The SCP-HAT is an online tool that supports the design of science-based sustainable consumption and production (SCP) policies around the world. It does so by providing an overview of a country’s performance with regard to SCP-related policy areas (see Module 1: Country Profile) and by identifying hotspots of (un)sustainable consumption and production activities (see Module 2: Hotspots Identification).
The tool is launching a module examining impacts induced at the supply chain level. It will point policymakers to hotspots brought about by consumption and production activities of a specific supply chain.
In March 2022, the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on environmental aspects of minerals and metals management calling for the development of non-prescriptive proposals to enhance their environmental sustainability along their full life cycle. The first step is the organization of intergovernmental meetings, and the new supply chain module of the SCP-HAT will support and inform member states in their discussions.