Sustainable earnings: The new development model. Vision of the State on SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production

Abstract

To assume the commitment to achieve sustainable development, recognizing that in order to reach that goal it is necessary to guarantee new modes of sustainable consumption and production; it is an imperative; which means achieving a balance between the three dimensions that sustain development: the economic, social and environmental dimensions. At the country level, a series of instruments - laws, decrees and policies - have been generated in the last 20 years, in order to promote the protection of the environment and natural resources, along with sustainable development. Other important instruments directly linked to the Policy are: The National Network for Cleaner Production and Efficient and Sustainable Use of Resources; the National Prize for Cleaner Production, and the Voluntary Agreements for Sustainable Production. But none of this is enough if the participation of a plurality of actors (consumers, businessmen, media, academics, public bodies, politicians, cooperation agencies, non-governmental organizations, among others) is not guaranteed, securing that the commitments assumed with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, become a reality.