{"id":1592,"date":"2025-09-14T17:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/?page_id=1592"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:22:45","slug":"goal-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/goal-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1592\" class=\"elementor elementor-1592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kpUIW2l e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"kpUIW2l\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qrHu476 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"qrHu476\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3db622 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3db622\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4ffde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4ffde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Goal<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f3466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f3466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1076 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_12-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_12-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_12-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_12-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_12.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Goal 12 aims to &#8220;ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">For Ghana, this means decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation by promoting resource efficiency, reducing waste generation across value chains, and supporting businesses and consumers to make sustainable choices. Key priorities include tackling plastic pollution, reducing food loss, managing electronic waste, and adopting circular economy principles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d8cdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26d8cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95172a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95172a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Community Success<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a8d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1594 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_12-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0This is exemplified by the growth of\u00a0<strong>local recycling startups and community waste picker cooperatives<\/strong>. These grassroots initiatives are creating value from waste, reducing landfill pressure, raising awareness on segregation, and building a foundation for a circular economy from the ground up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HdMwaCo e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"HdMwaCo\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nZUp7QU e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"nZUp7QU\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sr3fTgj elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"sr3fTgj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HYJ2GtQ elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"HYJ2GtQ\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey Statistics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc38b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc38b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th><strong>SDG Indicator<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Statistic (latest year)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source &amp; Implication<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>12.1.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Policy instruments for sustainable consumption &amp; production (SCP)<\/td><td><strong>SCP principles integrated into national strategies; Circular Economy initiatives active (2025)<\/strong><\/td><td>2025 VNR \/ EPA. Shows a strategic policy commitment to shifting toward more sustainable and circular economic models.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12.6.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Companies publishing sustainability reports<\/td><td><strong>52% of listed companies (2022)<\/strong><\/td><td>KPMG Survey \/ Ghana Stock Exchange. Indicates growing corporate awareness and transparency regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12.7.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sustainable public procurement policies &amp; action plans<\/td><td><strong>Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Policy under review; tender documents being revised (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Public Procurement Authority (PPA). Reflects an ongoing process to institutionalize sustainability in government purchasing, leveraging public spending for positive impact.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12.a.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Installed renewable energy-generating capacity<\/td><td><strong>0.17 watts per capita (2023)<\/strong><\/td><td>Energy Commission. Highlights the current scale of utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure, with significant potential for expansion.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7594a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"5e7594a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-5e7594a\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active \" data-tabid=\"5e7594a\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"targets-and-indicators\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" 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data-header-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Indicators<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.1.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card goal-target col-md-12\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"goal-header\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.2.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.2.2<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.3<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.3.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>(<em>a<\/em>) Food loss index and (<em>b<\/em>) food waste index<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.4<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.4.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement<\/div><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.4.2<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>(<em>a<\/em>) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (<em>b<\/em>) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.5<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.5.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>National recycling rate, tons of material recycled<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.6<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.6.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">Number of companies publishing sustainability reports<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.7<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.7.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.8<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.8.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (<em>a<\/em>) national education policies; (<em>b<\/em>) curricula; (<em>c<\/em>) teacher education; and (<em>d<\/em>) student assessment<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.a<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.a.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.b<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.b.1<\/div><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.c<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">12.c.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"progress-and-info-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"progress-and-info-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Policy Advancement:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Ghana has developed a\u00a0<strong>National Plastic Management Policy<\/strong>\u00a0and is a pilot country for the\u00a0<strong>UN-led One Planet Network Sustainable Consumption and Production programme<\/strong>. This shows high-level political will to create a framework for addressing these challenges.<\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">\u00a0The data reveals that Ghana&#8217;s current consumption and production patterns are\u00a0<strong>highly linear and inefficient<\/strong>, characterized by\u00a0<strong>significant post-harvest losses<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>growing e-waste problem<\/strong>, and a\u00a0<strong>severe plastic pollution crisis<\/strong>. While there is promising\u00a0<strong>policy development<\/strong>, the transition to a circular economy that minimizes waste and maximizes resource use is still in its early stages.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b464f65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b464f65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b5520 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b2b5520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add45b5 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"add45b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-13\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc564d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc564d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54058ad elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54058ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb3a80 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9cb3a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-13\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goal Goal 12 aims to &#8220;ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.&#8221; For Ghana, this means decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation by promoting resource efficiency, reducing waste generation across value chains, and supporting businesses and consumers to make sustainable choices. Key priorities include tackling plastic pollution, reducing food loss, managing electronic waste, and adopting circular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1592","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1592"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4086,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1592\/revisions\/4086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}