A/RES/80/135 GA

United Nations A/RES/80/135 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2025 25-20750 (E) *2520750* Eightieth session Agenda item 18 (a) Sustainable development: towards the achievement of sustainable development: implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through sustainable consumption and production, building on Agenda 21 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2025 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/80/555, para. 7)] 80/135. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 The General Assembly, Recalling the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development,1 Agenda 21,2 the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, 3 the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development 4 and the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Plan of Implementation) 5 and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”,6 as well as all relevant resolutions on the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a _______________ 1 Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June 1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigendum), resolution 1, annex I. 2 Ibid., annex II. 3 Resolution S-19/2, annex. 4 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 5 Ibid., resolution 2, annex. 6 Resolution 66/288, annex. A/RES/80/135 Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 25-20750 2/9 comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business, Recognizing the importance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and the resulting processes for the elaboration of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and for the realization of sustainable development, and recognizing also the uneven progress in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and all other internationally agreed development goals and commitments necessary to achieve sustainable development, Reaffirming the need to further mainstream sustainable development at all levels, integrating economic, social and environmental aspects and recognizing their interlinkages, so as to achieve sustainable development in all its dimensions, and reiterating that sustainable development is a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, Welcoming the convening of the Summit of the Future on 22–23 September 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at which resolution 79/1 entitled “The Pact for the Future” and its annexes were adopted, Recalling the commitment to make fundamental changes in our consumption and production patterns, including by transitioning to sustainable economic and business models, the implementation of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns 7 and by providing support to developing countries to strengthen their scientific, technological and innovation capacity, and recognizing that local and national zero-waste initiatives can contribute to achieving sustainable consumption and production, as outlined in the political declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly,8 Recognizing and underscoring the role of the private sector and industry, local authorities, local communities and Indigenous Peoples in supporting more sustainable lifestyles, Taking note of the launch of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme under the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, an inclusive initiative to accelerate the shifts towards sustainable food systems, Recognizing that digital technologies and the unprecedented scale, spread and speed of change brought about by them can be harnessed to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, while ensuring that digitalization remains inclusive, equitable and sustainable, Stressing the need, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, to benefit from and build on experiences, success stories, best practices, challenges and the lessons learned from the previous agreements on sustainable development, _______________ 7 A/CONF.216/5, annex. 8 Resolution 78/1, annex. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 A/RES/80/135 3/9 25-20750 Stressing also the importance of overcoming silos and seeking innovative and coordinated approaches in integrating and balancing the three dimensions of sustainable development, and in this regard taking note of the actions and initiatives implemented by the United Nations system entities, Stressing further the need to determine gaps, obstacles, synergies and challenges in the implementation of commitments and instruments in the sustainable development field, in a coherent and integrated manner, and with a view to pursuing and achieving policy coherence, as well as identifying new opportunities and emerging challenges for international cooperation on the path towards sustainable development, Reaffirming the 2030 Agenda, the Sevilla Commitment,9 building on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,10 the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 11 the New Urban Agenda, 12 the Convention on Biological Diversity13 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015– 2030, 14 as well as maoor outcome documents in relation to countries in special situations, Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022 entitled “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument”,15 Welcoming the convening of the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Cali, Colombia, from 21 October to 1 November 2024 on the theme “Peace with nature”, as well as its two resumed sessions, held online from 3 to 6 December 2024 and in Rome, Italy, from 25 to 27 February 2025, respectively, and recalling the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity16 and urging its early, inclusive and effective implementation, Welcoming also the convening of the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Oboectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018–2028 in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023, and looking forward to the 2026 United Nations Water Conference to Accelerate the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, to be co-hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates and to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 2 to 4 December 2026, and the 2028 United Nations Conference on the Final Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Oboectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, to be hosted by Taoikistan, Recalling its resolution 77/161 of 14 December 2022, entitled “Promoting zero- waste initiatives to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, _______________ 9 Resolution 79/323, annex. 10 Resolution 69/313, annex. 11 See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex. 12 Resolution 71/256, annex. 13 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1760, No. 30619. 14 Resolution 69/283, annex II. 15 UNEP/EA.5/Res.14. 16 United Nations Environment Programme, document CBD/COP/15/17, decision 15/4, annex. A/RES/80/135 Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 25-20750 4/9 Noting with appreciation the work of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste for contributing to sustainable consumption and production and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Noting with concern that the compounded effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, conflict and economic shocks, and climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution have exacerbated existing challenges in the international community’s efforts, especially for developing countries, to implement sustainable consumption and production and may further reverse progress towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, including Sustainable Development Goal 12, and therefore stressing the importance of promoting sustainable consumption and production in the context of sustainable and inclusive recovery strategies, Noting with concern also the latest warnings by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, including on the vulnerability of ecosystems to climate change being strongly influenced by human society, including from unsustainable consumption and production, and further recognizing that the reduction of unsustainable consumption and production, including waste generation, will support progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 12, while stressing the importance of eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions and of reducing inequality, recognizing that eradicating poverty, changing unsustainable and promoting sustainable patterns of consumption and production and protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development are the overarching oboectives of and essential requirements for sustainable development, Acknowledging that pursuing circular economy approaches as a pathway to achieving sustainable consumption and production patterns can contribute to addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, water stress and pollution and their impact on human health, thus contributing to the achievement of related goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other internationally agreed environmental goals, Welcoming the convening of the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, co-hosted by Costa Rica and France, held in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June 2025, at which its political declaration17 was adopted, Noting the importance of transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in efforts to address climate change, including through circular economy approaches, and encourages efforts in this regard, in accordance with decision 1/CMA.5,18 Recognizing the pressing need to reduce excessive individual consumption which may place significant pressure on the environment, including in developing countries, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals: towards a rescue plan for people and planet” 19 and the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report, which highlights, inter alia, that the world is not on track to achieve Goal 12 and its related targets by 2030 at the current rate of progress, _______________ 17 Resolution 79/314, annex. 18 See FCCC/PA/CMA/2023/16/Add.1. 19 A/78/80-E/2023/64. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 A/RES/80/135 5/9 25-20750 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Towards the achievement of sustainable development: implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through sustainable consumption and production, building on Agenda 21”;20 2. Recognizes that the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development constituted a milestone that ushered in maoor international instruments and commitments that guide progress in closing development gaps within and among developed and developing countries, and reaffirms all the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,21 as well as the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, entitled “The future we want”; 3. Reaffirms the commitment made in the 2030 Agenda to ensuring that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature, recalls in this regard resolution 6/8 of 1 March 2024 on promoting sustainable lifestyles,22 adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme at its sixth session, and encourages Member States to create the necessary evidence-based enabling conditions, foster public and private collaboration, and pursue education at all levels and awareness-raising initiatives in support of empowering citizens to make informed choices about sustainable lifestyles, while recognizing that each country is best positioned to understand its own national circumstances and priorities to encourage more sustainable lifestyles; 4. Urges the full and effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and all other internationally agreed development goals and commitments in the economic, social and environmental fields, including the Millennium Development Goals and those under the three Rio conventions, and other multilateral environmental agreements in accordance with their respective mandates, building on their contributions, best practices, challenges and lessons learned, in order to support the full and effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including Goal 12, to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; 5. Recognizes that the 2030 Agenda, including Goal 12, to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, builds on issues included in Agenda 21, and encourages further efforts aimed at strengthening international cooperation to address gaps in its implementation, including through, inter alia, the provision of means of implementation; 6. Welcomes the political declaration adopted at the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly (Sustainable Development Goals Summit), held in New York on 18 and 19 September 2023, and urges timely action to ensure its full implementation; 7. Acknowledges that sustainable consumption and production practices can be cost-efficient and effective ways to achieve economic development, reduce environmental impacts and advance human well-being, and encourages urgent action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 12, in order to contribute to the achievement of all Goals; 8. Recognizes that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development adopted, among other commitments on sustainable consumption and _______________ 20 A/80/372. 21 Resolution 70/1. 22 UNEP/EA.6/Res.8. A/RES/80/135 Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 25-20750 6/9 production, the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns and that both the Framework and its multi-partner trust fund are tools for action on sustainable consumption and production, and in this regard reiterates the need for such initiatives to continue to share best practices and provide other forms of technical assistance in the shift towards sustainable consumption and production patterns, including by providing tools and solutions for policy design and implementation; 9. Welcomes the One Planet Network Forum 2024, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 12 and 13 September 2024, and takes note of its outcome document, and recognizes the important role of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns and its One Planet network, and recognizes its role in supporting Governments and businesses in embracing sustainable consumption and production patterns by providing tools, best practices, capacity-building and cooperation platforms that help scale up impact and effectiveness; 10. Calls upon Member States, United Nations entities and stakeholders to support the implementation and resource mobilization for the Global Strategy for Sustainable Consumption and Production 2023–2030,23 as part of the international efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and the oboectives of the multilateral environmental agreements; 11. Recognizes that unsustainable patterns of consumption and production are key drivers of natural resource depletion, climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, malnutrition and land degradation, and therefore recommits to making fundamental changes in the way that societies produce and consume goods and services through the transition to sustainable economic and business models that promote sustainable consumption and production patterns, as well as through policies, frameworks, partnerships, technological innovation and instruments that improve resource efficiency and the sustainable management of natural resources, including water-use efficiency, improved sanitation management, reduce waste, promote life cycle approaches, encourage approaches such as the circular economy, life cycle and other approaches, as appropriate and taking into account national circumstances and capacities, enable consumers to make sustainable consumption choices, mainstream sustainability practices, encourage sustainable bioeconomy, as well as sustainable and environmentally sound bio-based products and increase resilience across all sectors of the economy, which will contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 12; 12. Welcomes the extension by the General Assembly, in its resolution 76/202 of 17 December 2021, of the mandate of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns until 31 December 2030, encourages the implementation of the Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, in accordance with target 12.1 of Goal 12; 13. Takes note with appreciation of the United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment, convened by the Secretary-General from 27 to 29 July 2025 in Addis Ababa and co-hosted by the Governments of Ethiopia and Italy, and takes note of the call to action by the Secretary-General entitled “From Rome to Addis and beyond”; 14. Recognizes the important role of the private sector in promoting and utilizing sustainable practices, including for multinational corporations and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises that may face greater challenges in enhancing _______________ 23 See A/77/607. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 A/RES/80/135 7/9 25-20750 resource efficiency, and reiterates the invitation to Member States to take measures, in cooperation with the private sector, to enhance the design of products, taking into account life cycle assessments to contribute to resource efficiency; 15. Acknowledges the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste, including its strategic oboectives and targets; 16. Welcomes the establishment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution, at the intergovernmental meeting held on 19 and 20 June 2025 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, as mandated by the United Nations Environment Assembly in its resolution 5/8 of 2 March 2022,24 to strengthen the science-policy interface to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution; 17. Acknowledges the link between plastic waste and pollution and sustainable consumption and production patterns, and calls upon all Member States to continue to step up activities across the life cycle of plastic to prevent, reduce and eliminate plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, including through innovative approaches that foster environmentally sound management, including the reduction, repair, reuse and recycling of plastic waste and products; 18. Welcomes the decision by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its resumed fifth session, in resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022, to convene an intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, which could include both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, taking into account, among other things, the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as national circumstances and capabilities, and underscores the importance of securing an ambitious international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, while acknowledging that some legal obligations arising out of a new instrument will require capacity-building and technical and financial assistance in order to be effectively implemented by developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and in this regard welcomes the commitment made by Heads of State and Government in the political declaration adopted during the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly to support the work of the intergovernmental negotiating committee, with the ambition of completing its work by the end of 2024; 19. Urges the international community to continue to support developing countries in strengthening their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production, and calls for enhanced support to developing countries by providing means of implementation; 20. Recognizes the need for greater financing, capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer on mutually agreed terms for developing countries to harness science, technology and innovation, and information and communication technologies, as well as new and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, including through scaling up the use of open science, affordable and open-source technology, research and development to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals; 21. Encourages the further strengthening of the science-policy interface and of the means of implementation from all sources and at all levels, including a _______________ 24 UNEP/EA.5/Res.8. A/RES/80/135 Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 25-20750 8/9 revitalized and enhanced Global Partnership, as well as by supporting innovative approaches to sustainability science and emphasizing cross-disciplinary partnerships; 22. Requests the United Nations system to further mainstream and integrate the three dimensions of sustainable development throughout its work, to continue to exchange experiences and lessons learned in this regard and to step up its efforts at all levels in continued support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including Goal 12, to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; 23. Encourages regional and subregional organizations to continue to promote sustainable development in their respective regions by, inter alia, promoting peer learning and cooperation, including South-South and triangular cooperation, as well as effective linkages among global, regional, subregional and national processes, as appropriate, to advance sustainable development; 24. Strongly encourages further accelerated actions and multi-stakeholder partnerships at all levels, including with the United Nations system and the international financial system, to advance innovative pathways to achieving sustainable consumption and production, in line with United Nations Environment Assembly resolutions 5/11 of 2 March 2022, entitled “Enhancing circular economy as a contribution to achieving sustainable consumption and production”, 25 and 6/8 of 1 March 2024, entitled “Promoting sustainable lifestyles” 26 as part of accelerated progress towards the 2030 Agenda, thereby creating oob opportunities, promoting sustainable business practices and fostering more sustainable and stable global supply chains, and ensuring that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness about sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature, and in this respect recognizes the need for discussions to further promote sustainable consumption and production with a view to accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goal 12 and related goals and targets; 25. Stresses the urgency of promoting sustainable consumption and production approaches, in which products and materials are designed in such a way that they can be reused, remanufactured, recycled or recovered and therefore retained in the economy for as long as possible, along with the resources of which they are made, the generation of waste is avoided or minimized and greenhouse gas emissions are prevented or reduced; 26. Encourages accelerated action to advance youth employment through skills development for decent oobs in sectors aligned with sustainable consumption and production; 27. Calls upon Member States, in this regard, in cooperation with educational institutions, the private sector, international community, civil society, as appropriate, to ensure inclusive and equitable access to knowledge, science and information while promoting innovation, critical thinking and life skills that enable youth to actively contribute to sustainable development, in particular in advancing sustainable consumption and production patterns, for the benefit of current and future generations, while supporting and strengthening existing programmes, initiatives and partnerships that facilitate meaningful youth engagement; 28. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, with a particular focus on the state of play with regard to sustainable consumption and _______________ 25 UNEP/EA.5/Res.11. 26 UNEP/EA.6/Res.8. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 A/RES/80/135 9/9 25-20750 production and the application and promotion thereof, and to recommend concrete actions to implement the 2030 Agenda in this regard; 29. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Towards the achievement of sustainable development: implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through sustainable consumption and production, building on Agenda 21”. 64th plenary meeting 15 December 2025

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