Relevance of Responsible Consumption in Colombia and Its Alignment at a Regional and Local Level

Abstract

Responsible consumption is considered a primary objective for social and economic development and at the same time essential for sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relevance of SDG-12, particularly in responsible consumption, in Colombia, Valle del Cauca, and Tuluá, to 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.