1. Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
Anne-France WOESTYN
European Commission, DG ENV.G4
Luxembourg, 4 December 2007

2. Extraction of natural resources Production and Consumption
Challenges
Source
Sink
Extraction of natural resources
Waste disposal
Production and Consumption
Environment
Threats to ecosystem services !

3. Extraction of natural resources
Since 1980, increase of global resource extraction by 36% and could grow to 2-3 times by 2050
Biodiversity: Last 100 yrs human activity caused times more extinctions than would have happened from natural processes

4. Production and consumption
Population growth: 9 billion by 2050
70-80% of environmental impacts caused by cars, food & drink, housing
EU environmental technology: €1 trillion to €2,2 trillion by 2020

5. EU SCP political context
World Summit on Sustainable Development Joint Plan of Implementation
2003 – Integrated Product Policy Communication
Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
2005 – Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and Management
Renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy
Spring Summit

6. SCP: Existing EU buildings blocks
Lisbon
Sust.
Develop.
SCP
Production
Processes
Behaviours
Integrated
Product
Policy
Performance
Consumption
Behaviours
Infrastructure
IPPC
ETAP
GPP
Information
Eco-label
EuP
EMAS
Fair trade
CSR
Standards
Energy star
Eco-design

7. Approach Focus on key environmental issues
Take product-based approach: “priority products”
Build on existing policy instruments
Ensure policy coherence

8. Main challenges
Better Products - creating a dynamic internal market for better performing products
Leaner and Cleaner Production - increasing the efficiency of EU production
Smarter Consumption - changing behaviours

9. Better Products: Improving environmental performance
Options under consideration
Framework for Eco-design of products
Strengthening the EuP Directive
Dynamic Performance Requirements
Environmental Product Declarations
More dynamic standardisation

10. Leaner Production: Increasing efficiency
Options under consideration
Targets: resource & material efficiency, eco-innovation
Reinforce eco-innovation & eco-technologies (ETAP)
Boost Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS)
Sustainability labelling of imported products
SMEs support and advice

11. Smarter Consumption: Changing behaviour
Options under consideration
Environmental performance agreements with retailers
Market-Based Instruments
EU Eco-label overhaul
Misleading advertising/false environmental claims
Green public and private procurement
Education/awareness raising campaigns

12. Consultation process Public consultation (July – Sept 07)
Targeted stakeholder consultation
SCP Experts workshops
Internal consultation

13. Timing Public consultation: Summer 2007 COM - IA Board: 28/11/2007
COM – ISC: end early 2008
SCP package: Feb-March 2008
Sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan
Ecolabel Revision
EMAS Revision
GPP Communication
Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan

14. More information http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ipp/home.htm