5th Sustainable Development Days
Participating Alliance members: UN Environment, UNECE
Organised by the University of Luxembourg (mars.uni.lu) and the EIB Institute (https://institute.eib.org)
Achieving economic growth and sustainable development requires that we urgently reduce our ecological footprint by changing the way we produce and consume goods and resources.
This year, the 5th edition of the October Days will shed light on innovative initiatives that contribute to achieving SDGs 11 and 12. These SDGs, in particular, address the urgent need to change the way we act as individuals and live in our communities and reconcile the fact of being consumers and producers with the major role of being responsible and conscious citizens of our society.
Innovative consumption and production practices for a more sustainable society (SDGs 11 and 12)
It is in fact well acknowledged by the scientific community and key stakeholders that the current model of growth has reached a turning point, with an increasing emphasis on the natural resources we depend on and questionable results in terms of individual and social well‐being. Many industries are lacking good practices at the sustainability/environmental level and need an urgent shift towards a more sustainable model. At the same time it urges a complete change in the mindset of these industries concerning the need to respect basic human and labour rights and tackle gender issues. On the other hand consumers have an important say, by how much they buy, what they buy, and from whom they buy.
The conference will explore pilot and creative best practices emerging in the food, fashion and tourism sectors as specific areas of implementation, from a supply and demand perspective.
The October Days will seek to engage key representative actors of this envisaged societal change in a fruitful and comprehensive dialogue.
“Innovative consumption and production practices for a more sustainable society – SDGs 11 and 12”
– Sustainable Practices in the Fashion Industry (Session 1)
– Sustainable Practices in the Food Market (Session 2)
– Sustainable Practices in the Tourism Sector (Session 3)
October Days 2019: Innovation consumption and production practices for a more sustainable society
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