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URL: https://www.nast.ph/index.php/13-news-press-releases/346-2018-mindanao-regional-scientific-meeting-champions-sustainability-and-resiliency-in-the-region
TITLE: 2018 MINDANAO REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING CHAMPIONS SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY IN THE REGION
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DATE PUBLISHED: March 15, 2018
KEY INFO: With over 300 participants from all over Mindanao, the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology – Mindanao Cluster (MindaDOST) composed of DOST Regions IX, X, XI, XII, XIII-CARAGA, ARMM, held the 2018 Mindanao Regional Scientific Meeting (RSM) at the Mallberry Suites and Business Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City with the theme, “Science and Technology-Enhanced Transformation for Sustainability and Resiliency (2018-2030).”

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URL: WWF-Philippines | Sustainable Consumption and Production
TITLE: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
AUTHOR: WWF
DATE PUBLISHED:
KEY INFO: The population of the Philippines stands at roughly 102 million and 27 million of this number live below poverty line. Moreover, 13.5 million of the economically poor are unable to eat three times a day, with 2.7 million families experiencing involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months.

Despite this challenge in terms of hunger and food security, it has also been estimated that Filipinos waste up to 308,000 tons of rice every year. In Metro Manila, 2,175 tons of food end up in trash bins daily.

Clearly, there is a gap between the amount of food that we are able to supply and produce, and the demand which this supply should be able to address.  A great part of this problem lies in the traditional consumption and production processes which have already been established in our economy.

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URL: https://nrcp.dost.gov.ph/latest-news/717-future-earth-philippines-mindanao-highlights-sustainability-issues-initiatives
TITLE: Future Earth Philippines Mindanao highlights sustainability issues, initiatives
DATE PUBLISHED: May 6, 2021
KEY INFO:  To promote science-based approaches in sustainability implementation, different researches and case studies were presented by NRCP members

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Hosted by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), the Mindanao Regional Future Earth Community Mobilization Workshop highlighted various sustainability issues and initiatives.
The event was held via Zoom on April 26 and 28, 2021 with the theme, "Synergizing knowledge and governance for sustainable development in Mindanao in the age of disruptions." Around 140 representatives from different sectors such as the academe, local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations, and other members of the civil society participated.

"Economies and cultures differ, and societies vary in their needs as well as in opportunities, resources and degrees of development. What then is a better way to be inclusive, responsive, and sustainable if not to go local? There is no other way but to belong, " shared Dr. Marieta Bañez Sumagaysay, NRCP Executive Director.

Likewise, national scientist Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz, Future Earth Philippines (FEP) Project Leader, introduced the said program and stressed the importance of regional workshops to better understand the local setting and encourage participation from the ground.

A screenshot of some participants during the FEP workshop for Mindanao.
Sustainability researches, case studies in Mindanao
To promote science-based approaches in sustainability implementation, different researches and case studies were presented by NRCP members:

Dr. Anthony C. Sales, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Region XI Director, presented the "Status of Development Efforts and Implications on Sustainable Development of Mindanao in the Context of the New Normal." He shared some strategies in building a resilient and sustainable Mindanao such as improving digital infrastructure, and conducting an integrated biodiversity conservation program.

Stressing the issues concerning Lake Lanao, Dr. Sukarno Tanggol, Chancellor of Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), shared the socio-ecological importance of Lake Lanao in his talk, "Lake Lanao Sustainability Challenges, Resources, and Opportunities." Among the recommendations he cited to preserve the lake are: restoring the degraded forests, conduct of continuous research, and establishment of the Lake Lanao Rehabilitation Center.

Dr. Mario J. Aguja, Professor at MSU-General Santos City, discussed "Sustainable Management of the Ligawasan Marsh Transitional Peace." He mentioned that addressing the degradation of Ligawasan Marsh entails the resolution of the ongoing conflicts between the government and rebel groups.

With his talk titled, "Sustaining the energy imperatives of Mindanao for development," Dr. Randell U. Espina, Professor at Ateneo De Davao University, mentioned the potential of Mindanao for renewable energy sources. He enthused the need to optimize the utilization of free water from the river basins through small to medium-sized hydro power plants.

Dr. Victor B. Amoroso shared the importance of biodiversity in Mindanao including its role in sustainable development.

Meanwhile, Dr. Victor B. Amoroso, Professor Emeritus at Central Mindanao University, highlighted the rich flora and fauna of Mindanao in his talk, "Biodiversity Inventory and Conservation Assessment in Mindanao." He encouraged the participants to create conservation programs, citing that a healthy biodiversity ensures a healthy community.
Government initiatives to promote sustainability
Del Carmen Vice Mayor Alredo M. Coro II presented their activities to conserve the mangrove areas in the island, considered as the largest in the country. He cited ecotourism as one of their strategies given the island's international reputation as a tourism hub.

Coro also partnered with the NRCP to study the mangroves in Siargao towards generating approaches to preserve them. To address future challenges, Coro proposed the need for a blended finance that would ensure sustainable growth and equitable development in the island.
Senator Pimentel shared his insights on sustainability Secretary Piñol of MinDA, stressed the importance of sustainable agriculture to preserve the environment and develop the local economy. during the FEP workshop for Mindanao.
On the side of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol, shared the importance of Mindanao in boosting the country's agricultural development and how this can be done without compromising the forests. He reiterated the need to connect farming communities to the market and to push for renewable energy sources.

Likewise, Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said that achieving a sustainable and inclusive economic security entails the strengthening of linkages between markets and production areas.
Indigenous Peoples as stewards of Mindanao's environment Timuey Mansayagan, a Manobo tribe leader, shared the plight of the IPs and their roles in protecting Mindanao's forests.
"We need to establish more physical linkages in Mindanao through building and improving our infrastructure, transport and communication facilities," added Pimentel III.

Pimentel also underscored the need to generate sustainable jobs for the communities and to promote peace and security.

Stressing the critical role of indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao's sustainability, Timuey Jimid P. Mansayagan, a Manobo tribal leader and the Chairperson of the Governing Council of Lumad Mindanao People's Federation, narrated how colonial and post-colonial policies and programs have ushered devastation to their ancestral domains. He cited that without the collective opposition of the Lumads and other IPs against extractive industries, no forests would remain in Mindanao.

"We, the IPs, have long been misunderstood and were even considered as backward and primitive but the international community recognizes that we play an integral role in protecting the planet and addressing climate change," said Mansayagan.
Sharing of SDG Practices from the Ground
Mansayagan expressed alarm over various proposed mining attempts within their ancestral domains.

"Noong nalogging at nakalbo ang aming mga kabundukan, nakita naman ng mga kapitalista ang mga ginto sa aming lupang ninuno. Ngayun, gusto nilang kunin (After logging and deforesting our mountains, the capitalists now want to mine the gold underneath)," said Mansayagan.

To address the plight of the IPs and arrest forest degradation in Mindanao, Mansayagan proposed "partnership and cooperation" with the government. He then called on the FEP proponents to raise their proposal to the national level.

Aside from the lectures, the event also featured a digital talk show, wherein, representatives from the eight (8) identified LGUs shared their practices related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These LGUs are Davao, Iligan, Cagayan De Oro, Butuan, Zamboanga, General Santos, Marawi, and Cotabato.

During the second day, the participants were grouped according to LGUs and were tasked to identify sustainability issues using Problem Tree Analysis and propose solutions via Objective Tree Analysis. They then filled out a Log Framework, specifying the key strategies and timelines for the proposed solutions.

According to Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza, NAST President, the problems and solutions raised during the workshops can serve as a baseline of the LGUs in initiating programs that would boost Mindanao's sustainability.

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Hosted by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), the Mindanao Regional Future Earth Community Mobilization Workshop highlighted various sustainability issues and initiatives. The event was held via Zoom on April 26 and 28, 2021 with the theme, "Synergizing knowledge and governance for sustainable development in Mindanao in the age of disruptions."

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URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220823-quitting-single-use-plastic-in-japan
TITLE: Quitting single-use plastic in Japan
AUTHOR: Melinda Joe
DATE PUBLISHED: 25th August 2022
KEY INFO: Asia produced 54% of the world's plastics

Plastic pollution affects almost every marine species, and scientists have observed negative effects in almost 90% of assessed species.

Improper waste management results in higher risk of diseases such as malaria, dengue, and asthma.

Japan ranks second in the world behind Germany for plastics management.

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Every Tuesday morning when I take out the garbage, I see clear plastic rubbish bags stuffed with empty PET bottles stacked beside the blue recycling bins. In the ward of Tokyo where I live, the city sets out weekly collection bins for glass, aluminum, and plastic at designated points around the neighbourhood. By 8am, the bins are invariably full, but the volume of plastic bottle waste has been growing faster than municipal governments can effectively keep up with.

Production of plastic bottles in Japan has jumped to a staggering 23.2 billion per year, from 14 billion in 2004. While the country boasts advanced recycling technology, approximately 2.6 billion bottles are incinerated, sent to landfills, or lost to waterways and oceans annually.

Like most Tokyo residents, I'm fastidious about separating my rubbish and always dispose of plastic bottles in recycling bins. But single-use plastics - products primarily derived from fossil fuel-based chemicals which can only be used once - are difficult to avoid in the Japanese capital.

Vending machines selling drinks in plastic bottles line my street. At the three convenience stores located within five-minutes' walk from my apartment, the selection of single-serving, ready-to-eat items - such as bento lunchboxes and pouches filled with comfort foods like kinpira (burdock root and carrots cooked in sweetened soy sauce) - has expanded. At supermarkets, fruits cradled in polystyrene netting, packed into plastic cartons, and then wrapped in cling film are a common sight. In 2014, Japan generated 32.4kg (71lb) of plastic packaging waste per capita - second only to the United States, at 40kg (88lb) per capita.

Excessive plastic packaging is the norm in Tokyo (Credit: Getty Images)

Over the past couple of years, I've noticed a proliferation of plastic waste in my home. During the pandemic, my husband and I came to rely on takeout and a cornucopia of tasty, time-saving frozen treats available online - vacuum-packed pizzas, plastic-wrapped burritos, and plastic bags full of potato galettes. One day, I realised that plastics made up around two-thirds of our waste. Alarmed by reports that ocean plastic pollution will quadruple by 2050, I worried that we were headed down the slippery slope of convenience that is contributing to the plastic crisis. To find out how much changing my daily lifestyle habits could reduce waste, I set myself the challenge of cutting out single-use plastic over the course of a week.
The plastics challenge
Even before Japan began charging for plastic bags at retail stores, I'd been choosing reusable bags for shopping. Carrying a water bottle and downloading the MyMizu app, which shows a map of refilling stations around central Tokyo, helped me avoid buying water in PET bottles.

To significantly reduce my plastic waste, I focused on limiting packaging, first by cutting back on lunchtime takeaway, which frequently comes in plastic containers, and refraining from shopping online.

Still, excessive packaging is the norm in Tokyo. Shop clerks commonly wrap glass jars in bubble wrap or place loose vegetables in plastic bags automatically at checkout.

Japan's obsession with packaging has cultural roots related to concepts of "presentation and respect, especially when giving gifts," says Azby Brown, author of Just Enough: Lessons from Japan for Sustainable Living, Architecture, and Design.

The tradition of wrapping objects conveys "the regard you have for the other person." In the modern retail context, packaging indicates good customer service: "Customers expect it," Brown says. "People want to know that the food is protected, not bruised or soiled. The notion of cleanliness is very important here."

Despite my virtuous intentions, I met with setbacks early on, after a beer importer offered to send me some bottles to try (as a food and drinks writer, I often receive such samples). The box arrived filled with plastic packing pillows, each bottle enveloped in a double layer of bubble wrap.
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The week of my challenge also coincided with the worst heat wave in Japan since 1875 - five hellish days of temperatures exceeding 35C (95F), with soul-crushing levels of humidity. After two days of cooking in my sweltering kitchen, I caved. Dreading the extra hassle of washing and chopping vegetables every night, I began augmenting dinners with prepared foods from various takeaway shops in my neighbourhood.

Although karaage fried chicken was sold in waxed paper bags and takoyaki octopus dumplings came in boat-shaped bamboo trays, vegetable dishes like pressed tofu salad and coleslaw came in individual plastic clamshell packages. Leak-prone items like kimchi, a Korean side dish of preserved vegetables, were wrapped in extra plastic, but even fresh bread and pastries from my local bakery were encased in plastic bags.

"We try to minimise the use of plastics, but consumer demand is high in this humid environment," says chef and sustainability advocate Shinobu Namae, who runs Bricolage Bakery in central Tokyo's Roppongi district. "Weighing food quality versus the problem of plastics is always an issue, but we try to find a balance."

Japan's first zero-waste city Kamikatsu has a recycling rate of 80% (Credit Kazuhiro Nogi / Getty Images)

Looking for eco-friendly eateries around town, I discovered a list of takeout restaurants that allow customers to bring their own containers compiled by Mona Neuhauss, the founder of No Plastic Japan. Unfortunately, none were located near me. The same was true of a number of Tokyo shops selling food by weight. I was especially keen to check out Nue, the city's first zero-waste supermarket selling dried foods in bulk and produce without packaging. However, getting there would involve a 52-minute train and bus ride from my home.

Similarly, a trip to one of the Aeon supermarkets in Tokyo with a Loop deposit scheme for reusable containers would take me 38 minutes by train. While these provided great options for the occasional outing, none offered a practical solution for my daily needs. I do almost all of my grocery shopping on foot, within an 800m (2,625ft) radius of my house, so it doesn't make sense for me to travel across the city to buy food.

Instead, I started buying more produce at mom-and-pop yaoya greengrocers in my area, where whole fruits like pineapples and vegetables such as potatoes and cucumbers are pre-measured on trays and sold without packaging. Even at these small vegetable stands, however, plastic containers are still used for many items such as herbs. Instead of purchasing rice from the supermarket, I found a traditional rice shop I'd never noticed before selling by weight in paper bags only 600m (1,968ft) away. Going to different shops took extra time, but I never had to walk more than 20 minutes to each place.

I continued to do the bulk of my shopping at my local supermarket, which has recently started to sell some vegetables without packaging. When cashiers tried to toss my loose bitter melon and eggplants into small plastic bags or attempted to wrap bottles in bubble wrap, I was strict about refusing.

By the end of the week, these measures helped reduce my plastic waste by nearly half - a good result but not as much as I had hoped.

Asia' s plastics problem

Formerly a problem limited to wealthy industrialised nations, plastic waste is on the rise across Asia - even among developing countries - due to a confluence of rapid economic and population growth compounded by globalisation.

"It's becoming cheaper to produce single-use plastics, and with globalisation it's easy for countries, for example in Africa and Asia, to import these items. In such places, clean drinking water often comes in plastic bottles and bags," says Kyodo News senior staff reporter Tetsuji Ida, who has been writing about the plastic crisis and other environmental issues for more than 30 years.

In 2019, Asia produced 54% of the world's plastics, led by China and Japan. Roughly half of the plastic waste found in the oceans comes from just five countries: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Eventually, plastics break down into non-biodegradable microparticles that pose potential threats to wildlife and human health. Plastic pollution affects almost every marine species, and scientists have observed negative effects in almost 90% of assessed species. While the impact on humans is still unknown, microplastics have been detected in blood, placenta, and breast milk.

Once plastic is burned and ends up "in the environment it's very difficult to retrieve," says Melanie Bergman, a marine biologist who researches plastic pollution at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany.

Nate Maynard, Taiwan-based producer of the climate podcast "Waste Not Why Not" and former sustainability consultant, points to the lack of waste management systems in many regions as a major obstacle. "When people don't have access to waste disposal, they end up dumping or burning it, and that has health impacts as well as environmental consequences," he says, adding that "the human element" is often overlooked in discussions about the harmful effects of marine debris. Improper waste management results in higher risk of diseases such as malaria, dengue, and asthma.

Chemical contamination, says Bergman, is another hazard: "In many parts of the world they don't have the money to build the kind of incineration plants we use in Germany, so you end up with highly toxic residues that you have to deal with in future generations," she says.

Japan ranks second in the world behind Germany for plastics management. Although the country has been lauded for its plastics' recycling rate of more than 85%, the figure paints a deceptively rosy picture of the situation. According to the Tokyo-based Plastic Waste Management Institute, in 2020, only 21% of plastic waste underwent material recycling, which reuses plastic; 3% underwent chemical recycling, which breaks down plastic polymers into building blocks for secondary materials. 8% was incinerated, while 6% went to landfills. 63% of plastic waste was processed as "thermal recycling," which involves using the plastic as an ingredient for solid fuel and burning it for energy.

"That means that two-thirds of plastic waste is, in fact, incinerated. In Europe, this 'thermal recycling' would be considered energy recovery, not recycling," Ida says, adding that Japan is the largest exporter of plastic waste. "The recycling rate only applies to what remains in Japan."

In 2020, Japan exported 820,000 tonnes of plastic waste to South East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan - roughly 46% of the total.

Part of the problem, Ida says, is that Japan's strategy for dealing with plastic waste places the lion's share of the burden on consumers and local governments. "The most expensive process of recycling is sorting, which is done manually, and local administrations bear the highest cost. That means the burden is on taxpayers, while companies pay only the cost of recycling - not for collection or internal management," he says.

Moreover, Ida says that government initiatives, such as the recent law requiring businesses to set targets for reducing single-use plastics have "very small teeth." Businesses that fail to comply with the regulations will be "named and shamed but there are no fines or legal consequences," he says.

Japan exports roughly 46% of its plastic waste to South East Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan (Credit: Mohd Samsul Mohd Said / Getty Images)

In contrast, South Korea has taken firm action to combat an 18.9% increase in plastic waste brought on by lifestyle changes related to the Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021. Last September, the government pledged to reduce plastic use by 2030 and aims to become a plastic-free society by 2050. This year, the country reinstated a ban on single-use plastic cups at cafes and restaurants. First introduced in 2019, the measures were derailed by the pandemic but will be expanded to include cutlery and straws later this year.

Taiwan takes a similarly progressive approach to plastic waste management. With more than 2,000 recycling companies and government facilities, the country has a robust recycling infrastructure. In 2018, the recycling rate for PET bottles was as high as 95%, and initiatives such as discounts for those who bring their own cups to cafes and restaurants subtly reinforce the reuse-and-recycle mindset.

Recycling, however, is only part of the equation for achieving a more sustainable society. Efforts to reduce waste, Maynard says, are equally important. Taiwan's "pay-as-you-throw" model for waste collection - which introduced a pricing system for rubbish bags of different sizes - has helped curb waste. In 2018, the average Taiwanese person produced 850g (1.9lb) of waste per day, down from 1.2kg per person 15 years ago.

"Because recycling is free but trash costs money, consumers are incentivised to buy things that can be recycled. It's as important as sorting because it brings down waste generation," Maynard says.

Sustainability on a Shoestring

We currently live in an unsustainable world. While the biggest gains in the fight to curb climate change will come from the decisions made by governments and industries, we can all play our part. In Sustainability on a Shoestring, BBC Future explores how each of us can contribute as individuals to reducing carbon emissions by living more sustainably, without breaking the bank.

"In the end, we have to raise our voices," Ida says, describing how civil engagement helped propel the adoption of zero-waste policies in Japanese cities such as Kameoka in Kyoto and Kamikatsu in Tokushima, where the recycling rate is around 80%.

In Kamikatsu, the Zero Waste Academy, a non-profit organisation established to promote the town's 2003 Zero Waste Declaration, worked with manufacturers to develop repurchase programmes for used products and advocated for the local government to stop disposing of waste in landfills or by burning it.

"Municipal, not national, governments are responsible for waste management, so they are the ones who are most willing to take action," Ida says.

The good news is that public support for cutting down on plastic is growing in Japan. But while personal efforts can make a difference, consumers need to put pressure on industry and local governments to effect a real change. On my next visit to my local supermarket, I heeded Ida's advice to utilise the suggestion box: "Even putting comments in the suggestion box can have an impact if enough people do it," he says. "It's a small step, but it's a start."

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TITLE: Making production, consumption more sustainable | The Final Word
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DATE PUBLISHED:  November 24, 2022
KEY INFO: Business startup Humble Sustainability hopes to strengthen the country’s circular economy, or a sustainable system of production and consumption, through its thrifting and recycling services.

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URL: https://youtu.be/6YZCPdniEPM
TITLE: Responsible Consumption and Production CAMPaign
AUTHOR: ANG KASALUKUYANG DIGDIG
DATE PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 27, 2019
KEY INFO: An advocacy campaign of BSMT 2B (AY 2019-2020) on a Sustainable Development Goal no. 12.

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URL: https://icleiseas.org/index.php/2020/09/28/a-more-sustainable-mindanao-accelerating-energy-efficiency-and-conservation-for-local-development/#
TITLE: A more sustainable Mindanao: Accelerating energy efficiency and conservation for local development
AUTHOR: Laura Lopez
DATE PUBLISHED: September 28, 2020
KEY INFO: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that despite stunted economic activities at a global scale, energy demand will persist upward and this trend would not leave soon. While energy consumption has dropped in the short-term due to lockdowns and decreased mobility, policymakers and governments would need to identify other energy streams to sustain growing populations, support economic roles, and commit to a low-carbon future.

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URL:#MINDANAO: What makes the Mindanao economy interesting – Manila Bulletin (mb.com.ph)
TITLE:#MINDANAO: What makes the Mindanao economy interesting
AUTHOR:John Tria
DATE PUBLISHED: August 5, 2021
KEY INFO:A few months back I wrote about the 2020 performance of the Mindanao economy, in that its decline is less than that of the country’s in the same period.

This led many to ask why such was the case, and how the recent 11% second quarter GDP growth will affect Mindanao’s growth as well. Here are a few thoughts, covering factors, and potentials worth exploring.

The obvious answers include the ability to produce food and thus, keep local inflation in check, which in turn can keep purchasing power and consumption stable to drive economic activities and induce recovery and growth. Noting its proximity to ASEAN and pacific sea lanes, and with the improved infrastructure such as new roads linking major Mindanao cities and recent economic reforms such as the passage of the CREATE Law that lowers corporate income taxes and puts incentives in place we will expect greater investor interest in regions such as Mindanao, especially industries that will do well to spread their capacities throughout the country.

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A few months back I wrote about the 2020 performance of the Mindanao economy, in that its decline is less than that of the country's in the same period.

This led many to ask why such was the case, and how the recent 11% second quarter GDP growth will affect Mindanao's growth as well. Here are a few thoughts, covering factors, and potentials worth exploring.

The obvious answers include the ability to produce food and thus, keep local inflation in check, which in turn can keep purchasing power and consumption stable to drive economic activities and induce recovery and growth.

There is also the weather factor. This is helped by the fact that being farthest from extreme weather events such as typhoons, the growing seasons remain more consistent, and weather related work disruptions are not as frequent.

This remains generally true, even as climate change tends to weaken growth at times due to delays in the prolonged sunshine that limits flowering and delays fruiting. Certain adjustments and adaptation approaches can be deployed for this which I will discuss in future columns.

Related to the above factor is an ability to export and supply high value crops and natural resources products and minerals. This is helped by new infrastructure that can improve port services and boost the turn around time of ships. At the same time, industrial areas on the island also are near ports, reducing the travel time from production to shipping.

In turn, more modern port related infrastructure encourages more direct ship calls to Mindanao ports from an increased number of international ports boosts trade. This is crucial in line with new trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the expanded agreements in the ASEAN economic community pillar.

Moreover, more direct shipping to Mindanao reduces the likelihood of another port congestion problem in Manila similar to what took place in 2013. This affected the transshipment of many goods outside Luzon.

With these things in mind, what can be done to further increase these potentials?

For one, more concerted, united programmed efforts between public agencies and private sector groups such as local chambers of commerce, civic organizations to harness them. This increased public and private sector collaboration needs to be crystallized in an investment promotion and facilitation program.

A specific, practical initiative is for local business groups, led by the PCCI regional governors and the DTI regional offices, along with investment promotion agencies to establish regional investment desks to cater to investor inquiries, ease through obstacles and point the direction towards areas and specific opportunities and even incentives and particular agencies within the regions that are ready to take in such investments.

The desk can help shepherd the investor from inquiry to fruition and can be tracked and monitored for performance. This can also be done with local governments through their investment promotion offices.

Noting its proximity to ASEAN and pacific sea lanes, and with the improved infrastructure such as new roads linking major Mindanao cities and recent economic reforms such as the passage of the CREATE Law that lowers corporate income taxes and puts incentives in place we will expect greater investor interest in regions such as Mindanao, especially industries that will do well to spread their capacities throughout the country.

Other business groups, such as local chapters of foreign chambers of commerce can also play a part in making these investment desks work by facilitating business matching sessions between partnering firms.

These suggestions, among others, can foster stronger investments in Mindanao, spreading opportunities and boost recovery.

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AUTHOR: Behind Philippines
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10793/1728
TITLE: SDG 12 Responsible consumption & production Poster A2
AUTHOR: Dromgool-Regan, Cushla
DATE PUBLISHED: 2019
KEY INFO: Help raise awareness, knowledge, and engagement in conversations about our ocean. And it provides a beautiful photo of a turtle about to eat plastic, reminding us of how we have an impact on the ocean and how the ocean impacts our lives.

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TITLE: Understand Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Primary)
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DATE PUBLISHED: March 2, 2020
KEY INFO: It helps us understand the goal of Responsible Consumption and production and why we need to practice it.

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URL: Responsible consumption and production: Sustainable development goal 12 Responsible consumption and production on Apple Podcasts
TITLE: Sustainable development goal 12 Responsible consumption and production
AUTHOR: Arjun Rohilla
DATE PUBLISHED: June 12, 2020
KEY INFO: Consumption and production happens daily and if we are not careful on how we consume/produce it can have a negative impact on our planet. Responsible consumption means being conscious of what we eat/drink/use/buy and how it affected/affects/will affect the environment.(This is not actually from Mindanao but it's related to our research.)

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TITLE: In poorer countries most food loss happens at the production and distribution stages, while in richer countries most loss is at the consumption stage
AUTHOR: The World Bank
DATE PUBLISHED: 2020
KEY INFO:

Food loss during production is a global issue, irrespective of region or income level.

A third of food loss occurs at the production stage in many economies.

To meet SDG target 12.3, economies need to focus on strategies for the stages of the food supply chain with the greatest losses, such as producing more usable food with the same amount of resources or providing farmers’ access to better storage facilities which can limit the amount of resources needed to produce the world’s food.

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URL: Zero Waste Challenge. 12. Responsible Consumption and Production | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)
TITLE: UN Zero Waste Challenge. 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
AUTHOR: United Nation
DATE PUBLISHED: March 3, 2017
KEY INFO: The &quot;Zero Waste Challenge&quot; project was developed by the Moema Viezzer Environmental Education Observatory, research, and extension group of the Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), whose action contributes with management actions and environmental education in the trinational region of the Iguazú. The activities were an invitation to society to change their lifestyles and values concerning garbage. The participative workshops built with the people current knowledge and practices for a sustainable life routine using the principles: Rethink the consumption; Reuse the materials; Reduce consumption; Recycle the materials and Compost the garbage. (This is not particularly on Mindanao but we are inlcuded in this)

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The &quot;Zero Waste Challenge&quot; project was developed by the Moema Viezzer Environmental Education Observatory, research, and extension group of the Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), whose action contributes with management actions and environmental education in the trinational region of the Iguazú. The activities were an invitation to society to change their lifestyles and values concerning garbage. The participative workshops built with the people current knowledge and practices for a sustainable life routine using the principles: Rethink the consumption; Reuse the materials; Reduce consumption; Recycle the materials and Compost the garbage.

Objective of the practice

The primary objective is to awaken awareness concerning the impacts of our lifestyle on the planet, evidencing the existing relationships between garbage, health, ecology, and regional integration. In this sense, the &quot;Zero Waste Challenge&quot; aims to sensitize people especially in the waste matter and reflect on consumption habits, based on the understanding of the indissociable link between personal and environmental health, and health with the mode of current production.<br />
All the projects of the Observatory are linked to the Research-Action-Participant methodology, people who learn by participating, because we have as a policy the construction of Sustainable Societies with global responsibility, restoring the unity of the human being with Nature in a transformative way and emancipatory. Then, the first challenge was from the working group. We had the assignment of developing a participatory workshop whose audience would be the entire trinational region, characterized by its diversity of cultures, ethnicities, age, and language, since in the trinational region Portuguese are spoken, Spanish and Guarani too. The second was established through diffusion, and precisely what would be the dissemination strategies of the project, finally the supplies need to be reused objects and generate the minimum possible environmental liability in the activities to serve as a practical example of waste<br />
According to these principles, the workshops were prepared based on generating themes and the most appropriate methodology was the circle of knowledge, where everyone exchanged their practices and knowledge. They also shared scientific data on the production of waste in the region and strategies to change the lifestyle concerning that issue. After the round in the circle, the class was divided into smaller groups to make the products sustainable. Since UNILA is a bilingual university, the teachers and the instructors were prepared to address the linguistic diversity of the participants. The Motim Naipi neighborhood mothers club was also a partner in the recollection of the recycled materials. Within the framework of the dissemination strategy in all the propaganda media, we have the support of the Radio Agua website, journalists from the city who support environmental causes, newspapers from UNILA and the Network of Environmental Educators, the Educator Collective of the Paraná Basin 3. We also made outreach with pamphlets doing door-to-door in the community center of the Youth Center, which live in a state of social vulnerability.<br />
Overcoming the difficulties, we managed to reach an average audience of 40 people per workshop, mostly women, elderly and young. A mobilization group was created through online conversation applications, where participants could disclose the register of practices in their daily lives and share their doubts in maintaining a more sustainable lifestyle.<br />
Another group of alliances was the city&#39;s environmentalists who work with permaculture, an association of family and organic farmers. They contributed by teaching composting and agroforestry techniques, mainly with food and natural materials for the practical workshops of planting and reforestation of sustainable yards.

The Moema Viezzer Environmental Education Observatory is a research, teaching and extension group of the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA). The Challenge had the main partner: Youth Center, a space for coexistence for adolescents and young people.The partners of the communication: Web Radio Agua, is a program maintained by the Technological Park of Itaipú (PTI) that promotes a collaborative space for the exchange of information and experiences. Together with the Educator Collective is a space for training, dialogue and planning of socio-environmental interventions, made up of alliances between public and private power and organized civil society.

Implementation of the Project/Activity

For the &quot;Zero Waste Challenge&quot; to be able to endure for all the diversity and amount of environmental impact in the region the workshops were carried out in the following distribution: the offices were held on a Saturday with an approximate duration of 2 and a half hours, which were presented a chronogram established with the different activities. Such as: as the production of hygiene products and beauty products, cleaning products and natural alternatives to &quot;poisons,&quot; composting, ways to make remedies and treatments natural. Garbage separation station, healthy food and vegetable garden in glasses, furniture from reused materials, reuse of clothes / sustainable fashion and notebooks and handcrafted presents, finally sustainable yards. In the workshop of cleaning products which presented different recipes for the elaboration of them through eco-friendly and sustainable elements such as detergent, disinfectant for bathing, deodorants, among others. These implementations for an environmental awareness focused mainly on waste, are applied ecologically friendly, simple, practical, healthy and also economic techniques. This reuse and use generate the economy and reduce the quantity of garbage produced.
The use of non-industrialized substances and durable containers, outside of polluting materials, favors the reduction of environmental pollution and of the body itself.
It is through the "monthly workshops&quot; that they reached the participation of university students, social and environmental movements and members of the Vila União community, where the youth center is, partner. In each workshop, they carried out products that could be taken to their homes for personal use, with recipes. There were also practical tools that helped the process of implementing the new sustainable lifestyle.
Thus, from these practical experiences to develop the materials and products that we need for every day, it is sought to stimulate the autonomy of the individuals and the collective and solidarity organization. The project was an opportunity for the Environmental Observatory to mobilize people socially, from education and environmental information to collaborate for the necessary monitoring in the region. The sustainable education practices promoted by the workshops create a social observation network to accompany and subsidize the implementation of municipal policies for the integrated management of solid waste in the region.

In all the workshops evaluations of the process were carried out, that is why we followed the process of change of habits of the participants, in the online group, some people sent photos and testimonies of their feelings concerning the care practice with the planet from their homes, in domestic activities. The public was 400 people from the region.
Through the offices made it was possible to observe that the approach of the community to the environment was achieved with the CEJU and with the university students, beyond the approximations with other institutions interested in being part of the project. The "Eco-museum of Itaipu" invited the Observatory to replicate the participatory methodology of the Challenge in the project "Roads of waste" developed with the association of the elderly in the neighborhood of Vila C. The Youth Center wanted to work on the project only with the youth and teenagers that was called "Moema Viezzer Joven". As well as the club of mothers, schools and other institutions have already expressed interest in implementing the "Zero Waste Challenge" as an environmental awareness program. Even from other municipalities in the region too.
The change of sustainable habits created a network of social mobilization that works as a tool of social control of civil society for public power. Since the group became involved consequently, the municipalities of the tri-national region elaborate an integrated waste management policy, as much of the environmental problems were related to garbage is shared by both cities in terms of mobility of people in the tri-national border region.
The Zero Garbage Challenge brought the waste guideline to the media, so we observed that the three cities that took initiatives to improve the selective collection service in the neighborhoods and the emphasis on reverse logistics networks. Even, the city of Foz do Iguaçu has approved a law that prohibits the use of plastic straws in establishments in 2018. For the high number of tourists that the region receives that is a relevant indicator.
All the positive results of the project made the workshops part of a permanent course of environmental education for the sustainability of UNILA, which will be implementing it in 2019 with the name of "Homes without garbage."
The project also received a prize in the 2nd General Place of Innovacities - Sustainability Category promoted by ABIPIR - International Association of Innovative Inventors, Scientists and Entrepreneurs with the stamp of the International Federation of Inventors' Associations - IFIA, supports the largest Fair every year of Innovation in Latin America, in this space projects from all over America compete. The award reveals the recognition of the results of the project.

Enabling factors and constraints

The positive results of the project prove that the methodology has the power to change the behavior of people in ten months of awareness. However, we only managed to reduce the ecological footprint of the project by around 70%. The coffee break served used reusable cutlery and glasses, juices and teas with herbs from the CEJU garden and local producers, but the papers used in the publicity, the pens used for the writing weren't made of recycled materials. As the UNILA and the CEJU are public institutions, purchases of materials were created by tender and both institutions did not demand that these materials were recycled materials; however, that was a use of necessary equipment for the workshops that produced a considerable waste.
Another restriction has to do with the low participation of people from neighboring cities, although the material and equipment were prepared to be bilingual, people had difficulty arriving at the place of meeting in the city of Foz do Iguaçu. And the workshops could not be held in Argentina and Paraguayan cities, because despite the fact that UNILA was the first international university in the region, the transboundary locality agreements have not yet passed, so the buses and the mediating teachers of the workshops cannot cross the border without liberation of the MEC country, that liberation takes months, that is, a protocol that made the realization of the workshops within the programming impossible.
In addition to the restrictions mentioned, the leadership of the University and the environmental educators in the region was fundamental to establish alliances and carry out the environmental education project for sustainability.

Sustainability and replicability

When the Observatory started the "Zero Waste Challenge" for the city of Foz do Iguaçu, the objective was to sensitize people. Throughout the year 2017 and 2018, the workshops reached that goal and stimulated local interest in the subject. But the workshops had a short pause and did not allow the merger of a learning community. With this proposal, we want to have the opportunity to consolidate a socio-environmental learning path through that permanent extension course offered by UNILA.
The choice for the generating subject of the ¨Homes without waste¨ is based on the ethics of caring for the planet and all the consciences of the community of life, because to take care of the earth, it is necessary, to begin with, the place we live, our house and our body.
Likewise, we help to reveal the importance of domestic work for the definition and classification of what comes to be discarded.
The advantage of working with the female public, through the Mothers' Club, was a natural process of building learned communities mobilized by the work of the Observatory, we perceive that women are the most interested and committed to planetary care. They were the ones who were looking for us with the demand to make natural products and ecological tips to take care of the house. But we environmental educators, we already know for a long time that women are the main mobilization actors when it comes to nature conservation. In this sense, the community movement of the Mother Clubs in Brazil has been an important tool for the construction of women's citizenship and empowerment, despite not being part of the repertoire of principles of the movement, breaking the role of women with the sexual social contract.
One of the principles of Environmental Education for the construction of sustainable societies is gender equity because the domination of patriarchy ruled masculine values of domination and violence so harmful to the conservation of life on the planet. Therefore, the implementation of the ethics of care involves building the dynamic balance in male-female relationships, including men in the tasks of domestic work and caring for the planet through maternal education.
Another learning path will be the expansion towards the neighboring cities. With the elaboration of the course transmitted in EAD, a possibility that is already being developed together with the pedagogical sector of UNILA, so that the experience in Latin American and Caribbean territory can be replicated since we have the possibility of translating it in Spanish with support by the University. But the application of the agreement of border towns is already underway, which will allow us to move and carry out the course in other bordering cities in Argentina and Paraguay.

What we notice the most is the dissatisfaction of the citizens of the tri-national region with the lousy management of solid waste. The lack of selective collection in the city, the neglect concerning the cooperative of recyclable material collectors, the contamination of the soil, water and air by pesticides and electromagnetic pollution, the pruning of trees, deforestation, burning and all diseases and health damages that these claims indicate as diagnostic. Through reports and a bulletin, the Observatory has been an instrument of political action that promotes the efficient management of the issues it observes, mainly on the subject of urban solid waste. In the separation of waste, the alarming data of consumer behavior in the region led the Observatory team to start the Zero Waste movement, challenging the city to reduce the irresponsible waste disposal and animating the population to reduce consumption.Today, what was a challenge became a socio-environmental network movement. The technologies used by this project were the social innovations produced by Brazilian environmental educators, especially Moema Libera Viezzer, through an education in which all learn by participating, we can build a culture of sustainability. In the long term, when more zero waste lifestyle learning communities are organized, we will be very close to living in a sustainable society. This &quot;Edu action&quot; more systematized around the reduction of waste, with conditions to promote reflection on the behavior of people concerning the residue of household garbage, because without a change in the action, public waste management policies will lose the effectiveness. In this regard, investment in education and edu-communicative actions who thematized the issue of waste is critical because currently Latin America and the Caribbean has the most significant sources of natural resources, based on the abundance much of the economic activities that are linked to the exploitation of those resources. And a large part of that waste is composed of domestic organic matter, which can generate energy through chemical processes. As well as other solid waste can and should be recycled and transformed, avoiding the contamination of soil, water and the use of land that could be used for the production of organic food. UNILA in projects such as the Observatory serves to fulfill its social mission, as a public educational institution, an agent of regional integration, promoting research, education, and extension for one of the most significant environmental problems in the region.Continuing education, criticism and practice formed in a building leadership group networks for the construction of Sustainable Societies is what changes the behavior of people. Each person who adheres to the zero waste routine becomes an example for their community and learning community for the global village.UNILA and its partners join the ODS Brazil University Network to contribute together with the strategic program of the UNDP 2030 Agenda, mainly because the implementation of the SDGs in the tri-national region requires regional integration networks because together we can change our behavior and our area, assuming our civic responsibility towards the planet.

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(RESEARCHED BY SHANLEY RAQUIZA V. AGDUMA)
URL: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sustainability/food-waste/
TITLE: Food Waste
AUTHOR: Harvard T.H Chan
DATE PUBLISHED: November 30, 2022
KEY INFO:
Food “waste” refers to food that is fit for consumption but consciously discarded at the retail or consumption phases.

Wasted food has far-reaching effects, both nationally and globally. In the U.S., up to 40% of all food produced goes uneaten [2], and about 95% of discarded food ends up in landfills [3]. It is the largest component of municipal solid waste at 21%.

Benefits of less food waste:
Better management of energy and resources, preventing pollution involved in the growing, manufacturing, transporting, and selling of food.

Proposed solutions of less food waste:
Recycle food waste to feed animals or to create compost, bioenergy, and natural fertilizers.

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Food waste occurs along the entire spectrum of production, from the farm to distribution to retailers to the consumer. Reasons include losses from mold, pests, or inadequate climate control; losses from cooking; and intentional food waste. [1]

This waste is categorized differently based on where it occurs:

Food "loss" occurs before the food reaches the consumer as a result of issues in the production, storage, processing, and distribution phases.

Food "waste" refers to food that is fit for consumption but consciously discarded at the retail or consumption phases.

Wasted food has far-reaching effects, both nationally and globally. In the U.S., up to 40% of all food produced goes uneaten [2], and about 95% of discarded food ends up in landfills [3]. It is the largest component of municipal solid waste at 21%. [1] In 2014, more than 38 million tons of food waste was generated, with only 5% diverted from landfills and incinerators for composting. [3] Decomposing food waste produces methane, a strong greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Worldwide, one-third of food produced is thrown away uneaten, causing an increased burden on the environment. [4] It is estimated that reducing food waste by 15% could feed more than 25 million Americans every year. [5]
Benefits of Less Food Waste

Cost savings on labor through more efficient handling, preparation, and storage of food that will be used.

Cost savings when purchasing only as much food as needed, and avoiding additional costs of disposal.

Reduced methane emissions from landfills and a lower carbon footprint.

Better management of energy and resources, preventing pollution involved in the growing, manufacturing, transporting, and selling of food.

Community benefits by providing donated, untouched, and safe food that would otherwise be thrown out. [6]

Proposed Solutions to Food Waste
Globally, reducing wasted food has been cited as a key initiative in achieving a sustainable food future. Sustainable Development Goal 12 addresses responsible consumption and production, which includes two indicators to measure (in order to ultimately reduce) global food loss and food waste. [7]

In the U.S, on June 4, 2013, the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, calling on entities across the food chain, including farms, agricultural processors, food manufacturers, grocery stores, restaurants, universities, schools, and local governments. [1] The goals are to:

Reduce food waste by improving product development, storage, shopping/ordering, marketing, labeling, and cooking methods.

Recover food waste by connecting potential food donors to hunger relief organizations like food banks and pantries.

Recycle food waste to feed animals or to create compost, bioenergy, and natural fertilizers.

On September 16, 2015, both agencies also announced for the first time a national food loss and waste goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030 to improve overall food security and conserve natural resources.

The National Resources Defense Council issued a summary paper providing guidelines on how to reduce waste throughout the food production chain. [2] The following are some focal points:

State and local governments can incorporate food waste prevention and education campaigns, and implement municipal composting programs. Governments can provide tax credits to farmers who donate excess produce to local food banks. Proposed bills are currently in place in California, Arizona, Oregon, and Colorado.

Businesses such as restaurants, grocery stores, and institutional food services can evaluate the extent of their food waste and adopt best practices. Examples include supermarkets selling damaged or nearly expired produce at discounted prices, or offering "half-off" promotions instead of "buy-one-get-one-free" promotions. Restaurants can offer smaller portions and donate excess ingredients and prepared uneaten food to charities. Schools may experiment with concepts that allow children to create their own meals to prevent less discarded food, such as with salad bars or build-your-own burritos.

Farms can evaluate food losses during processing, distribution, and storage and adopt best practices. Farmers markets can sell "ugly" produce, which are discarded, misshapen fruits and vegetables that do not meet the usual standards for appearance. Farms can sell fresh but unmarketable produce (due to appearance) to food banks at a reduced rate.

Consumers can learn when food is no longer safe and edible, how to cook and store food properly, and how to compost. See Tackling Food Waste at Home.

The Environmental Protection Agency provides the "Food Recovery Hierarchy" graphic to explain ways to handle excess food. [8] From the most preferred at the top of the pyramid to the least preferred at the bottom tip, the methods include:

1. Source reduction: Earliest prevention by reducing the overall volume of food produced

2. Feed hungry people: Donating excess food to community sites

3. Feed animals: Donating food scraps and waste to local farmers who can use them for animal feed

4. Industrial uses: Donating used fats, oils, and grease to make biodiesel fuel

5. Composting: Food waste that is composted to produce organic matter that is used to fertilize soil

6. Landfill/Incineration: A last resort for unused food

Read Next: Tackling Food Waste at Home " Related

References

1. United States Department of Agriculture. U.S Food Waste Challenge. https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm Accessed 3/20/2017.

2. Gunders, D., Natural Resources Defense Council. Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill. Issue Paper, August 2012. IP: 12-06-B. https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/wasted-food-IP.pdf Accessed 3/20/2017.

3. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Sustainable Management of Food. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food Accessed 3/20/2017.

4. Salemdeeb Ramy, Font Vivanco D, Al-Tabbaa A, Zu Ermgassen EK. A holistic approach to the environmental evaluation of food waste prevention. Waste Manag. 2017 Jan;59:442-450.

5. D. Hall, J. Guo, M. Dore, C.C. Chow, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, "The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its environmental Impact," PLoS ONE 4(11):e7940, 2009.

6. United States Environmental Protection Agency. How to Prevent Wasted Food Through Source Reduction https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/how-prevent-wasted-food-through-source-reduction Accessed 3/20/2017.

7. United Nations. Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. http://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/indicators/1231/en/. Accessed 1/16/2018.

8. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Food Recovery Hierarchy. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-recovery-hierarchy Accessed 3/20/2017.

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URL: https://youtu.be/TGKTz9xQ34Y
TITLE: Payatas Manila (Poverty in the Philippines, the Consumption of PAGPAG) People Documentary Series
AUTHOR: Erwan Heussaff
DATE PUBLISHED: May 11, 2016
KEY INFO: Not having a safe working space for the people who work and find their livelihood in garbage sorting facilities. Poverty. Malnourishment.

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(RESEARCHED BY SHANLEY RAQUIZA V. AGDUMA)
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR0dzsFxjXc
TITLE: 2030- SDG 12- Responsible Consumption and Production- Ted talks
AUTHOR: Let's Change
DATE PUBLISHED: Feb 20, 2017
KEY INFO:

Less stuff, Less space = Less CO2, More $

Every society has a dramatically unsustainable level of ecological footprint. We are using up to about 5 planets due to how many people live unsustainably and lack in responsible consumption. If all of us continue to live this way and contribute to the ecological footprint, we would be using up to about 10 planets, which obviously, we do not have.

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URL: https://www.theyenepoyaschool.com/news/sustainable-development-goals-project-12
TITLE: Sustainable Development Goals - Project 12

AUTHOR: Jeppina Mogaru
DATE PUBLISHED: June 25, 2021
KEY INFO: This research may not be in Mindanao or Davao context but it is still quite relevant on our SDG "Responsible Consumption and Production" as eveident with the artwork's message.

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URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-3090-0_1
TITLE: Production–Consumption Systems and the Pursuit of Sustainability
AUTHOR: Louis Lebel & Sylvia Lorek
DATE PUBLISHED: October 19, 2009
KEY INFO:
In product-oriented approaches the focus is on reducing material and energy or need for hazardous or environmentally threatening compounds used in the manufacture of a particular product.

Consumer-oriented approaches use information campaigns to attempt to change what people buy or how they use particular services or goods to lessen impacts on the environment.

Too much competing information on how to buy to “save the planet” creates confusion, may neglect how people behave towards products, and ignores options that don’t involve purchasing, like sharing or not buying.

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TITLE: Responsible production and consumption
AUTHOR: Tejal Ravichander
DATE PUBLISHED: 202
KEY INFO: Based on new approaches and understandings of food production multidimensionality, new paths can lead to sustainable consumption and production, providing: increase in production and productivity rates, taking ecosystem support capacity into consideration; knowledge and technologies for greater productive, social, cultural, ecological, and economic system efficiency; agriculture-livestock integration, resulting in more environmentally balanced, nutrient and energy efficient and lower environmentally impacting systems; perception and understanding of dimensions, flows and interactions within production systems and with their surroundings.

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RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

- Tejal Ravichander 20BCI

ABSTRACT

This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of how production and consumption can be made sustainable using CSR. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the tools used to achieve the objectives of sustainable development (SDGs). The aim of this paper is to examine whether CSR activities in different companies support and align with the SDGs, in particular with a view to achieving the objective of responsible consumption and production. Data were collected from 453 annual reports and 44 sustainability reports from listed companies from 2014 to 2016. The total data observation was 585 reports.

The content analysis was used to examine the disclosures in the annual and sustainability reports. In the first place, the analysis focused on sustainability reports. However, due to the limited number of sustainability reports, annual reports have also been analyzed for the most recent year in which this study was carried out which was 2018. Results should encourage companies to pursue business activities, in particular CSR activities that incorporate SDG priority development objectives. This study may also be a platform to provide a comprehensive picture of support for SDGs, in particular in achieving the targets for responsible consumption and production. This assessment is important, as the SDG initiative will soon reach the first one-third of the timeframe for implementation of the 2030 target, so time cannot be wasted.

KEYWORDS: Corporate social responsibility, Responsible consumption and production, Sustainable development goals, SDG 12 responsible consumption and production SDG 3 good health and wellbeing Entrepreneurship Wellbeing, Responsible consumption and production

INTRODUCTION

RCP is crucial to a sustainable world. Human and environmental systems interact through the economic system in a variety of ways that have caused many unsustainable problems to arise. Solving these problems is a non-trivial exercise and could be considered one of the &quot;wicked&quot; problems of the world (Churchman, 1967). Wicked issues are complex, intractable, conflicting, and multidimensional issues many times with unforeseen and unintended consequences. It is

within this context that the use of soft computation may be a valuable set of tools to handle wicked problems from an RCP perspective. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been developed to set an agenda to transform nations, businesses, and society to become more sustainable by 2030 (Griggs et al., 2013). In total, 17 goals were set in various social, economic, and environmental issues. SDG 12 titled, "Responsible consumption and production," has a long history in various international conferences and actions. RCP is meant to ensure sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns. This SDG sets the stage by stating that a strong national framework for Achieving Goal 12 requires a strong national framework for SCP be integrated into regulatory plans and policies, business practices and consumer behavior, together while adhering to international norms on hazardous chemicals and waste management (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2016). Essentially, the goal here is focusing on various elements of the supply chain ranging from deep in the supply chain and extractive industries, to individual consumer needs. Green supply chains and green consumerism are evident in many of the considerations and research streams necessary to more fully understand how progress can be made on SDG 12.

The promotion of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) as the most important goal and the main challenge to continuously improve the well-being of present and future generations was stated in the European Union (EU) Sustainable Development Strategy, renewed in 2006. Theorists and practitioners highlight the importance of business for progress in SCP. However, the problems in many sustainable development (SD) areas are too complex for companies to deal with alone. Efficient progress in SCP can be only achieved by a systematic struggle of producers and consumers, incorporating members from other interested groups, such as governments, non- governmental organisations (NGOs), education and science institutions, the media, etc. Although there are many attempts to propose sustainable business models for the purpose of implementing SCP in companies, a detailed model that integrates environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability, offers practical solutions, incorporates well-known engineering, management and communication tools and measures, controls characteristics of industrial processes, products and services as well as engages various stakeholders together with consumers/customers as active partners within the general SCP system is still missing. The SURESCOM (SUstainable and RESponsible COMpany) model presented in this paper is based on a classical closed loop cycle scheme for the management system and integrates a set of well-known and wide-accepted measures and tools that can be applied to the 3 main areas of company's activities, namely manufacturing processes or company's activities, products/services and cooperation with stakeholders. Some preliminary results of the implementation of this theoretical model are also introduced. The proposed algorithm for the model application offers methodical suggestions to assess current sustainability conditions of the company on the basis of sub-indices of the composite index I SCP for sustainability evaluation and, according to them, can help to select and introduce the most suitable SD tools for a particular enterprise to achieve its environmental and social performance goals.

In a nutshell, while the world's population is constantly growing, SDG12 is about decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation, increasing resource efficiency, and promoting sustainable lifestyles. There can be no sustainable development without sustainable consumption and production first.

The literature on Responsible consumption and production is vast and many of the contributions or references to the contributions can be found in Bai, C., Sarkis, J. and Dou, Y. (2015), "Corporate sustainability development in China: review and analysis", Industrial Management &amp; Data Systems, Vol. 115 and Bai, C., Shah, P., Zhu, Q. and Sarkis, J. (2017), "Green product deletion decisions: an integrated sustainable production and consumption approach", Industrial Management &amp; Data Systems, Vol. 118 No. 2.

RCP in business usually includes qualitative and quantitative information as well as complex phenomena for decision-making processes (Roy and Singh, 2017). In this context, soft computing attempts to study, model and analyse complex situations for which conventional methods, such as single criteria for financial measures such as return on investment or repayment, have not yielded complete solutions. to these complex and strategic problems (Presley et al., 2016). This special issue (SI) exploits SCP in corporate decision-making models' tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty, and partial truth to achieve tractability, robustness, and better rapport with reality. Applying soft computing can potentially eliminate noise to ensure SCP development.

Soft computing can have a variety of definitions, but a common theme is to taking into consideration the human mind, imprecision, and differing behavioral issues that are not considered in "hard computing" optimization approaches (Zadeh, 1997; Magdalena, 2010). Hence, there is a need to further explore how soft computing is positioned, conceptualized, and applied in current RCP developments. Viewpoints and tools from management science, operations research, economics, engineering, and other relevant domains are needed. These multiple disciplines exemplify the need for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to investigate SCP topics (Schaltegger et al., 2013). Transdisciplinary research goes beyond the traditional academic disciplines such as basic sciences as chemistry and social sciences as management science to incorporate policy makers, industrial practitioners, and even consumers (Sahamie et al., 2013). This environment sets the stage for some aspects of soft computing that can integrate multiple disciplines, and even industry practitioners and other stakeholders, in both the modeling and application of soft computing models and fractions. The papers in this SI present multiple perspectives in the business field. For instance, product deletion is as critical as new product introduction to firms as seen from a unique sustainable production and consumption perspective. Bai, Shah, Zhu and Sarkis (2017) utilized soft computing to derive a ranking system that can assist in the product deletion decision making. This is the first time that rough set theory, fuzzy cluster means, and cumulative prospect theory have been integrate in the context of green product deletion in a supply chain. This hybrid multistage technique has the advantage of being able to incorporate many factors that have a variety of quantitative and qualitative characteristics. The contribution of such work is the introduction of green product deletion decisions in the supply chain management field. They do provide a rigorous set of tools that take advantage of multiple soft computing tools, but warn about the difficulties in extending this work to a practical setting due to some of the complexities of the techniques.

Alternatively, instead of a more formal soft computing prescriptive model, Sagnak (2017) illustrate the use of causal relationships and criteria prioritization in performance assessment of cement industry operations coupled with fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) technique. Their analysis of performance in green supply chains took an approach that combines environmental, economics, logistics, operational, and organizational and marketing aspects in the framework with cause-effect relationships. DEMATEL, with its fuzziness characteristics, does not necessarily lead to decision making, but is critical in helping to make sense of relationships amongst a variety of factors and dimensions. This work builds on DEMATEL applications that have been utilized in RCP topics as a standalone tool with methodological advances (e. Tseng et al., 2017), or as a supplemental soft computing tool integrated with other behavioral and analytical tools (e. Bai, Sarkis and Dou, 2017). There is still a need to ensure the proper development of RCP in the business field. In the Chinese construction industry, Wu et al. (2017) adopted a fuzzy interpretive structural modeling approach to understand RCP in the second paper on the built environment industry (the other paper focused on cement), and allow the consideration of multi-hierarchical structures for its implementation. In the process, authors were able to develop a precise evaluation of social economy and triple bottom line framework. Interpretive structural modeling is another soft computing tool that focuses on evaluating relationships amongst a series of factors, developing a mapping of the relationships of factors. This tool is applied more as a descriptive tool of the relationships amongst factors, again using perceptual information and human decision makers. This paper advances application of the tool implementation that has seen application in other RCP environments (Cui and Cui, 2017).

Food Citizenship and our duty for responsible consumption;

"Citizen-consumers" realize that they could use their buying power in order to develop a new terrain of social agency and political action. It takes for granted kinds of moral selfhood in which human responsibility is bound into human agency based on knowledge and recognition. This requires new kinds of food labeling practices. Existing research on consumer's preferences often fails to recognize the full complexity of the motivations and intentions through which the identity of the moral self is built up in relation to food consumption practices. For citizens, not only food production practices matter but also the impact of what we eat on who we are and the ecological foot print of our food stuff. Two major drivers for this are the idea that we ourselves have to take care of our own bodies ("We are what we eat") and that we are responsible for Planet Earth. Since both obesity and climate change have become major public concerns, also governments develop an increasing interest in defining how citizens ought to behave as consumers and how retailers and producers should facilitate such responsible behavior. Since they are supposed to defend the " bonum commune ," e., the public health of their citizens and a sound common future for all, a new consensus on "appropriate" consumption choices has to be found, balancing beneficence and autonomy.

Knowledge-inducing sustainable consumption; As well as advances in knowledge, there are other advances that must be agreed upon by all agents involved in food production in order to achieve a sustainable future faster. These challenges involve the understanding of concepts and realities often not understood by all.

Agricultural activities demand different types of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources and are directly related to several ecosystem services (water supply, formation and cycling of soil nutrients, pollination, erosion and pest control, etc.). Brazil has many of these resources in quantity and quality. Therefore, because of these assets, Brazil stands out from other countries. Using these assets based on sustainable management and focusing on use efficiency, will result in their conservation and continuity, and in Brazil holding its position as a major food producer for its population and the world with a unique focus on nature and human capital valuation. However, unplanned and inefficient use will lead to environmental degradation and production migration, with environmental, social and economic conflicts as liabilities.

Water as an asset; Global water scarcity has been reason for concern and discussion at different levels of society. By 2030, global demand for food will grow by 50% and for fresh water by 30%. Even without taking the effects of climate change into consideration, water availability is expected to decline by 50% by 2050, due solely to population growth (Ringler et al., 2010). According to the National Water Agency of Brazil - ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas, 2016), water use in rural areas represents 83% of total Brazilian demand, with 72% dedicated to irrigation. The irrigable area in Brazil is approximately 29 million hectares. In terms of water quality, although urban pollution is the main source of degradation, diffuse pollution from rural areas can have a strong impact on regions with extensive agricultural areas. Therefore, the contamination risk of surface and underground waters is very high. As a consequence, damages to the aquatic biodiversity, to human health, and to the country's economy occur (Prado et al., 2017). Climate changes entail uncertainty and complexity to production in rural areas, thus demanding a greater variability in water availability and potential

changes in agricultural aptitude due to changes in temperature and rainfall. Water management is the transforming element in this adaptation process (Prado et al., 2017).

Soil as an asset;

Today, 33% of the world's soils are moderately to severely degraded due to erosion, salinization, acidification, and chemical pollution. Successive losses of productive soils should harm food production, food security, increase price volatility, and potentially lead millions of people to hunger and poverty (Marques Filho, 2016). Although it has not been considered a priority in governmental agendas in the past (Guerra et al., 2014), soil conservation has received more attention recently, which resulted in the development of several agricultural production systems currently in use in Brazil. Among these, stand out the no-tillage system (NTS), integrated crop- livestock system (ICL), and crop-livestock-forest system (ICLF) (Machado; Silva, 2001). Adequate soil and water use in agriculture also involves the efficient use of fertilizers and reduction of pesticides, as well as conservation actions aimed at reducing erosion processes and silting up of bodies of water. However, there are many challenges in order for policies and laws to be effective, and for conservation programs and projects to be expanded, encompassing the vast territory of Brazil and making sustainable consumption and production a reality.

Food wastage; Ensuring food security of the world's population is one of the major global challenges. FAO data (FAO, 2016) indicate that enough food production will be needed to feed the world's population, which is expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050. Thus, an integrated and innovative approach is needed to ensure sustainable food production for human consumption (Nellemann et al., 2009; Gustavsson et al., 2011). Food insecurity is unacceptably high for the world population (FAO, 2016); there are high food losses every year due to various problems. These losses take place throughout production and between production and consumption (Stuart, 2009; Gustavsson et al., 2011). In some tropical countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, which have low technology indexes and little infrastructure, losses and waste can reach up to 40% to 50%. Thus, improving food security involves reducing food losses in the world (Stuart, 2009), increasing food supply without necessarily increasing the agricultural production area. Implementing actions to reduce losses at different stages of production begins with pre and post- harvest practices, including processing, distribution and marketing until consumption (Freire Junior; Soares, 2014). According to FAO, one-third of all food produced is lost or wasted, while 8 70 million people go hungry every day, and it is estimated that food waste in the world can cause about USD 750 billion in losses per year (Gustavsson et al., 2011). In developing countries, food losses take place mainly during agricultural production. Retail and consumer food waste tends to be higher in middle and high-income regions - accounting for 31% to 39% of total waste - than in low-income regions (4% to 16%) (Gustavsson et al., 2011). Post-harvest losses are also subject to technical and scientific discussion due to the growing awareness of the enormous environmental costs of these losses, which include wasting all energy and inputs used in production (water, fuel, fertilizers, agrochemicals), distribution (packaging, transportation), and storage. Moreover, food deposited in landfills, or simply disposed of in the environment, produces methane, a gas with a greenhouse effect 23 times stronger than carbon dioxide (Lipinski et al., 2013), thus increasing the environmental cost. Therefore, reducing post-harvest losses is also extremely important for environmental sustainability, greater efficiency of water and agricultural inputs use, and for a sustainable use of the energy spent in food production in the field. Feeding the world's growing population in a sustainable way is perhaps one of the greatest challenges in the modern world.

There is a need for more research and innovation on strategies for tackling consumer food waste (Lipinski et al. 2013, p). There is also a need to scale up consumer awareness campaigns and increase the number of countries doing them (Lipinski et al. 2013, p), which implies a possible need for research into the best ways to convince consumers to reduce their waste. One practical example of a strategy to reduce food waste is food redistribution - giving away food that would otherwise be lost or wasted. This can be done at the production, manufacturing and distribution stages of the food supply chain, but there are important questions regarding, for example, the logistics of transporting the food in time, legal consequences if the food is no longer safe to eat, and the question of who pays for the redistribution (Lipinski et al. 2013, p). On a related note, while it is typically developed countries who see food waste on the consumption side, developing countries, similar food waste patterns can also emerge in developing countries as diets change and incomes rise (Lipinski et al. 2013, p).

While wealthier countries tend to see more food "leaving" the system as food waste at the consumption stage, in developing countries it tends to happen in the form of food losses during production, handling and storage (Lipinski et al. 2013, p). This reduces the food available to eat or sell, reducing farmers' control over their incomes and ability to hold back crops until market prices are favourable (Kibaara 2015). Sweden has identified the importance of taking or supporting action in production countries as part of its sustainable consumption strategy, for example through helping to build scientific and technological capacity (Swedish Government 2017, p). This could include capacity to harvest, process and store food crops more efficiently. CGIAR has identified food system losses as one of five "major research challenges with potential for very high payback" in terms of improving the lives of the poorest in low- and middle-income countries (Kyte 2016, p). It notes the need to consider the whole value chain, and to put residues and by-products to more productive use - as soil conditioner, fertiliser, or feedstock for energy generation, for example. It also stresses the potential of big data and the need to keep pace with the impacts of climate change, water shortages and other shocks. A 2013 working paper by the World Resources Institute recommended doubling global investment in reducing post-harvest losses in developing countries in order to spur action to cut food loss and waste (Lipinski et al. 2013). It said that in developing regions, post-harvest losses (which happen during handling and storage) account for between one-fifth and onethird of all food loss and waste, and more than 40% of fruits and vegetables spoil before they are consumed (Lipinski et al. 2013, p).

Reducing post-harvest losses attracts only 5% of agricultural research investment, compared to 95% on increasing crop production despite its cost-effectiveness (Lipinski et al. 2013, p) - as illustrated by a government programme in Rwanda (Kibaara 2015). Better post-harvest storage could not only cut food loss but also reduce economic losses, improve food safety, reduce market gluts (and associated price dips), and allow a greater share of the harvest to meet food safety stands for export. Godfray and Jahn (2014, pp-14) call for more research on applying "modern technologies, breeding approaches and improved logistics and infrastructure in food supply networks" to reduce food loss. Potential areas for research include more resistant crop varieties; better packing and transport; reducing pests

Minimizing post-harvest losses of already produced food is more sustainable than increasing production to compensate for these losses. After all, money already invested in production ends up being lost with the product itself (water, energy, agricultural inputs, and workforce, among others). Research studies should encompass biotic and abiotic factors involved in post-harvest losses and the development of post-harvest technologies that suit the reality of production chains and consumption and commercialization markets.

We must discuss the problems with the various players in the production chain, i. farmers, distributors, supermarkets, and consumers, in technical meetings, qualifications, and training courses. Based on current information, there is awareness about the importance of this subject, but there is not an institutional policy to address food losses. Moreover, developing a standardized methodology to quantify food losses is needed, as well as devising a national strategic plan for managing food losses and waste. It is of paramount importance to address the main stages of the supply chain, based on its importance in the food basket for each Brazilian region.

Designing standardized manuals on good production, harvest, and post-harvest practices for basic products, focusing on loss reduction, is essential. Likewise, it is essential to develop programs for technology transfer, training courses, and specialized technical assistance in order to reduce food losses in the numerous segments of the food supply chain. Also, proper information dissemination is important to promote public awareness of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of food losses and waste. Greater financial resources to carry out research projects are needed. The allocation of governmental budget resources for the implementation of measures against food losses and waste, as well as the granting of tax incentives to organizations that collaborate with such action, is fundamental.

It is observed that there is no State policy leading to food waste management; there are only a few isolated regulations to support food waste reuse. Facing this situation is among the main challenges. It is necessary to develop regulatory frameworks to promote legislation that regulates food waste management.

Finally, research should cover:

Qualitative and quantitative loss mapping.

Pre-harvest factors that impact on post-harvest quality.

Harvest, screening, sorting, and packaging processes.

Proper means of transportation, storage, and distribution.

Strategies for post-harvest prevention and control of insects and pathogens.

The United Nations aims, therefore, to promote the efficient use of resources and the preservation of ecosystems, to fight against poverty, to improve durable goods, and to make tourism a sustainable development force on a world scale over the next 10 years.

Based on new approaches and understandings of food production multidimensionality, new paths can lead to sustainable consumption and production, providing: increase in production and productivity rates, taking ecosystem support capacity into consideration; knowledge and technologies for greater productive, social, cultural, ecological, and economic system efficiency; agriculture-livestock integration, resulting in more environmentally balanced, nutrient and energy efficient and lower environmentally impacting systems; perception and understanding of dimensions, flows and interactions within production systems and with their surroundings; closer science, agriculture and society interactions in order to answer questions, propose actions and assess sustainably relevant interventions; other social segments better understanding of agricultural activity, greater appreciation for its social capital and reduction of social and environmental conflicts; placement of humans in agriculture not only as a producer, but also as part of a system that, in addition to producing, plays the role of maintaining the ecological basis and social structure; sound public institutions that can meet the needs of agriculture and citizens; companies with greater social reach, resulting in economic, environmental and social benefits; stronger democracy, with less social conflict.

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This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of how production and consumption can be made sustainable using CSR. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the tools used to achieve the objectives of sustainable development (SDGs).