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France's Sustainable Consumption & Production (SCP) Policy: A Path towards Circular Economy

Learn about France's SCP policy in the context of ecological transition and circular economy. Explore the country's involvement in UN and EU initiatives, its own approach and tools for sustainable consumption, and challenges faced.

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France's Sustainable Consumption & Production (SCP) Policy: A Path towards Circular Economy

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  1. 2013 Eionet workshop on sustainable consumption & production SCP policy in France Sylvain Chevassus French Ministry for environment, sustainable development, and energy

  2. French political context • Ecological transition • Circular economy

  3. At the origin: UN and EU push • UN summits (Rio, Johannesburg) • UN and EU push for sustainable development strategies : first French strategy in 2003 • Marrakech SCP process: France active member (including leader on a task force) • EU push for national GPP action plan (French SPP action plan in 2007) • EU tools: European ecolabel, energy label, GPP, ecodesign (international and EU push continue: 10 YFP, resource efficiency, 7 EAP, PEF etc..) • but also starting our own approach and tools: NF Environnement GEM-DD (SPP criteria)

  4. Developing our own approach… • Sustainibility (not « just » environmental) • Sustainable consumption: make sustainable products: • More visible (labels, sustainibility information, retailers) • More credible (advertising, claims, control) • More accessible (incentives eg bonus malus) • Act on supply and demand, on consumption and production • Tool mix: voluntary, regulation, incentives

  5. …and our own tools Consumer product environmental information (« affichage »): • Technical development (23 PCR, database etc.) • National pilot 2011-2012 • Participation in EU « PEF » pilot

  6. Corporate social responsibility • 2001 : mandatory extra-financial reporting for listed companies • 2007-today: • Extension of scope (large companies) • Strengthening of the reporting criteria (common criteria for coherence and comparability) • Mandatory third party verification of the reports • Establishment of a governmental CSR Platform • Contributions to EU developments • Mandatory GHG report for companies > 500 staff

  7. Other tools • New SPP national action plan in preparation • Participation in EU instruments: eco-design, energy label, European ecolabel (France 1st MS) • Eco-design: EU + promotion in France (ADEME) • Fair trade: national committee • Sectoral voluntary agreements (inc. retailers) • Incentives: bonus malus, tax credits • Public awareness campaigns: waste, climate and energy, mobility, national sustainable development week

  8. Other tools • Building energy performance label • Indoor pollutant label (construction products)

  9. Challenges • Technical : methods, data, capacity • Social: myths, acceptance, contradictions, values • Economical: costs (public and private sector, consumers), myths and willingness to pay. Competitiveness issues. • Political : involvement, will and continuity • International : values, capacity, trade

  10. Thank you very much for your attention ! Contact: • Contacts: • Sylvain Chevassus • tel: +33 1 40 81 83 65   • sylvain.chevassus@developpement-durable.gouv.fr

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