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SPAC Watch
Introduction
An NGO initiative to monitor national progress towards sustainable production and consumption
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| Unsustainable patterns of production & consumption are worsening |
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| Need to reverse current negative environmental & social trends |
Civil society monitoring and assessment of progress towards sustainable production and consumption (SPAC) is needed to complement and improve development of policies and practices by the government and industry. This is especially important to the success of intergovernmental efforts to develop and implement a ten-year work programme on sustainable production and consumption.
Goals
The ultimate purpose of ICSPAC and the SPAC Watch initiative is to help reverse the current negative environmental and social trends resulting from unsustainable production and consumption. The three basic goals of ICSPAC and the SPAC Watch initiative are to:
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Strengthen capacity of NGOs promoting sustainable production & consumption, especially through exchange of information and knowledge.
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Raise public awareness and engagement on SPAC issues, trends and policies.
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Encourage governments to implement their commitments to eliminate unsustainable production and consumption patterns.