The document discusses indicators for sustainable consumption and production (SCP) that can be used by civil society organizations. It introduces several commonly used indicators, including MIPS (Material Input Per Service unit) and HPI (Happy Planet Index). MIPS measures the natural resources used over a product's lifecycle. HPI measures life satisfaction, life expectancy and ecological footprint to assess countries' sustainability performance. The document outlines strengths and weaknesses of the indicators and suggests actions CSOs can take to promote more sustainable practices and policies using these types of indicators.

1. Indicators for SCP - A Guideline for Civil Society Organisations Presented by: Johannes Frühmann Action Town - Research and Action for SCP (CSOContribution2SCP)

7. Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses Provides a quantitative indicator of potential environmental impacts Useful in comparing the environmental implications of products, processes and services Good target indicator towards resource-conserving production methods Contributes to higher resource productivity along the entire life cycle of a product or at the level of the overall economy Companies can use MIPS to identify potentials for product and process innovations Focus on quantity not quality of materials  may not give a qualitative assessment of potential environmental impacts Requires the collection of large amounts of data for calculation  expensive and time-consuming for long life cycles Lack of appropriate standards to guarantee consistency and comparability of material flow accounts

8. A.C.T.I.O.N. areas for CSOs Assess ways in which MIPS could become a tool for managing and promoting sustainability in policy making as well as in mainstreaming resource efficiency throughout supply chains Campaign for resource efficiency from cradle to grave Take part in data collection for MIPS and in life-cycle discussion with quantitative numbers Involve partner with other CSOs, other stakeholder groups Orient towards reduced consumption and increased resource efficiency Network with other CSOs, business and policy makers

11. MIPS Case study: FIN-MIPS Household FIN-MIPS Project: Finnish association for nature conservation used the MIPS method to calculate the ecological rucksacks of 27 households and gave recommendations on how to improve resource efficiency in households.  Full presentation in a few minutes!  F inal report (english version) is just published!

15. Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses Considering subjective and objective criteria Simple methodology Easy to communicate Easy to compare between countries Data for life satisfaction, life expectancy and EF (partially) are available online Measuring ‘happiness’ is a complex issue The policy relevance of targeting ‘happiness’ can be debated The title of the index has led to misunderstandings as being an index to measure pure happiness of nations Data gaps remain, especially related to the EF

16. A.C.T.I.O.N. areas for CSOs Assess wellbeing of citizens and the ecological footprint Campaign for living a good life within environmental limits Take part in policy making Involve – partner with government, local authorities and communities, other CSOs Orient towards sustainable lifestyles and a sustainable and equitable future overall Network with researchers, other CSOs, community groups

17. HPI Case study Caerphilly Caerphilly Sustainable Development Strategy Development of a Caerphilly Sustainability Index inspired by the HPI to calculate how sustainable the UK county borough Caerphilly is. It sets out a vision for a sustainable county borough where residents live longer, healthier, more fulfilled lives whilst consuming less resources . The aim is to get from a score of currently 42.3 to 62.0 by 2030.

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