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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Blog Post

AI & Global Governance: How AI is Changing the Global Economy

The world's governments and corporations need to act - to prevent a concentration of resources and power.

13 Nov 2018

Blog Post

AI & Global Governance: No One Should Trust AI

It is possible and desirable to engineer Artificial Intelligence for accountability.

13 Nov 2018

Blog Post

AI & Global Governance: The Role of Global Corporations in AI Ethics

Global corporations should take steps to ensure AI ethics are taken seriously - and with a sense of urgency.

28 Oct 2018

Blog Post

AI & Global Governance: Artificial Intelligence for All - A Call for Equity in the 4th Industrial Revolution

As we delegate more tasks and decisions to AI systems, how will humans minimise harm and maximize benefit?

28 Oct 2018

News

Symposium Discusses Standardization of Eco-labelling and the Role of the SDGs

UNU-IAS and IDE-JETRO co-organized a symposium on standards and certification systems for environmentally friendly products and technologies.

06 Dec 2017

Project

Analysis and Evaluation of the Sustainability and Resilience of Reinforcement Measures with Novel Mineral-bonded Composites

The project entails the analysis and assessment of the sustainability and resilience of new composites and reinforcing systems

06 Jul 2020

Project

A socio-ecological and economic multiscale sustainability analysis of Urban and Periurban Agriculture and application of Nexus management options to reduce vulnerabilities

This project will investigate the benefits and trade-offs of urban and peri-urban agriculture development for socio-economic sustainability.

03 Nov 2021

Project

Resilience and Resource Nexus in Food Systems: Case of Tea and Wheat Subsectors in Tanzania

The project investigates how geopolitical tensions and resource availability influence food system resilience in Tanzania to bolster food security strategies.

09 Jul 2024

Project

Nexus Approaches to battery waste management for sustainable e-mobility transition: insights from Germany (NABATE)

The NABATE project analyzes end-of-life EV batteries in Germany, assessing waste streams, regulations, and recycling solutions for Korean stakeholders.

09 Jul 2024