The Tunisian Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan (SCP-NAP) was developed under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme, with advisory services and technical support from the United Nations Environment Programme. The Plan is part of Tunisia’s efforts to achieve Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The SCPNAP (SDG12.1) addresses two priority sectors Tourism and agri-food and was developed in Tunisia through nationally owned multistakeholder processes. Switch to Circular Economy: Under SwitchMed II, a short document "How Tunisia is switching to a Circular Economy" was prepared to present an overview on how the country is implementing activities/policies/programs on SCP and Circular Economy. In this document you will see 10 success stories inspired by the work of SwitchMed in the Tunisian Republic. They show how what began in workshops developed into plans that created a ripple that flowed out around the country. This short publication shows that opportunities for countries from sustainable consumption and production are rich and varied. The Switch to SCP is off and running. SwitchMed is proud to have supported Tunisia in its work to build a society where people and planet thrive and prosper together Tunisia has already developed integrated plans and a regulatory framework that have SCP at their core. For some time now, it has been building on these, expanding its waste reduction plan, establishing a circular economy, and further developing its work on sustainable water managements and energy solutions. It is clear that SCP is no longer just something discussed in meeting rooms. Now it is happening on the ground, across business and industry, in cities and regions, reducing pollution, improving the air we breathe, and promoting better use of nature’s gifts through resource-efficient and low-carbon consumption and production practices.
The Planning and Infrastructure Act with Royal Assent marks a structural shift in UK sustainable construction. The confirmation of the Nature Restoration Fund embeds environmental sustainability in construction as a financial and design parameter. Developers are being pressed to integrate eco-design for buildings that secure measurable biodiversity gains through sustainable building design and avoid reliance on late-stage offsets. The new framework compels teams to embed life cycle thinking in construction and net zero Whole Life Carbon goals at concept stage, linking green infrastructure and green building materials with demonstrable life cycle cost benefits.
The National Wealth Fund’s £800m guarantee for SSEN Transmission’s northern Scotland upgrade is significant for decarbonising the built environment. Enhanced transmission capacity strengthens the credibility of net zero carbon buildings and all-electric, low carbon design strategies. It enables contractors to adopt resource efficiency in construction through on-site flexibility solutions such as storage and hybrid power. Grid readiness becomes a core marker of low carbon building performance, reinforcing the importance of lifecycle assessment and embodied carbon data in project delivery.
Thames Water’s long-term onshore wind agreement exemplifies carbon footprint reduction at infrastructure scale. This move accelerates a shift towards circular economy in construction, low embodied carbon materials, and the broader application of carbon neutral construction practices across supply chains. Clients expect partners to deliver sustainable building practices that quantify embodied carbon in materials and achieve verifiable net zero carbon outcomes, supported by Whole Life Carbon Assessment and BREEAM or BREEAM v7 certification.
Government rhetoric defining nature as critical national infrastructure is reshaping procurement. Tenders increasingly demand whole life carbon analysis, carbon footprint of construction metrics, and renewable building materials that support end-of-life reuse in construction. The emphasis is on circular construction strategies, sustainable material specification, and building lifecycle performance aligned with whole life carbon baselines. Industry leaders are adjusting to a future where sustainable construction is no longer aspirational but a regulated expectation, reinforcing the commercial case for sustainable design and the Circular Economy.
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