Consumption and production

Sustainable production and consumption is about doing more with less, and doing it better — building sustainable infrastructure, ensuring efficient use of natural resources, and generating cleaner energy and less waste. By engaging diverse stakeholders, achieving sustainable production and consumption will generate lasting solutions that promote healthier ecosystems and economies, and safer livelihoods.

UNU research focuses on the processes, practices, and governance of product cycles and value chains, and spotlights how traditional practices can be scaled alongside modern systems and management techniques.

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News

Landscape Approaches for Ocean Sustainability and Resilience

A side event of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference discussed integrated solutions to support ocean recovery that balances conservation and livelihoods.

11 Jun 2025

Blog Post

A Supply Chain Analysis of the Agri-Food Sector in Northern Ghana

Co-developing innovations for sustainable land management in West African smallholder farming systems(COINS project)

28 May 2025