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Sustainable Development Goals Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Targets • • • • • • Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the de velopment and capabilities of developing countries By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle Ref: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustaina ble-consumption-production/ Demo Version, http://www.verydoc.com and http://www.verypdf.com