establish the alignment of the goals that are presented at the national, regional, and local levels, and that

contributes to the country advances in the fulfillment of this objective. Initially, a theoretical analysis was

carried out where the main approaches that responsible consumption has had over time were identified;

subsequently, the analysis of the relevance of responsible consumption at different scales was carried out, for

which the adaptation of an alignment methodology of the SDGs was carried out, using the Rapid Integrated

Assessment tool – RIA; SPSS software was used for data analysis. The above, made it possible to establish the

contribution made from the national to the local level, for the fulfillment of the goals of SDG-12. It was

identified that in the country all the goals of SDG 12 were prioritized, although several have a low level of

coverage; in Valle del Cauca and Tuluá, some goals are not prioritized.

1 Introduction

Since the 1970s, with the Stockholm conference in

1972, it has been established that unsustainable

models of production and consumption present a

high risk to the stability of environmental goods and

services. In addition, it was emphasized that, if the

current form of consumption was maintained,

renewable resources would be depleted. In this

conference, the analysis of the forms of

consumption was recommended to contribute to

and the environment. Also, the responsibility of

those who produce goods and advertise them, to the

negative consequences on the environment was

recognized, [2].

transform consumption and production patterns

towards sustainable ones, known as 10YFP, [4], was

of the ten-year program, the Marrakech process

began to help in the execution of policies and pilot

projects at the international level on sustainable

consumption and production, [5].

an unsustainable pattern of production and

consumption. The need to address environmental

Development Goals, including goal 12 on

responsible production and consumption, [8], which

aims to guarantee that these are sustainable. In this

sense, among other goals, the ordering and use of

natural resources in a sustainable manner, the

incorporation of sustainable actions, and the

substantial decrease in waste production have been

proposed.

actions taken to address this situation, the pressures

consumption models, leading to the deterioration of

environmental quality and harming the development

of the country's productive sector, causing

imbalances that must be addressed and corrected,

[9]. In addition to this, in the country, the

generation of knowledge and research in responsible

production and consumption presents considerable

limitations. The challenges posed by the SDGs for

Colombia are accentuated by its low research

capacity, [10].

at the national level, some indicators can be directly

adopted from the global framework. However, this

method presents some problems such as numerous

indicators, limited description of objectives and

the subnational level, in other countries. In addition,

it provides information that favors the development

of national, regional, and local strategies to advance

SDG 12, based on the alignment between the

different levels.

the relevance of SDG-12, specifically in

Responsible Consumption, in Colombia, Valle del

Cauca, and Tuluá.

2 Problem Formulation

According to the problem posed, the following

methodology was carried out:

have contributed to the design of planning strategies

in this topic in the country. At this stage, the

approaches to responsible consumption at a global

level are established in international conferences on

the environment that have addressed responsible

coordinate, support, and guide strategies on this

issue worldwide.

approaches on the subject of Sustainable

Consumption, the search, review, evaluation, and

parties, and thus achieve progress.

consumption and responsible production include

issues from different sectors that acquire a

comprehensive perspective and consider

environmental, social, and economic aspects of

sustainable development, in a balanced way.

Likewise, it considers that production and

consumption activities are fundamental in the world

economy, but current patterns are rapidly ending

framework of sustainable development. In the

same way, companies and the consumer society

must heed the call to reduce waste and increase

recycling. Additionally, to achieve the proposals

raised by 2030, it is required to accompany

developing countries so that they can move forward

with the incorporation of sustainable production and

consumption practices, [16].

Pacific region, potentiate the entrepreneurship of

ecosystems, promote the conservation and

sustainable use of natural capital.

priorities are presented such as the conservation of

natural resources, comprehensive management of

solid waste, and sustainable agricultural

development, amongst others.

by multiple sectors are goals 12.3 Reduction of food

waste; 12.5 Prevention, reduction, recycling, and

reuse of waste; and 12. b Achieve sustainable

tourism.

Prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse of waste;

and 12.8 Ensure education for sustainable

development.

sustainable practices in companies; 12.

Strengthening of science and technology for

sustainability; and 12. c Regulation of fossil fuel

subsidies.

in the municipality by multiple sectors are goals

goals were Development and resource management,

Protection, and social challenges. Between the goals

prioritized by these sectors are 12.2 Sustainable

management and efficient use of natural resources;

12.5 Prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse of

waste; 12.6. Adoption of sustainable practices in

companies; 12.7 Sustainable public procurement

and 12.8 Ensure education for sustainable

development.

[35], the Regional Autonomous Corporation of

Valle del Cauca - CVC, [36] center-north, and the

Secretary of Agricultural Assistance and the

Environment- SEDAMA, [37], have worked on the

achievement of the SDGs by 2030, [22], including

SDG-12.

the Rapid Integrated Assessment- RIA is carried out

at the national, regional, and local levels. In the

mapping it was identified that in the country all the

SDG-12 targets analyzed were prioritized, however,

several of them present a low level of coverage.

At the departmental and municipal levels, some

goals of SDG-12 are not prioritized. Similarly, the

sector, SDG-12 targets were not prioritized.

Fig. 1: Rapid Integrated assessment of SDG-12

targets prioritized at the national, regional, and local

levels.

represents a significant contribution to its fulfillment

in the country. Similarly, the identification of the

actions carried out in responsible consumption

allowed for establishing that a better alignment is

required between the different levels in the planning

of the country, the department and the municipality

with respect to the goals of SDG-12.

[2] UNESCO (1977). Intergovernmental

[3] United Nations (1992). Report of the United

[5] United Nations Environment programme –

[6] United Nations. (2012). Report of the United

[15] Proantioquia (2021). Country challenges

[18] United Nations Development Program-

[20] Government of the Valle. (2020).