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There has been broad recognition that current food systems need to go through a process of transformation and transition. In the similar way that other areas have transitioned to be more sustainable, the transition process for food systems has some issues related to justice in terms of achieving more sustainable and inclusive food production...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement established a strong foundation for the coherent implementation of climate action and sustainable development objectives across all levels and sectors. However, recent global crises, such as climate, energy, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and...

The International Energy Agency estimates that to hit net-zero globally by 2050, six times more critical minerals will be required in 2040 than today. The rapid increase in demand for critical minerals is likely to increase price volatility. This could aggravate energy security concerns, and thereby delay the necessary clean energy transition...

This report aims to provide an overview of the information related to the plastics value chain in the ASEAN region. It focuses on the availability of local and national data used for material flow analyses (MFAs) – instead of actual data content – as this information aims to be a stocktaking exercise towards building capacity in the area of data...

Highlights Japan's economy-wide eco-efficiency of materials and its decomposition analysis are conducted for the first time. More than 400 materials, 13 impact categories, and 4 life cycle stages were analyzed. Material groups with a larger share of value added and environmental impact to national total, except for pig iron and crude steel , show...

Given the effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, understanding the consumption patterns that facilitate and support changes is essential. In this context, household food consumption constitutes a large part of society’s environmental impacts due to the production and solid waste generation stages. Hence, we focus on applying the Life...

サステイナビリティ・サイエンスは21世紀の人類の存続にとっての重要な科学であり，2000年頃以降，その発展が行われるよう様々な試みが行われてきた。一方，2015年以降の環境政策は目指すべき社会ビジョンの更新を伴いつつ大きな展開を見せている。本稿では，そのような時代のニーズに適合したサステイナビリティ・サイエンスの展開を見据え，これまでのサイエンスの動向とサステイナビリティの概念の具体化の進展を確認したうえで，人間–地球環境システムの複雑性のもとでの理解と社会としての認知，社会目標の再考と将来継承性，人間–地球環境システムの転換の3つの観点から，人新世の時代におけるサステイナビリティ・サイエンスの展開を論じた。最終的にまとめた11の論点として，例えば，複雑な人間...

ITTO project, PP-A/56-342B "ANALYSIS OF TIMBER LEGALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS AND GOOD PRACTICES IN VIET NAM FOR SUSTAINABLE TIMBER TRADE" conducted studies and developed two technical reports: Vietnam’s timber exports to Japan during 2018–2021 with a focus on products made using imported high-risk species. Using risk criteria stipulated by the Vietnam...

There is a growing recognition of the urgent need to change citizens’ lifestyles to realise decarbonised societies. Consumption-based accounting (carbon footprinting) is a helpful indicator for measuring the impacts of peoples’ consumption on climate change by capturing both direct and embedded carbon emissions. However, while carbon footprinting...

本レポートには、SDGsに関する認知度のほか、国連グローバル・コンパクトが重視するSDGsゴール5（ジェンダー平等）、8（はたらきがい・人権）、13（気候変動）、16（腐敗防止）と、日本企業で取り組みの加速が期待されるゴール12（持続可能な消費と生産）の5つのゴール（主題にしたテーマ）の取り組みの進捗について、各分野の専門家による分析・考察が含まれています。前回の調査でSDGs認知度と取り組み進捗度が十分に高まったことを踏まえ、今回はSDGsの経営への組み込みや取り組む際の課題など、実践段階における取り組みの「質」について深堀した内容となっています。 【SDGsの認知・浸透度】 経営へのSDGsの組み込みに関して、従業員数10～249人の企業は、方針...