Sustainable Development Solutions Network Japan

Newsletter

Vol.1

15 January 2016

Message fromthe Chair of the SDSN Japan Council
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network Japan (SDSN Japan)
was launched last July as an actionoriented network bringing together awide range of stakeholders, including
citizens, companies, researchers andlocal governments, with the aim of realizing a sustainable society.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030Agenda) was adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly last September. SDSN Japan has launched its
activities to implement the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), which are the key element of the 2030 Agenda.

Hironori Hamanaka
ChairSDSN Japan Council

Forum (HLPF) in July in New York, and we will also bedisseminating these outcomes more broadly to theinternational community.
The further development and success of our activities
depends on cooperation and support from all stakeholders. On behalf of SDSN Japan, I would like to seek yourkind and continuous support for our important work
toward a sustainable future.

SDSN Japan plans to develop recommendations forachieving the SDGs as our contribution to the G7 Summit
process, including the G7 Environment Ministers Meeting in May. We are also planning to formulate a road map
for solving the common problems faced by neighboring
countries in the Asia-Pacific region, in close collaboration
with SDSNs in the region.
We would like the outcomes of our activities to feed into
international discussions during the High-Level Political

Message from Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
Director of SDSN; Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University

Although it has been more than 20 years since
the first Rio Earth Summit, the world still faces
unsolved problems such as continuing poverty,
inequality, and environmental threats. Thechallenges Japan faces at present may also befound in various places around the world in thefuture. In achieving “The Age of Sustainable
Development,” it is expected that Japanesesociety will play a leading role by engaging its
experience, know-how and technical prowess.

Activities in 2015

Future Plans

SDSN Japan officially launched during the 7th International Forum for
Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP 2015) in Yokohama in July
Co-host:International Conference on Science and Technology for
Sustainability 2015 (Tokyo, 15 Nov.)
International Symposium on Sustainability Science (Tokyo, 21 Nov.)
Regional workshops on implementation of the SDGs in Kita-kyushu(22 Oct.), Nagasaki (5 Nov.), Kyoto (21 Nov.), Kanazawa (26 Nov.)
Symposium “Sustainable Development Goals and Partnerships– The Global Agenda in the Future of Corporate Social Responsibility”(Tokyo, 7 Dec.)
Workshop on implementation of the SDGs in Australia (15 Dec.)

15 January 2016:
Symposium “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development: Transforming Japan and the World”(co-host) (Tokyo)
29 FebruaryŨ1 March 2016:
Regional Workshop on Implementation of theSDGs in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
16 April 2016:
Special Symposium on SDGs Implementation(Tokyo) (tbc)

Objectives of SDSN Japan
1. To achieve a sustainable society through effective implementation of the SDGs
2. To develop platforms for engagement of multi-stakeholders
3. To contribute to global discussions on sustainability issues in close collaboration with relevantorganizations and networks
Issued by the SDSN Japan Secretariat
yuigawa@sfc.keio.ac.jp

15 January 2016
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