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Capitalisation of green, social and ethical funds in Europe (SCP 031) - Assessment DRAFT created Apr 2012: Both the total value of investments with sustainability and ethical criteria, and their share in total investments appear to be increasing in Europe, although this share remains modest. The total value of sustainable and responsible investments (SRI) increased from €336 billion of assets under management in 2002 (8 EEA countries) to €4,928 billion in 2009 (14 EEA countries). Core SRI, which represents assets under more stringent criteria, increased from €34 billion to €1128 billion over the same period. 24% of this increase was due to a tenfold growth in the value of the Core SRI in the original 8 countries in the 2002 survey. The remaining 76% of the apparent growth was due to the inclusion of additional countries in the survey. Between 2007 and 2009 the share of Core SRI in total managed assets increased from 1.7% to 3.0% across the seven countries with available data. The share in 2009 ranged from 27% in the Netherlands to under 1% in Germany.
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Consumption and the environment — 2012 update: Update to the European Environment State and Outlook 2010 (SOER 2010) thematic assessment
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Environmental pressures from European consumption and production: A study in integrated environmental and economic analysis - This report, prepared within the broad framework of EEA work on environmental accounts, presents and describes the tool of environmentally extended input-output analysis and illustrates its potential uses. The report aims to: present the tool of environmentally extended input-output analysis of EE-IOT and assess its potential for answering key SCP policy questions; make use of the tool and the latest data available in Europe to identify the environmental 'hotspots' and leverage points in European consumption and production; and identify weaknesses and potential for improvement in the current application of the tool.
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European progress towards sustainable consumption and production (SCP): A framework for indicator-based reporting
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Consumption and the environment - SOER 2010 thematic assessment: The consumption of goods and services in EEA member countries is a major driver of global resource use and associated environmental impacts. Growth in global trade is resulting in an increasing share of environmental pressures and impacts from European consumption taking place beyond Europe. Food and drink, housing, mobility and tourism are responsible for a large part of the pressures and impacts caused by consumption in the EU. Achieving significant reductions in environmental pressures and impacts will require changing private and public consumption patterns, to supplement gains achieved through better technology and improved production processes.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Thematic assessments
Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SCP/SIP) - Action Plan: Located in Environmental topics › Industry › External links
Pilot fact sheets on national sustainable consumption and production policies: Taking stock of EU initiatives
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Time for action - towards sustainable consumption and production in Europe: Located in Publications
Environmental pressures from European consumption and production - Insights from environmental accounts: Located in Publications
Sustainable consumption and production in South East Europe and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - Joint UNEP-EEA report on the opportunities and lessons learned: Located in Publications