Trends around the SDGs
1.

From familiarization to “a Decada of action"• 2019 SDGs Summit (UN General Assembly)• Revision of SDGs Implementation Guidelines

2.

Next major theme: Evaluation of progress• 232 Localization and customization of global indicators, measurement using big data and map
information, etc.
• Quantitative evaluation (SDG Report, Index and Dashboard, etc.) and qualitative evaluation (GSDR,SDGs White Paper)• Promotion company certification by local government and support of certified companies• Evaluation of financial institutions (ESG investment, sustainability investment, impact investment)

3.

SDGs Localization• SDGs Future Cities (60 cities, 20 models)• SDGs Finance for Regional Revitalization

4.

Full scale company actions• Changes in consumer trends• Investor trends• Management of the entire supply chain

5.

Impact of the COVID19

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•40‐60 million people return to extreme poverty (in 2020)•

90% of the world's student population (1.6 billion) is affected by COVID19•

Distance learning is provided to many students, but the digital divide widens the gap in education equality•

Billions of people lack access to safely managed water and sanitation services and basic hand‐washingfacilities•

Total working hours expected to decline, equivalent to 305 million full‐time workers in the second quarterof 2020•

Most affected are SMEs, non‐regular employees, self‐employed and day laborers, and workers in sectors
vulnerable to social turmoil•

The greatest impact on the aviation industry; reduction of 1.5 billion international air passengers in 2020,
international seat capacity could drop by almost three‐quarters, resulting in a US$ 273 billion loss.

•COVID 19 has a great impact on the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing activities are facing collapse as
the global value chain and product supply collapse; this will also have an impact on the unemployment rate•

Instable financial market; the largest ever capital outflow of $100 billion since the spread of the pandemic•

World trade is expected to fall by between 13% and 32% in 2020

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The positive impact:Goal 12
 Recovery from COVID19 provides the opportunity to change and transform current unsustainableconsumption and production patterns into sustainable ones
Goal 13
 Travel ban and suspension of economic activity will reduce GHG emissions by 6% in 2020, and forecast
air environment improvement temporarily
Goal 17
 The global nature of the pandemic has increased the importance of multilateralism, requiring theparticipation of all governments, the private sector, civil society organizations and all

Based on UN Secretary-General SDGs Report 2020

Research in the corporate evaluation subcommittee
Examining SDGs assessment evaluation criteria byfocusing on the supply chain management (SCM)
SCM definition

Raw material
procurement

Rawmaterial

logistics

SaleProduction

TargetTargetParts cutassembling

Use(Consumption)

DisposalTargetLogistics
Wholesale

Formulated from 169 targets

SDGs evaluation criteria
Raw material
production

Marketing
Manufacturer

Retailer

Recycling
companies【Background】→ Investment needs required to achieve the SDGs are $ 5‐7 trillion annually worldwide (estimated by the International Environmental Plan)→ Increasing importance to evaluate companies' eﬀorts toward SDGs

【methodology】① Survey of related existing standards② Discussion & Workshop at xSDG Consortium Finance Subcommittee (12 times in total)Publication of SDGs Action List for Companies[Examination of framework]【Outcome】

1 Target of evaluation

Presentation of action list: Realization of
the company's aim for SDGs

▶ UNDP SDG Impact ⇒ Process evaluation▶ Taxonomy evaluation ⇒ Many issues[Conclusion] Process (Supply Chain) Evaluation
Raw material
procurement2logistics

Production

SaleUse(Consumption)

Disposal

Evaluation axis

Presentation of action list and criteria
3 Organization method

http://xsdg.jp/sdgactionlistver1.html(1) Labor / human rights, (2) Environmental
management (3) Business / management, (4)Climate change
A list of actions that indicate"companies heading for the SDGs"

MUJI T‐shirt analyzed based on the SDGs

How does an organic T-shirt
cover SDGs targets?
Number of targets coveredin an applicable goal

Comprehensive analysis: covering rate

（Total number of targets
in an applicable goal

Goal 1
1

Goal 17
Goal 16

Concerns remain regarding
environmental goals:
13.1 CO2 emissions）

Goal 20.8

Goal 3

0.6
Goal 15

14.1 Marine pollution(by sea transport)

Goal 1414.2 Ocean acidification(Due to CO2 emissions)

Goal 13

Goal 40.40.2

Goal 50
Goal 6
6.3 Improvement of water
quality is a concern
Goal 7

Goal 12Goal 11

Goal 8Goal 10Goal 98.3. Concerns about the impact of simplified packaging on employment

Goal 1
Goal 210.375

Goal 30.81818182

Goal 40.7

Goal 50.66666667

Goal 6
Goal 70.625
0.4

Goal 80.83333333

Goal 9Goal 10Goal 110.625
0.50.9Goal 120.72727273

Goal 13
Goal 140.60.2

Goal 150.16666667

Goal 160.75

Goal 170.42105263

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There is still room for energy sustainability efforts need(Not covering energy targets)

SDGs: The Time is Now• The Covid‐19 pandemic reveals an "unsustainable" world→ Paying a price for procrastinating on sustainability matters→ Further procrastination will cause serious damage due to other issues (climatechange, marine pollution, food shortage ...)

What is required after Covid‐19 is a well‐balanced growth of economy,society and environment
The SDGs go beyond CSV (Creating Shared Value)
SDGs = Good on all sides: Good seller, good buyer, good world, good futureCreation of SDGs advanced models and standard making

http://xsdg.jp/xSDG Consortium: A consortium of companies and municipalities that promote the SDGs
• Joint research: Creating good practices• Examination of various problems by subcommittees: Covid‐19 x SDG: How Covid‐19 influence the response to goals and targets of the SDGs
 Corporate Evaluation Subcommittee: Examining Corporate Evaluation Criteria by SDGs
 Non‐Financial Information Subcommittee: Examining the relationship between non‐financial
information and SDGs
• Consultation / matching

Vision Sharing Partners (21 companies, 4 local governments)

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