Shifting Systematically Towards Sustainable Consumption and Production: A Solution Framework to Overcome the Impacts of Covid-19

Shivam Goyal (), Sunil Luthra and Dixit Garg ()
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Shivam Goyal: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana, India
Sunil Luthra: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ch. Ranbir Singh State Institute of Engineering & Technology Jhajjar 124103, Haryana, India
Dixit Garg: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra 136119, Haryana, India

International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), 2022, vol. 21, issue 03, 933-968

Abstract: The threats like increasing pollution level and scarcity of natural resources are showing that Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) is one of the key solutions and the main contributor driver of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Eventually, a mysterious disease named as COVID-19 started spreading very fast around the globe and it was declared a pandemic. To protect citizens from this pandemic, the government announced complete lockdown in the country. This lockdown due to COVID-19 has put its impact on every aspect of life. In this research study, the efforts have been made to identify various impacts of COVID-19 on SCP practices and propose various solutions to overcome these impacts of COVID-19. In the Indian perspective, a total fifteen impacts of COVID-19 under five different heads along with eighteen solutions to overcome these impacts have been identified with the help of literature, various reports and experts’ inputs. All these impacts and solutions were analyzed using a hybrid framework. Results revealed that COVID-19 majorly put its impact on nation, business and behavior followed by the impact on society and environment. All these impacts can be overcome by adopting solutions like strong and clear policies formation and its implementation, financial packages to industries to boost up the economy, firm determination of top management, safety of the workforce and tax reduction on sustainable products. The final results will be very helpful for all the actors focused on SCP.

Keywords: Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP); Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); COVID-19; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy TOPSIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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