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    12 Responsible consumption and production

    Target 12.4

    By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.

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    Indicators

    12.4.1: International environmental agreements
    12.4.2: Hazardous waste
    12.4.1 12.4.2
    Proportion of data submitted by Denmark to international environmental agreement
    Unit: Per cent
    Unit: Per cent
    201520202025
    The Montreal Protocol100100100
    The Rotterdam Convention1009785
    The Basel Convention10080100
    The Stockholm Convention83100100
    The Minamata Convention..6767

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    Definition

    The indicator shows the proportion of the required information that Denmark has submitted to the secretariats of the five key multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous chemicals and waste. These agreements include:

    • the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer
    • the Rotterdam Convention on the trade of hazardous chemicals and pesticides
    • the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal
    • the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants
    • the Minamata Convention on mercury

    Data is collectet for the UN Global SDG Database.

    Read the UN metadata about the indicator here.

    Last updated:

    31-10-2025
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