EMBRACING THE PARADIGM SHIFT OF SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PRACTICES: AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE

IN THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES, THE DISCOURSE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HAS RISEN TO THE FOREFRONT, COMPELLING SOCIETIES TO REEVALUATE THEIR CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY HAS SURFACED AS A PIVOTAL THEME THAT TRANSCENDS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND CULTURAL BOUNDARIES. SUSTAINABLE PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION (SCP) ARE RECEIVING AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF ATTENTION, AS WELL AS GLOBAL RECOGNITION AND SIGNIFICANCE. THE IDEA OF "SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION" (SCP), WHICH AIMS TO BALANCE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, IS AT THE CENTER OF THIS SHIFT. THIS REVIEW AIMS TO PRESENT AN EXTENSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION PRACTICES ADOPTED ACROSS THE ASIAN LANDSCAPE. IN DOING SO, THIS REVIEW ADVANCES SCHOLARLY UNDERSTANDING WHILE ALSO PROVIDING STAKEHOLDERS WITH USEFUL INFORMATION TO HELP THEM CREATE STRATEGIES, INITIATIVES, AND POLICIES THAT WILL HELP THEM ACHIEVE SDG 12 AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GLOBALLY.PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED LITERATURE IN THE PAST DECADE IS EXPLORED, THROUGH A THOROUGH SEARCH STRATEGY IN SCOPUS AND WEB OF SCIENCE WITH KEYWORDS LIKE "SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION," "RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION," AND "SDG 12." AFTER DATA SCREENING, IT WILL SYNTHESIZED AND PRESENTED IN THIS RESEARCH PAPER. TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WISE POLICY CHOICES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THIS RESEARCH PAPER SEEKS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INSIGHTS ON THE CONDITION OF RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PRACTICES IN THE POWERFUL ASIAN ECONOMIES OF TODAY.