Policy Recommendations

Closing the Loop - Policy Solutions for Achieving SDG 12: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
  • Pakistan needs to conserve its water and energy resources because their availability will become a serious issue in the future. The government should incentivise companies that are efficiently using these resources and adapting to global environmental standards. This will help encourage other companies to adopt such measures.
  • To adopt a circular economy that brings waste back into use, role of the private sector is very crucial as it has the potential, tools, and imagination in this regard. Therefore, the private sector should prioritise relevant sectors and devise short-, medium-, and long- term plans to adopt a circular economy approach.