The aim of SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production is to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
A core principle of this Goal is that supply chains must be more sustainable. This is an area of expertise that the Grantham Centre specialises in.
We also have expertise in life cycle analysis, which is vital to assess sustainability claims of products.
What is life cycle analysis? Have you heard of life cycle analysis (also called life cycle assessment or LCA)? The chances are you haven’t, but it’s vital for a sustainable future. Without it we can be taken in by greenwashing. In order to find out more about life cycle analysis we spoke to LCA expert Dr Rukayya Ibrahim Muazu.
Our team wrote a groundbreaking paper on the environmental impact of a loaf of bread from seed to supermarket shelf.
Our special plastics projects Many Happy Returns aims to make reuse more mainstream. Specialising in food packaging reuse systems, the team brings together experts from across disciplines.
This project has already won an award for its groundbreaking multidisciplinary paper around ruse.
A number of Grantham Scholars work towards SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production.
For instance, Meletios Bimpizas is exploring supply chains in order to see if the European economy can transition to a circular agri-food economy. Also, Kaisa Pietilå is examining the link between the global economic crisis and environmental crisis. And George Coiley is researching the debates about sustainable diets and the legitimate scope of political action.
To find out more about our research and how it connects to the Sustainable Development Goals, visit our Research page.
Or if you want to find out more about Grantham Scholar projects and news by SDG, look below.
Our Scholars work on projects which will help the world reach the targets set out in the SDGs. Supervised by academics from across academic disciplines, the Scholars also have the benefit of expertise from business and policy experts.
Grantham Scholar Su Natasha Mohamad works on planes, plastic and LCA. LCA – Life Cycle Analysis – is one the best […]
Our director and member of Many Happy Returns Prof Rachael Rothman talks plastics to Deborah Meaden on The Big Green […]
Research from Grantham Scholar Charles Gillott reveals drivers and barriers to the adoption of vertical extension.
We work closely with our partner sustainability teams at TUoS. Many of the researchers behind these groups are mentors to Grantham Scholars.