Sustainable public procurement (SDG 12.7.1) No data available


Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans. Participating governments by region


5% 2% 22% 44% 27% Participating governments by region


Europe (18 governments) Asia (9 governments) Africa (1 government)


Latin America & the Caribbean (11 governments) North America (2 governments)


Not at all reflected


Source: UNEP Global Review of Sustainable Public Procurement 2017 Tier III; Custodian agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)


Sustainable procurement is increasingly recognized as a strategic lever to drive sustainability and integration across sectoral policies (UNEP 2017b). While previously, sustainable public procurement practices predominately focused on energy conservation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation, an evolution towards a broader approach has been noted in the UN Environment 2017 Global Sustainable Public Procurement Review, with governments using procurement policies to encourage social inclusion and equity (UNEP 2017c). This development is however not homogeneous: trends show that countries in the Asia and the Pacific region are more likely to focus on environmental issues, while other regions prioritise a wider range of socio-economic and ethical issues. Countries show variation in sustainable procurement policy priorities and the level of financing and enforcement prescribed. It is notable that more and more countries develop information systems to monitor their sustainable procurement practices and the process of institutionalisation of Sustainable Public Procurement. Among these, only a few countries are presently able to report on the percentage of their public procurement which can be considered sustainable. An even more limited number of countries monitor the sustainability impacts of their Sustainable Public Procurement policies.


78


Education for sustainable lifestyles (SDG 12.8.1) No data available


Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment.


100% 120%


20% 40% 60% 80%


0%


Globally - 82


Africa - 12


Arab States - 7


Asia and the


Pacific - 14


Somewhat reflected


Europe and


North


America - 35


Latin


America and the


Caribbean - 14


Fully reflected


Source: Sixth Consultation on the implementation of the Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms), roughly half of countries have education policies which promote sustainable development and global citizenship principles (UNESCO 2016a). Tier III; Custodian agency: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS)


The 2018 High Level Political Forum Review of SDGs implementation affirms that, “there needs to be a shift away from economic models that value growth for growth’s sake, towards a new mind-set that respects planetary boundaries, recognises the economy as a subset of nature, and supports the concept of living in harmony with nature”. Based on the on findings from the Sixth Consultation on the implementation of the Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, roughly half of countries have education policies which promote sustainable development and global citizenship principles (UNESCO 2016b).


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