The Market Transformation Programme (MTP) supports the development and implementation of UK Government policy on sustainable products.

MTP reduces the environmental impact of products across the product life cycle by:

• Collecting information. Stock, sales, usage and resource consumption data is gathered on household and industrial products, such as televisions, fridges and electrical motors.
  
  
• Building evidence. The information gathered is used to model how products will evolve in the market place and to estimate future environmental impacts.
  
  
• Working with industry and other stakeholders. A common understanding is reached on how these impacts can be mitigated; action plans are agreed and the measures implemented.

MTP supports the UK Government’s strategy on Sustainable Development. In particular, MTP underpins the product policy aspect of the framework for Sustainable Consumption and Production.