NEWS

2020/11/11　The research by the xSDG laboratory was introduced on the website "Keio Times" by the Keio University on October 30.

2020/10/26　Norichika Kanie appeared as a speaker at the Symposium by the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (online event) on November 27th.

2020/10/23　Norichika Kanie appeared as a speaker at the International Symposium "Developing Research Towards Achieving the SDGs in the Post COVID-19 Era" （online event）on November 10th.

2020/10/20　Norichika Kanie was appointed 15 independent scientists to draft the second quadrennial Global Sustainable Development.
- UN Secretary-General appoints 15 independent scientists to draft the second quadrennial Global Sustainable Development Report, The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), 19 OCT 2020

2020/10/19　Norichika Kanie's article was published on the "Kumamotonichinichi shimbun".

2020/10/15　The article on which Norichika Kanie's interview was published in the website "NewsPicks".

2020/10/7　The article on which Norichika Kanie's interview was published in the website "10年後の未来をつくるノート（ジャパンSDGsアクション（公式））".

2020/9/29　Norichika Kanie's article was published on the bulletin by the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations.

2020/9/29　The article about the xSDG Laboratory activities was published on the website "NEWSWITCH" by the NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN on September 26.

2020/9/25　The article about the xSDG Lab activities was published in the NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN on September 25.

2020/9/24　Norichika Kanie cooperated in the article by the Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL.

2020/9/7　The new translation of SDGs and targets has been published by “the committee for the new translation of SDGs and targets”（Norichika Kanie represents）.

2020/8/22　The article about the xSDG Lab activities was published in the Nikkei newspaper on August 22.

2020/8/20　Norishika Kanie's book "SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)" was published.

2020/8/18　“SDGs Action List for Companies, Version 1” English version published.

2020/8/17　Norichika Kanie will appear as a speaker at the "NIKKEI SDGs Forum（online event）" on September 1st.

2020/8/17　Norichika Kanie（for the chairman of Japan SDGs Action Promotion Council） gave a speech at the "Japan SDGs Action" kickoff held on July 29, 2020.

2020/7/30　The commitee on experts for promoting SDGs by Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the proposal about promoting SDGs against COVID-19 to the Prime Minister.

2020/7/29　"The SDGs public-private collaboration platform for local revitalization member database" by Cabinet Office, Government Of Japan and produced by the xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC was released.

2020/7/20　The srchived video of the symposium on 26th June by online has been released.

WHAT IS xSDG LABORATORY

One of the key dimensions of the SDGs lies in the innovation of various efforts by different entities through decentralized coordination of autonomy. Through “Crossing” various activities, such as efforts by private and public sectors, consumption and investments, IoT, with the SDGs, holds great potential in realizing true sustainable growth; hence “xSDG (cross SDG)”. The xSDG Laboratoy aims to address and realize diverse social problem solving through the angle of the SDGs, and to do so conduct research in a much broader solution based research methods that go beyond academic research, to make and cumulate the best practices of the SDGs.

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What are the SDGs?

What are the characteristics of the SDGs? How they will be handled and evolved in the future? What governments, companies and local governments are doing in relation to the SDGs? What is expected for us individuals in realizing the SDGs? – all these questions will be answered!

What are the 2030 Agenda?
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) 17 goals 169 targets indicators

MEMBERS

Norichika Kanie
　Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
　Laboratory representative leader
Keisuke Uehara
　Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
　ICT & SDGs
Fumitoshi Kato
　Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies,
　Dean, Graduate School of Media and Governance Local revitalization & SDGs
Tarek Katramiz
　Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
　Company and SDGs
Hiroko Kuniya
　Project Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
　Implementation of SDGs, publication of laboratory research results, transmission of information
Shinya Sakuma
　Project Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
　Local government & SDGs
Kosumo Takagi
　 Project Research Associate, Graduate School of Media and Governance
　Local government and SDGs
Hiroya Tanaka
　Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
　Digital fabrication & SDGs
Masatoshi Tamamura
　Executive Director of Keio Research Institute at SFC,
　Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Local revitalization & SDGs
Jun Murai
　Professor, Keio University
　IoT & SDGs
Hitoshi Yoshizaki
　Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
　Index & SDGs

Advisor

Masahiro Kawatei
　Global Compact Network Japan, Leader, SDG Taskforce
Tokkutaro Hiramoto
　Associate Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Representative, KIT SDGs Center
Soichiro Moridaira
　Professor Emeritus, Keio University

Contact/Access

xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campusbr
5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, 252-0882 Japan

Email: xsdg[at]sfc.keio.ac.jp