terms of improved quality of life … Improving consumption may be one of several mechanisms for social transformation that have few losers and a wide array of associated benefits’ (The Netherlands 1994: )

Policy Mandate Agenda 21 Chapter 4 (1992) Earth Summit II (1997) Human Development Report (1998) UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection (1999) Commission for Sustainable Development (1999) UNEP GEO-2000 WSSD: 10 year framework of programmes (2002)

6 How you can achieve sustainable consumption Strategic and integrated approach for the action Shared responsibility by all Requires:Strategic policy framework, Business development, Consumer engagement, Social discussion

7 What will be happening in : WSSD Johannesburg mandate: prepare 10 year framework of programme on Sustainable Consumption 6 th Feb : UNEP Nairobi, Governing Council to ‘decide’ 10 year fromework May 2003 : “Environment for Europe” Kiev Ministerial Conference –Launch “Pan-European Network on Sustainable Consumption”

8 Sustainable Consumption Opportunities for Europe (SCOPE) Promoting opportunities for all in Europe, especially in transition countries, for Sustainable Consumption Through: Bringing people together (multi- stakeholders), using the conceptual framework presented in ‘Consumption Opportunities’ report –Identify the needs Establish country stakeholder coalitions (government-led) and project packages –Identify actions

9 Opportunities for all Government – More efficient and profitable economy, more satisfied citizens Industry – More efficient and profitable production (e.g. waste minimisation and reducing production cost), better relationship with customers, less exposure to the long term risk Consumers – Better products and services Citizens and society – Protected nature, cleaner environment, better health

10 SCOPE activities 1.National Workshops (Multi-stakeholders dialogue): –Done: Pilot projects Pilot Projects: Bulgaria, Estonia Yugoslavia –To come soon: Hungary, Poland, NIS –Also: UK; other countries Western Europe 2.National Coalitions & Action Plans: –(Estonia) Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary

11 Multistakeholders’ dialogue? Bringing people together across the sectors: governments, industry, civil society, scientists, academic researchers –Consumption: Governments, industry: also consumers –Sustainable Consumption and Production: cross sectoral approaches Bridge the gap between different issues and dimensions of sustainable consumption & production Across sectors, space, and time

12 SCOPE: four framework Efficient Consumption : Dematerialisation of production and use Different Consumption : Changing infrastructure and choice Conscious Consumption : Choosing and using more consciously Appropriate Consumption : Questioning levels of consumption

13 Efficient Consumption: Dematerialisation What factor of increased resource productivity can be achieved in each product and service? –Tracking throughput of materials and energy –Internalisation of the environmental cost –Major increases in resource productivity –Increase in value through out of the flow of resources Tools: CP, LCA, IPP, energy audit, Eco-design, Zero- emissions, waste management, re-use, recycle

14 Different Consumption What changes in choices and infrastructure will satisfy consumer demand more sustainably? –Creating new choice –Increased accessibility to green products: –Changing institutional infrastructure Actions –Environment Management, Eco-labelling, reporting, REM, second-hand market, sharing & leasing scheme, renewable energy

15 Conscious Consumption How can consumers increase their quality of life by ‘choosing and using’ more wisely? –Information at point-of-sale –General education about products and services –Shared consumption Tools: Eco-labelling, information, reporting, awareness-raising, education (incl.kids)

16 Appropriate Consumption Are consumption levels sustainable? –To consider ‘appropriate consumption’ Limit of dematerialisation of production and consumption process and optimisation of consumption may still be unsustainable More consumption means better quality of life? Tools –Civic discussion, re-thinking about the quality of life

17 SCOPE Activities 1.National Workshops: –Bulgaria, Estonia, Yugoslavia –To come soon:Poland, NIS –Also, Spain and the UK 2.National Coalitions & Action Plans: –(Estonia), –Bulgaria, –Yugoslavia –Hungary

18 Participants for the workshops Governments: National (Environment, Finance and Industry), Regional, and Local Industry/Business/Agriculture –Big (ex-state), Small and Medium sized companies –National and Local Chambers of Commerce –Agri-business and Organic farmer Civil Society Researchers

19 List of issues discussed Poverty Politics, corruption Education and training for Citizen Indicators of Sustainable Consumption Media and Advertisement Transitional process (how to use market mechanism, including finance, to make production sustainable)? How to use the existing knowledge, expertises, and experience in the region? Luck of Information sharing (technology, financial institutions) and networking ? How to access finance ?

20 National Action Plans Actions suggested at SCOPE workshops (examples): Forming a multi-stakeholder advisory body on sustainable consumption Awareness Raising, Education and training: –Developing environmental materials at schools –Education of civil servants, inspectors and judges –Training and education of business managers (in ‘modern’ management tool and methodologies)

21 Information sharing (technology, financial institutions) and networking Set up network to utilise institutions, knowledge and expertise and experience in the region, e.g. yellow pages and web-sites Creating positive financial incentives for compliance Provide region wide Eco-labeling systems and Organic Agricultural products

22 SCOPE Bringing people together Identify needs –Explore: the issues & needs –Discuss: SCOPE four elements Identify actions to be taken –Discuss: SCOPE four elements Governments, local authorities, industries, civil society, scientists, researchers Coalition for Sustainable Consumption and Production ? –Establishing and implementing action plans

23 National Coalitions/Networks Yugoslavia: –Ministry of Environment NGOs, Industry, Chambers of Commerce, Research Institutes Hungary –Ministry of Environment,Regional Environmental Centre (REC) NGOs, Industry, Research Institutes, Local Government Estonia

24 SCOPE Promoting opportunities for all in Europe, especially in transition countries, for Sustainable Consumption Through: Bringing people together (multi- stakeholders), using the conceptual framework presented in ‘Consumption Opportunities’ report –Identify the needs Establish country stakeholder coalitions (government-led) and project packages –Identify actions