Pilot fact sheets on national
sustainable consumption and
Proof of concept — pilot fact sheets
for six countries
A set of pilot SCP policy fact sheets has been
compiled for six countries: Austria, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, France, Germany and the United
Kingdom. These pilot fact sheets provide information
on selected elements of the conceptual framework:
• Overall policy framework to support the
implementation of SCP including strategic
objectives, indicators and quantitative targets
defined in national SCP or SCP-related strategies
and action plans and the institutional set-up in
place (see the framework on previous page).
• Examples of national SCP policies to promote
sustainable household consumption accompanied
by showcases providing more details for selected
policies and instruments. The aim of this
component is to provide visibility to innovative
examples of national consumption-oriented
policies, particularly in the consumption areas of
food and drink, housing and mobility.
For more information, please contact:
Pawel Kazmierczyk
European Environment Agency
pawel.kazmierczyk@eea.europa.eu
production policies
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SCP and waste — closing the loop
SCP policy fact sheets are available in a web-based format at
http://scp.eionet.europa.eu/facts/factsheets_scp/index.
The work on SCP fact sheets complements ongoing work on
country fact sheets on national waste policies. The waste
fact sheets, available for twenty European countries, provide
in a common format information on national waste policies,
waste management plans, waste-related targets and policy
instruments. The two sets of fact sheets address the whole
life-cycle chain.
Waste fact sheets are available at:
http://scp.eionet.europa.eu/facts/factsheets_waste.
European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Sustainable
Kongens Nytorv 6 Consumption and Production
1050 Copenhagen K Højbro Plads 4
Denmark 1200 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel.: +45 33 36 71 00
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Fax: +45 33 32 22 27
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Why SCP policy fact sheets? Sharing lessons learned on SCP policy Conceptual framework for
SCP fact sheets

Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) is SCP fact sheets provide many potential benefits, Given the many and varying definitions of SCP,
a perspective on how society and the economy can including: a 'conceptual framework for SCP policies at the
be better aligned with the goals of sustainability. national level' was developed to help determine the
• inspiration for the development of SCP policies at
Cross-cutting in character, and covering the full scope, coverage, and structure of the pilot SCP fact
the national level;
life-cycle chain (see figure below), this emerging sheets. This framework (see figure below) provided a
policy area needs the active involvement of all • help in the setting of targets, selection of structure to collect information on:
stakeholders and a wide range of locally-adapted indicators and identification of policy gaps;
• SCP strategies and policies in place at the
policy responses. Fact sheets are a useful method of • giving visibility to activities and policies that
national level;
presenting the diversity of SCP policy initiatives in support SCP, as well as help in benchmarking of
European countries. countries; • policy instruments used in various individual
SCP-relevant policy areas (use of resources,
Life-cycle chain from extraction — through • facilitating compliance with reporting obligations
household consumption, mobility, etc.);
production — to consumption and waste at various levels (EU, UN, OECD);
• SCP-related indicators and targets to monitor
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management production & the services and the - Household consumption → Market-based instruments
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countries in a structured exchange of information SCP policies specific to the production-consumption areas of highest environmental impact
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on existing national SCP policies and initiatives. Food and drink
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Mobility (incl. tourism) stakeholder involvement
The goal of this initiative is to facilitate the sharing → Infrastructure development
of experience, good practices and lessons learned in Other SCP policies → Research
a policy field that is rapidly growing in importance SCP social aspects (example)
and to provide a basis for policy analysis.