Learning about the Sustainable Development Goals

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No Poverty
No Poverty
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Zero Hunger
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Good Health & Well-being
No Poverty
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Quality Education
No Poverty
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Gender Equality
No Poverty
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Clean water & Sanitation
No Poverty
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Affordable & Clean Energy
No Poverty
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Decent work & Economic Growth
No Poverty
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Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
No Poverty
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Reduced Inequalities
No Poverty
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Sustainable city & Communities
No Poverty
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Reasonable Consumption & Production
No Poverty
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Climate Action
No Poverty
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Life below Water
No Poverty
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Life on Land
No Poverty
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Peace & Justice
No Poverty
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pARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
No Poverty

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Goal 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Targets

12.1 Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries

12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

12.3 By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses

12.4 By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment

12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle

12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities

12.8 By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature

12.a Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production

12.b Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

12.c Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities

India and Goal 12

Extracted from SDG INDIA Index & Dashboard 2020-21 Partnerships in the Decade of Action, NITI Aayog