SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) ②

<The significance of the SDGs. >

The predecessor of the SDGs is the Millennium Development Eye (MDGs), which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000. It is comprised of eight goals as a target year for 2015, with the aim of the extreme poverty and hunger in developing countries. The MDGs were intended only for developing countries, but in the discussion of what to do with the targets since 2015, the global population growth and the expansion of the economic scale in the recent

The realization that it is important for both developed and developing countries to work together has led to the adoption of the SDGs. While the economies of GDP (gross national product) overemphasis economic growth, while some countries have seen a widening gap in domestic, educational, income, and cultural backgrounds, it is not likely that people who are vulnerable to women, children, persons with disabilities or the elderly will be left behind.
"No one will be left behind" to realize the society, it is required to work on a wide range of issues related to the economic, social and environment. In addition, as a keyword for sustainable development, "five P" of Human (People), Earth (planet), Prosperity (Prosperity), Peace (Peace), Solidarity (Partnership) has been raised.

<As a tool for pioneering the new market for environmental business.>

In Japan Japan, the 2016 government's "Sustainable Development Goals Promotion Headquarters" was established. Under the promotion headquarters, the Government, NGOS, NPOS, experts, the private sector, and private companies, not only social contribution activities, but also the influence of the company on the environment and the Society appropriately evaluated, Many companies are connecting to the opportunity to create business by contributing to the achievement of the SDGs. The environmental business has been used as an effective tool for the exit strategy of developing countries and new consumer markets. For example, a major company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been promoting its business with the SDGs in mind, such as "making packages that generate significant value by saving resources", such as "streamlining transportation and transport with globalization and supporting infrastructure development in emerging economies." The company contributes to the SDGs by extending its technology and business to SMEs. If you think about it, the majority of the work that contributes substantially to the SDGs is the environmental business.