By Jill Okeke
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, has said sustainable consumption should be a priority for Nigeria.
He said professional bodies and regulatory agencies, among others, must come together and ensure sustainable consumption becomes a reality.
Irukera made this known yesterday in Lagos during a stakeholders’ meeting to commemorate this year’s “World Consumer Rights Day” with the theme: “Attaining Sustainable Consumption in Nigeria.”
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Sustainable consumption, according to him, is the use of goods and services in a way that minimises negative impact on the environment, for the benefit of present and future generations.
Essentially, it involves preference for materials that can be reused and recycled to avoid wastage and harm to the environment.
Irukera pointed out that the conversation on sustainable environment is not new, having received attention in 1992 at the United Nations’ Conference on Environment and Development, where it was decided that non-commitment to sustainable consumption was a major cause of environmental degradation globally, and has led to poverty and environmental imbalances.
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