This section provides metadata for the data reported for this indicator at the national level and at the global level.
- Goal
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- Target
Target 12.1: Implement the 10‑Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
- Indicator
Indicator 12.1.1: Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
- Series
- Related indicators
The 10-year framework of programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production is linked to all targets of SDG 12, literature research shows that SDG 12 is connected to a total of 14 other SDGs - making SCP the number one most cross-cutting theme across the SDGs.
Main Associated SDG indicators:
12.7.1 # of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans;
Linked SDGs: 12.2.1/8.4.1, 12.2.2/8.4.2, 12.3.1, 12.5.1., 12.6.1, 12.8.1, 12.A.1, 12.b.1, 12.c.1, 13.2.1, 14.c.1, 14.6.1,15.8.1
Considering that the development, adoption and implementation of policy instruments integrating SCP are creating the enabling environment for sustainable development, there are potentially many more associated SDGs, targets and indicators.
- Custodian agencies
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Definitions: This indicator allows for the quantification (#) and monitoring of countries making progress along the policy cycle of binding and non-binding policy instruments aimed at supporting Sustainable Consumption and Production.
Making progress along the policy cycle refers to the development, adoption, implementation or evaluation of such policy instruments. Concepts: As mentioned above, policy instruments are distinguished in legally binding policies and non-legally binding ones.
It is important to note that, except for regulatory / legal instruments and voluntary / self-regulation schemes, the options above are not mutually exclusive: for instance, an economic instrument can be legally binding. “Policy cycle”: this political science concept is widely used to analyse and inform public policy-making processes, but can be transposed to any recurrent pattern leading to the implementation of a policy or policy instrument. The following approach with regards to the various stages of the policy cycle is adopted:
1 UNEP (2010). ABC of SCP: Clarifying Concepts on Sustainable Consumption and Production. ↑ |
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National data provider: 10YFP National Focal Points – the full list of National Focal Points is available here. In countries there is no nominated 10YFP national focal point, the survey will be sent to the UN Environment Focal Point. |
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Organisations responsible for data collection and compilation on this indicator at the global level: UN Environment, the 10YFP Secretariat administers the data collection through a dedicated online tool. UN Environment, the 10YFP or the 10YFP Secretariat are not responsible for the quality of the data provided. |
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UNEP has been assigned the role of custodian agency for this indicator by the IAEG-SDG |
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Rationale | Not available for this indicator |
Mainstreaming sustainable consumption and production in decision-making at all levels is a core function of the 10-Year Framework, which is expected to “support the integration of sustainable consumption and production into sustainable development policies, programmes and strategies, as appropriate, including, where applicable, into poverty reduction strategies” (Rio+20 Outcome Document – A/CONF.216/5). The purpose of this indicator is to help assess the volume and geographical repartition of governments progressing on sustainable consumption and production. In addition, further information is being collected on the types, focus and orientation of the policy instruments that are being developed and used, to monitor their progression over time as well as their contribution to other Sustainable Development Goals. This should support evaluation of how much / how fast governments progress in the development and application of policies addressing sustainable consumption and production, whether at cross-cutting or sectoral level. The indicator is also considering both binding (laws and regulations) and non-binding policy instruments. The first category is essential to the shift, as binding instruments provide the legal ground for sustainable consumption and production, and can be used for enforcement or to provide incentives. The ability to develop, pass and implement legislation is an indication of jurisdictions’ engagement in the shift towards sustainable consumption and production. This indicator can also help monitor the evolution of the global legislative landscape. The second category is also essential to ensure institutional engagement, commitment and ownership. In some cases, non-binding policy instruments can lead to the creation of new legal ones. The development and implementation of non-binding instruments across sectors also provides information on engagement of partners and other stakeholders in sustainable consumption and production. |
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Whereas the indicator quantifies and monitors countries’ progress along the policy cycle of binding and non-binding policy instruments aimed at supporting Sustainable Consumption and Production; it does not provide any qualitative information and whether policies were well-designed or if a proper background analysis had been conducted, the quality of implementation, level of enforcement, and its effects. These aspects will have to be looked at through narrative reports / qualitative analysis. The indicator encompasses policy instruments supporting the shift to SCP, including: policies which identify SCP as a key priority, policies focused on SCP and sectoral policies with SCP objectives. It is acknowledged that sectoral policies are also being reported under other SDG indicators and in particular 12.7.1 (# of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans). Establishing baselines and targets can be time and resource intensive and depends on the willingness of 10YFP National Focal Points to communicate necessary information. Main aspects regarding precision, reliability, attribution and double counting are addressed above. If you come across additional issues, please inform the 10YFP Secretariat. |
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To be reported under this indicator, a government should have moved through one or more new stage(s) of the “Policy cycle” on one or more policy instrument(s) during the reporting period. This indicator is calculated at relevant aggregation levels based on the information collected from the National Focal Points and other government officials; users of the data should be mindful of double counting one same policy, when aggregating data across reporting years. |
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Treatment of missing values (i) at country level and (ii) at regional level | Not available for this indicator |
• At country level: A zero is imputed when no positive real value was officially recorded, in the base data sets used, for any of the underlying components which make up this aggregated total. Thus “0.0” can represent either NA, or a genuine 0.0, or (crucially) a combination of both, which is a common situation. This allows for values to be easily aggregated into further aggregations; however, it should be thus noted that due to imputing missing values as ‘0.0’, the aggregations may represent a lower value than actual situation. • At regional and global levels: Similarly, missing values are imputed as zero in the regional and global aggregations. Note: the disaggregation categories above are indicative and some can be left empty when reporting on measures for which such data elements are not available. |
Regional aggregations | Not available for this indicator |
The data will be aggregated at the sub-regional, regional and global levels. For the aggregation methods, please see: http://wesr.unep.org/media/docs/graphs/aggregation_methods.pdf |
Methods and guidance available to countries for the compilation of the data at the national level | Not available for this indicator |
Currently being updated to reflect new data collection system |
Quality management | Not available for this indicator |
Once data is received on the development, adoption and implementation of policy instruments, this data is reviewed to ensure that sufficient information is provided on the policy. In case insufficient information is provided, the National Focal Point is contacted to update the submission. |
Quality assurance | Not available for this indicator |
Once data is received on the development, adoption and implementation of policy instruments, this data is reviewed to ensure that sufficient information is provided on the policy. In case insufficient information is provided, the National Focal Point is contacted to update the submission. |
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Data availability: By 2020, 83 countries and the European Union reported a total of 700 policies and implementation activities for SDG 12.1.1 under the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production. Time series: The data set covers each nation individually since 2002. Disaggregation:
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