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ISF, CitNet, NRDC the Baha'is of the U.S. and Canadian organizations WE CANADA and One Earth Initiative Society organized a North American regional consultation at at the UN on March 8, 2011. A successful outcome at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 depended in large part on the contributions of civil society groups… Read More

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Presented at the 18th Session of the United Nations Commission of Sustainable Development, 2010

The 18th UN Commission on Sustainable Development called for a review of progress on the implementation of 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development’s mandate to develop a 10- year framework of programs on sustainable consumption and… Read More

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The paper reviews some of the many initiatives and efforts to build networks and institute policies promoting sustainable production and consumption (SPAC) values and practices in North America since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. In addition to a review of literature, the paper analyzes a selection of SPAC initiatives… Read More

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This paper presents a “ten step” approach to developing the 10 Year Framework of Programs (10YFP) based on discussions that have taken place among civil society organizations (CSOs) since the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and in particular building upon discussions evolving from the 2007 NGO Forum at the 3rd International Experts… Read More

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The paper reviews some of the many initiatives and efforts to build networks and institute policies promoting sustainable production and consumption (SPAC) values and practices in North America since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. In addition to a review of literature, the paper analyzes a selection of SPAC initiatives… Read More

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A chapter in Environment, Development & Sustainability, Vol. 5, Issue 1-2, March 2003

Abstract: At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, world leaders agreed that eliminating unsustainable production and consumption is one of the three overriding objectives of sustainable development. Achieving that objective should… Read More

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A civil society assessment of progress toward sustainable production and consumption, a contribution to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002)

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This working paper highlights civil society concerns about corporate irresponsibility and focuses the importance of corporate accountability as a key element in the successful outcome of the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development.

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