August 18, 2020

SDGs Action List for Companies, Version 1
Userʼs Guide
The xSDG Consortium was created in June 2018 at the xSDG Laboratory, Keio
Research Institute at SFC, as an incubator for positive examples of efforts toachieve the Sustainable Development Goals through collaboration among
researchers and stakeholders such as companies and local governments. Fromdiscussions at the xSDG Consortium, it became clear that to promote suchactions to achieve the SDGs it was necessary to articulate what kinds of actions
companies could take to help achieve the SDGs. Efforts to clarify actions that canhelp achieve the SDGs can also lead to the provision of criteria for financial
institutions and investors to evaluate the actions of companies.
Thus, from fiscal 2018 to 2019, the “Working group on Financial Assessment
Platform” at the xSDG Consortium discussed actions that companies could taketo achieve the SDGs. The results of those discussions were compiled as “SDGsAction List for Companies, Version 1” (referred to below as “SDGs Action List”)
containing “Company actions to contribute to achieving SDGs” (“SDGs Actions”)
and “Examples.”The main aims of these efforts were to promote actions by companies basedon this SDGs Action List, and collaboration with the financial sector.
■ Purpose of SDGs Action List
The purpose of the SDGs Action List is to articulate actions companies can taketo achieve the SDGs, and also, to provide criteria to evaluate actions bycompanies.
The use of the SDGs Action List can help in the ranking or comparison ofcompanies in the same industry and business category and also offer an idea ofwhat they should be doing for SDGs actions in each area of business. This could
lead to the mainstreaming of SDGs into corporate management and the further
promotion of actions to achieve the SDGs. The list can also be expected to help
in the verification and evaluation of progress by companies with the SDGs, andwith the visualization of that progress.
■ Overview of SDGs Action List

1. SDGs Actions: SDGs actions are activities companies can do to contribute tothe achievement of the SDGs. The SDGs Action List focuses on the SDGs targets
and looks at corresponding actions that companies can take, which are compiled
as SDGs Actions. However, some items are included if they should be reflected inSDGs actions to achieve the SDG, even if not directly applying to a target. Fromthe perspective of principles of the SDGs, we believe it is important fororganizations to have some leeway in identifying and executing the actualactivities. In that sense, we welcome feedback at any time based on actual
experience by organizations (see “A word about using the SDGs Action List”
below).
The identification of SDGs Actions was done through discussions and literature
reviews by the Working group on Financial Assessment Platform.
2. Examples: The “Examples” column indicates concrete examples of SDGs
Actions that can be used to evaluate contributions to achieve the SDGs. Theexamples were selected based on the following considerations.
・Actions that are required by regulations or legislation are not included.

・In recent years there has been a tendency to use corporate social
responsibility (CSR) in the context of corporate information disclosure andsocial (community) contributions, so those activities are not included in theexamples.

・In principle, the examples presented are corporate actions that contribute toachievement of the SDGs as a part of a companyʼs core business.

3. Targets: The Japanese version of SDGs goals and targets have been newlytranslated into Japanese by the “New Translation Drafting Committee for SDGsand Targets” (Chair Norichika Kanie, Vice-Chair Masahiro Kawatei). Details about
this committee are available on the xSDG Laboratory website ( http://xsdg.jp/ ).
4. Categories: In order to make it easier for corporate departments to takeownership of SDGs Actions and initiatives, we classified the SDGs Actions intofourcategories:“Labor/HumanRights,”“CorporateManagement,”

Environmental Management,” and “Climate Actions.”
5. Supply chain processes: To evaluate a companyʼs contributions to achieve theSDGs, each aspect of business operation needs to have transparency and2

credibility of information when viewed from outside the company. The SDGs
Action List was compiled in the form of SDGs Actions from the perspective of thesupply chain. Specifically, the main supply chain processes are defined as“Procurement,” “Distribution,” “Production,” and “Sales.” SDGs Actions that areshared across multiple processes are referred to as “Crosscutting.”■ Revisions of the SDGs Action List
The SDGs Action List was prepared through extensive discussions among
members of the xSDG Consortiumʼs Working group on Financial Assessment
Platform. We would like to work in partnership with readers and users to makethe SDGs Action List a useful tool to create the greatest value for society, byactively incorporating new input into a revised version to add any items
overlooked in Version 1 and any items that should be added to reflect changes insociety. We welcome input from far and wide.
■ A word about using the SDGs Action List
The SDGs Action List is published as the outcome of research by the Working
group on Financial Assessment Platform of the xSDGs Consortium, which iscoordinated by the xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC. We ask foryour understanding and cooperation on the following points when using theSDGs Action List.
・For future revisions, please send feedback and comments to the xSDG
Laboratory based on your experience with the SDGs Action List.

・If you conduct information disclosure having used the SDGs Action List, weask that you notify the xSDG Laboratory of that fact, and also state that youobtained the “SDGs Action List for Companies” from the xSDG Laboratory.

・Any party that uses the SDGs Action List takes full responsibility for utilizationof the list and any outcomes. The xSDG Laboratory provides no evaluation or
assurance of results.

■ Members involved in preparation of the SDGs Action ListThe xSDG Laboratory refers to members of the xSDG Consortium as Vision
Sharing Partners (VSP), as they are partners in collaboration, sharing a vision forthe future. Besides the involvement of members of the xSDG Laboratory, plusadvisors and observers (relevant ministries and agencies), the SDGs Action List
was created together with companies and local governments that participated in3

the xSDG Consortium as Vision Sharing Partners.
The Vision Sharing Partners who participated in the development of the SDGs
Action List are indicated below.

4The xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC
The xSDG Consortium and the Working group on Financial Assessment Platform
2018-2019 Vision Sharing Partner and observer
underline︓Join the Working group on Financial Assessment Platform＊VSP-S（S members）
ESRI Japan Corporation

Kokusai Kougyou Co Ltd.

Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.
Rakuten, Inc.

TREE Inc.

Ryohin Keikaku Co.,Ltd.

Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd.

Shizuoka City

Toyooka City

＊VSP-D（D members）
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Impress R&D

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

salesforc.com Co.,Ltd.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation＊VSP-G（G members）
Amano Enzyme Inc.
NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Inc.
Great Works Tokyo

KOBAYASHI & CO.,LTD.

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
NEC Corporation

Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.

＊VSP-LG（Local Government members）
Kanagawa Prefectural Government

Kamakura City

＊Observer
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Local Revitalization Promotion Office by Cabinet Office, Government of Japan※ The xSDG Laboratory would like to thank the Tree Inc. The startup andmeeting of the Working group on Financial Assessment Platform wassupported by the Tree inc.
（Contact）
The xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, 252-0882 Japan
Email: xsdg[at]sfc.keio.ac.jp

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