Sustainable consumption and production

22.7.2013

Question for written answer E-008941-13
to the Commission
Rule 117
Linda McAvan (S&D)

At the beginning of 2012, the Commission issued a public consultation on ‘Delivering more Sustainable Consumption and Production’. Can the Commission outline the steps taken to bring forward the results of this consultation over the subsequent period?

On 9 July 2013 the Commission launched a public consultation on ‘Sustainability of the Food System’. How does the Commission see the relationship between the wider sustainable consumption and production agenda and the specific policies on sustainability in the food system?

Is the Commission planning to issue a communication on sustainable consumption and production before the end of its term?

Does the Commission intend to promote sustainable consumption and production in the context of the European Year of Development 2015 and the future global sustainable development framework post-2015?

OJ C 87 E, 26/03/2014