SDG12

Aug 13, 2020
7 min

COVID-19 In Vietnam under the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

By Thao Le In the midst of Covid-19, Vietnam was one of the few countries to impose lockdown measures and rapidly build healthcare facili...

UN House Scotland

Jun 8, 2020
1 min

'On Target for 2030?' Report

Please find below a report on whether Scotland is 'on target for 2030' by SDG Network Scotland alongside partners Oxfam Scotland and the ...

Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education

UN House Scotland

Apr 3, 2020
1 min

Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education

Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education expresses the youth's concerns on the climate crisis. ...

Tracing Supply Chains: Chinese Forced Labour Camps

Laura Cox

Aug 29, 2019
3 min

Tracing Supply Chains: Chinese Forced Labour Camps

Sustainable development goal 12 is responsible consumption and production – for this goal to be achieved, both consumers and businesses n...

Environmental Controversy Amid Spaceport 1 Plans in Scolpaig, North Uist

Hannah Barrett

Jul 24, 2019
6 min

Environmental Controversy Amid Spaceport 1 Plans in Scolpaig, North Uist

Last Summer, the UK Space Agency and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) were in negotiations to fund the UK’s very first vertical lau...

How to Be Responsible in a World of Fast Fashion

Linnea Sjögren

Jul 23, 2018
4 min

How to Be Responsible in a World of Fast Fashion

One important question regarding sustainability and our consumption habits is the one regarding the clothes that we wear. In an area of f...

Linnea Sjögren

Jul 2, 2018
3 min

Choosing Between Local and Organic

In reducing our own climatic impact, what food we choose to purchase plays a huge role. Ideally, everyone would purchase organic food at ...

Linnea Sjögren

Jun 18, 2018
3 min

Let’s Put an End to the Plastic Era

I live in a coastal town and the beach is central to my lifestyle. To my great despair I often find heaps of rubbish flushed up on the be...

Microbeads: What Are They and Why Are They Dangerous?

Katie Armour

Mar 22, 2017
2 min

Microbeads: What Are They and Why Are They Dangerous?

There are 51 trillion microplastic particles currently polluting the world’s waters. We add to those at the rate of eight million tons ea...

Humanitarian and Environmental Costs and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons

UN House Scotland

Mar 18, 2017
2 min

Humanitarian and Environmental Costs and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Humanitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Hosting Nuclear Weapons ...

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