The Nordic countries rank high in international reports of nations' progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Along with other industrialised countries, however, the Nordic countries have been ranked poorly in their progress towards SDG12, which concerns sustainable consumption and production. This report assesses Nordic countries’ progress towards SDG12, looks closer at their main challenges in achieving SDG12, and identifies recommendations that Nordic national governments and the Nordic Council of Ministers can adopt to accelerate progress in areas that are currently lagging. The analysis covers the five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, as well as Greenland, Åland, and the Faroe Islands. In the assessment of progress, the Nordic Region is, where possible, benchmarked against EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.