SDGs Civil Society Network (SDGs Japan for short) is a network organization of Japanese CSOs (Civil Society Organizations), NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and NPOs (Non-Profit Organizations) established in 2016 with the aim of realizing a sustainable world. (Acquired legal personality in February 2017)

 

The society we aims for

Sustainable Society Beyond Transformation

Our vision is a peaceful and just society in which all people, including future generations, are free from poverty, inequality, discrimination, various forms of violence, and health insecurity, in which individual diversity is respected, and in which people can live in harmony with the natural environment and enjoy affluence and human rights. In such a society, all people are equally guaranteed the right to education, training, employment, health and medical services, access to information, and participation in decision-making processes at all levels, including in local communities.

 

Achieving a "sustainable world" while leaving no one behind: the role of SDGs Japan

Creating a sustainable world requires an integrated approach to the environment, society, and the economy, and requires fundamental change, including systemic transformation. We must act now, "leaving no one behind," with a diverse range of citizens, in close cooperation with the parties and organizations that are structurally marginalized and vulnerable in society, while encouraging individual changes in behavior, or else the world will become unsustainable. The SDG Civil Society Network, together with the parties concerned, will call for action in cooperation with various related entities at home and abroad, and in various regions, in order to promote behavioral change in each individual and, at the same time, to create a framework for environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

 

Three pillars of activity

(1) Policy advocacy activities:

Three civil society representatives from member organizations were sent to the Roundtable on the SDGs established by the Japanese government in 2016. We are using this roundtable to lobby the Japanese government and political parties, and are also using opportunities such as international conferences, study groups, and symposiums to make proposals for the realization of the SDGs from a civil society perspective. We are also sending out messages for the realization of the SDGs from Japan in international networks related to the SDGs.

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(2) Promote collaboration with the local communities and other sectors:

It is impossible to achieve the SDGs through the efforts of civil society alone, and SDGs Japan is promoting partnerships with local governments and regional NGOs, as well as with private companies, research institutions, governments, and public administration by actively providing lecturer dispatch services and consultation on the SDGs.

 

③Spreading awareness of the SDGs:

SDGs Japan provides regular information on the activities of the organization, as well as articles in the media, its own information dissemination, events, and other opportunities to introduce various issues related to the SDGs and to provide opportunities for people to think and act from multiple perspectives.