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SCP:
CSD-18 Seminar Series, 30 March 2010

CSD-18 Thematic Seminar Series:
10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (SCP)

30 March 2010 (10:00 am until 1:00 pm)
New York, USA, UNHQ - ECOSOC Chamber (NLB)

E-Discussion

Following the seminar held at UN Headquarters, the DSD invites you to participate in an e-discussion. This e-discussion will continue in exploring some of the main issues raised in the presentations and discussion period during the seminar.

E-Discussion Aim

This e-discussion aims to bring together experts, practitioners, and policymakers from within and outside the UN system to identify challenges and highlight solutions to implementing sustainable development in the area of SCP. Your knowledge and contributions will help to lay the groundwork for thematic discussions on this issue during the 18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18) in May 2010.

Discussion Threads

Below are e-discussion threads established on LinkedIn. If you are not already a member of the DSD LinkedIn group, please register by clicking here .

• Q1: If voluntary initiatives for SCP are not delivering rapid and consistent progress, then what is the mix of regulation, incentives and education needed to achieve SCP?
  Some have argued that voluntary initiatives for sustainable consumption and production (SCP) are not delivering rapid and consistent progress. If this is the case, then what is the mix of regulation, incentives and education needed to achieve SCP?
• Q2: What carrot and sticks are needed so that designers in companies systematically respond to the rising demand for sustainable products, with no additional costs to consumers?
  Though it is commonplace for people to think that SCP is costly, this does not have to be true. What carrot and sticks are needed so that designers in companies systematically respond to the rising demand for sustainable products, with no additional costs to consumers?
• Q3: What is the role of consumers and consumer groups? How can the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP) be shaped to provide incentives for all stakeholders to implement SCP principles?
• Q4: How can standards and labels be developed that are comprehensive and informative, and yet simple enough to easily guide consumer decisions?
• Q5: So far, most of the work has focused on “green”. What is the best way to mainstream social aspects into SCP issues?

Post Seminar Activity