Local Initiatives Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns
The Committee on Environmental Policy, in cooperation with the ECE Committee on Human Settlements, organized a Workshop on encouraging local initiatives towards sustainable consumption patterns (Vienna, February 1998). The Workshop examined practical experience with the promotion of local projects and programmes to raise public awareness about the environmental impact of individual consumption behaviour, steer consumers' choices towards environmentally sound goods and services, and further the sustainable use of energy, water, raw materials and land by individuals and communities.
The ECE Committee on Environmental Policy welcomed the outcome of the Workshop (English, Russian, Français) and submitted to the Aarhus Conference the Recommendations to ECE Governments on encouraging local initiatives towards sustainable consumption patterns (English, Russian, Français). The Workshop proceedings were published by the Government of Austria.
