- Learn about other people and organizations working on responsible consumption
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RESEARCH AND POWERFUL ACTION IDEAS
Here are some things to explore for two focus areas within SDG 12.
CLOTHING PRODUCTION/ CONSUMPTION
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Resources and Links
Graphics and Statistics
Cool People and Projects
Clothes designer Eileen Fisher created Eileen Fisher Renew so customers could extend the lifecycle of their clothes and pass them on to someone else.
Danielle Vermeer curates a monthly newsletter, Goodwill Hunting about pre-loved fashion.
Conscious Fashion Collective‘s mission focuses on slow fashion, authentic sustainability, and equity along the value chain.
Lily, the Imperfect Idealist, shares sustainable fashion tips, travel guides, and race and running gear reviews.
For Day’s Take Back Bags allow you to send your clothes where they will brecycled and repurposed instead of ending up in a landfill.
Mobile Apps for SDG 12
Good on you
allows users to easily check the impact of their favorite fashion brands with the issues they care about.
Depop
users can buy, sell and connects to make fashion more inclusive, diverse and less wasteful.
Ethical
by Team Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of Virginia, USA suggests alternative sustainable options when a clothing image is taken.
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Stylebook
users can upload their closet and play with new outfit ideas. Users refresh their wardrobe without buying anything new.
EchO
by Team Winnovators of UAE helps users make more sustainable choices through game-like challenges.
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FOOD AND FOOD WASTE
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Resources and Links
- World Bank: Managing plastic and food waste for a sustainable future
- SDG 12 Hub: Food Loss & Waste
- FAO of the United Nations: SDG 12.3.1
- FAO of the United Nations: Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste
- FAO of the United Nations: The State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Graphics and Statistics
Images courtesy of https://arbtech.co.uk/food-wastage-around-the-world/
Cool People and Projects
Bea Johnson of ZeroWasteHome is a Franco-American author, speaker and minimalist known for initiating the waste-free living movement. She fit one year of her family’s waste into a pint size jar.
Manila’s Zero Waste Neighborhoods, polluted by plastic waste, are taking things into their own hands by creating systemic zero waste programs that collect all recyclables, compost all organics, and push for corporate accountability for all the rest.
Melati Wijsen and Isabel Wijsen are sisters and co-founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags in 2013. They started Bye Bye Plastic Bags at the ages of 10 and 12 which led to the official ban of plastic bags in their home island in Bali, Indonesia.
Terracycle’s mission is Eliminating the Idea of Waste®. Founded by Tom Szaky, it works globally to keep trash out of landfills or from incineration.
Selina Juul, a Russian emigrant to Denmark, founded Stop Wasting Food, and helped Denmark reduce food waste by 25% in 5 years.
Jardiner mon ecole helps teachers, parents, and citizens for educational gardens in their community.
Mobile Apps for SDG 12
Olio
connects neighbors with each other and with local businesses so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away.
Sharewaste NZ
connects people who wish to recycle their food scraps and other organics with their neighbors who are already composting.
Beecological
by Team Awesome of Ottawa, Canada, informs users about the ecological impact of their food choices and help them reduce pollution.
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ZeroWaste
Home
provides a map of packaging free stores, bulk aisles & shops that fill your own container, along with other ways to be waste-free.
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GO EVEN FURTHER
- Follow people who are working in this space – check out their social media pages to learn more and possibly contact them.
- Reach out to local universities (or even remote!) where people are researching climate.
- Scroll to the bottom of websites and papers to look at the bibliography – many great links can lead you to more projects and information.
