International socio-environmental conferences and agreements: A thematic review

Abstract

This article presents a theoretical analysis on international socio-environmental conferences and agreements organized by the United Nations, which, concerned about climate change, biodiversity loss, among other environmental consequences, have resorted to international cooperation tools to seek ways to preserve the planet. The United Nations conferences were developed in order to promote the sustainable management and the overall commitment with the assumptions of more equitable development. Among the conferences and meetings, stand out Stockholm in 1972, the ECO-RIO in 1992, the Kyoto protocol in 1997, The Global Compact in 2000, The Millennium Development Goals in 2000, the Green Book in 2001, Johannesburg in 2002, The Equator Principles in 2003, Copenhagen in 2010. This study brings relevant considerations on innovative issues that covering the sustainable development and its consequences for the environment, taking into account the current context in which the world is passing away. Thus, we understood that, although the structural foundations of green marketing are essential in the scope of international socio-environmental conferences and agreements, a stronger awareness is necessary among the world's population, especially with regard to consumer culture.