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O3: Contribute to the achievement of previous MDGs 1,2,3,7 and 8 (valid until 2015, then further elaborated | O3: Contribute to the achievement of previous MDGs 1,2,3,7 and 8 (valid until 2015, then further elaborated | ||
in SDGs and post-MDGs); | in SDGs and post-MDGs); | ||
O4: Enhance the understanding of European citizens of the interdependencies between sustainable consumption and production patterns in Europe and global sustainable development. | O4: Enhance the understanding of European citizens of the interdependencies between sustainable consumption and production patterns in Europe and global sustainable development. | ||
==Activities== | |||
'''Awareness Raising''' | |||
Engaging and informing citizens about the impact of their lifestyles and consumer choices with a variety of activities, among these the European Food Vision Photo Contest and Exhibition, as well as a European wide Day of Action. | |||
'''Business Dialogue''' | |||
To develop and conduct capacity building programmes for businesses to provide solutions for hotspots of global supply chains, as well as inviting professionals from producing countries to give first hand information on working conditions and environmental issues. | |||
'''Policy Advocacy''' | |||
To development of policy recommendations. These set the framework for more sustainable sourcing in European supermarkets. | |||
'''Research''' | |||
To collect first hand data on the production patterns of European retail supply chains. By means of independent research we are tracing the sourcing practices of European companies to producing countries and provide recommendations on how to improve working conditions and mitigate environmental impact. Among others we have sent teams to investigate production examples of tuna, pineapple, orange juice, chocolate, as well as studies into the effectiveness of ecological and social certification schemes. | |||
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==Target groups== | ==Target groups== | ||
TG1: The 25 Million European citizens are the first target group. | *TG1: The 25 Million European citizens are the first target group. | ||
TG2: The second target group is the media/journalists (3000 people) | *TG2: The second target group is the media/journalists (3000 people) | ||
TG3: Civil Society Organisations - CSOs | *TG3: Civil Society Organisations - CSOs | ||
TG4: Decision makers in the supermarket supply chains | *TG4: Decision makers in the supermarket supply chains | ||
[[Category: Global Education Unit Projects]] | [[Category: Global Education Unit Projects]] | ||
