Getting the Goods: 2005

Reports released

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Consumers International: Gender & Consumption Mar 2005: Consumers International celebrated International Women's Day by launching the English version of the manual, " Women, Men and Consumption: Applying a gender lens to consumer education ". It sets out the main tools of gender analysis as applied to consumer relations in both the public and private spheres. It also contains a set of activities and methodologies to use in introducing gender perspectives into consumer education workshops.
It is available at http://www.consumidoresint.cl/biblioteca/
detalleautor.asp?id=1101827924

ANPED: Country reports and position papers on SPAC
Jan. 2005: Members of the ANPED SPAC WG have drafted country reports and policy papers on SPAC policies. The Countries profiled are far are Bulgaria, Latvia and the US. Policy papers are available about Right to Know, Education and Ecological Fiscal Reform. They are available at http://www.icspac.net/anpedwg/resources.aspx

Consumers International: Green Food Claims
Oct 2004: Given the "marketability" of sustainable food production, Consumers International has released a report that surveys green food claims displayed on labels and packaging on a range of typical foods in consumers' everyday shopping basket. The report can be accessed at http://www.consumersinternational.org/documents_asp/ ViewACategory_levelBelowOnly.asp?regid=
155&CategoryID=939&langID=1

WWF International: Living Planet Report 2004
Oct. 2004: WWF International has released its fifth Living Planet Report that is based upon the Ecological Footprint and other trends. The report confirms that ecological overshoot has become a reality - "humanity is now consuming over 20 percent more natural resources than the Earth can produce, causing rapid declines in wild animal populations"
It is available at http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?
content=lpr2004 .

Danish Environmental Protection Agency: The Future of SC in Europe
Apr. 2004: Consumption in Europe continues to rise and households account for a growing share of resource use and environmental burden. These are some of the conclusions of the study " Consumption and the Environment in Europe: Trends and Futures " commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency The report identifies some of the implications for possible action that could be taken by governments, business and civil society to prepare for a future transition to more sustainable patterns of consumption.
The report is available at http://www.seri.at/Data/personendaten/sl/2004%
20DEPA%20Michaelis%20Lorek.pdf

Oxford Commission on Sustainable Consumption
April 2004: The Oxford Commission on Sustainable Consumption has released a report accusing governments of abasing themselves before the power of the market and urging them to do more to promote sustainable consumption. The report can be accessed at http://www.environmentdaily.com/docs/41105a.pdf