SDGs Guidelines for Engagement

In March 2022, JAXA established new basic SDGs action guidelines, for the purpose of accelerating our SDGs engagement and raising SDGs awareness among our staff.
We embrace SDGs as an opportunity to apply shared language and innovations toward resolution of worldwide social challenges. We strategically engage with these SDGs as we strive to make a real contribution to our society.

Vision and Intended outcome for JAXA’s SDGs Initiatives
JAXA's Management Philosophy

JAXA will realize a safe and affluent society using space and the sky.

JAXA's Vision

・JAXA aims to become an attractive organization where everyone can shine and exercise their creativity for a better future society.

・JAXA aims to provide a platform that supports the sustainable activities and challenges of humankind and drives solutions to issues on Earth and in space.

SDGs

A sustainable society in which no one is left behind.

JAXA’s SDGs Mission Statement

The SDGs Mission Statement embodies JAXA’s management philosophy and social mission with regard to the SDGs.

By leveraging SDGs as a common global language and an opportunity for innovation for solving social issues, JAXA works with diverse partners to realize a sustainable, safe, and prosperous society through engaging in world-leading R&D and the application of its results.

SDGs Guidelines for Engagement

The SDGs Guidelines for Engagement describes the Mission Statement from three perspectives in a way that is easy to understand and leads to actions and initiatives.

Perspective ①:
Organization/Enterprise
By engaging in world-leading aerospace R&D and the application of its results,
Perspective ②:
Organization/
Individuals
JAXA will leverage our organization, capabilities, and assets, and each of us will exercise our individual creativity, embrace the principles of SDGs, and take action to realize the goals.
Perspective ③:
Relationships with external parties
Working in partnership with diverse stakeholders from around the world, JAXA aims to create synergies in our programs and to maximize the application of our R&D results to society.
JAXA’s Priority Areas

Category ① Society

～Supporting a sustainable, safe,
and prosperous society～

【Priority Areas】

  • ■ JAXA will contribute to the management and resilience of national land and infrastructure and disaster prevention through the use of aerospace systems.
  • ■ JAXA will promote infrastructure development to support “Society 5.0” through the advancement of aerospace systems.
  • ■ JAXA will utilize aerospace technology and its results for solving global challenges, economic growth, and innovation.

Category ②
Global environment

～Protecting a rich and beautiful global environment～

【Priority Areas】

  • ■ JAXA will contribute to the realization of a decarbonized and recycling-oriented society through R&D of new energy and recycling systems using aerospace technology.
  • ■ JAXA will promote Green aerospace systems R&D throughout the life cycle.
  • ■ JAXA will provide scientific evidence which will be based decision-making on climate change countermeasures, global environmental conservation, and SDGs/ESGs promotion, etc.

Category ③ Space

～Sustainably expanding
the sphere of human activity～

【Priority Areas】

  • ■ By utilizing the space environment and challenging the space frontier, JAXA will create new aerospace-related knowledge and technology innovations and deploy the results to practical applications on the ground.
  • ■ JAXA will contribute to the development of space infrastructure that enables sustainable space activities and to the establishment of fair and impartial systems and rules.

Category ④ Governance

～An organization that sustainably contributes to society～

【Priority Areas】

  • ■ JAXA will promote fair and accountable organizational management that enables everyone to shine, and partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
  • ■ JAXA will make effort to create joy and amazement for the public, enlighten the next generation, and contribute to the development of human resources through our programs.
Sustainable space development and use

Sustainable space engagement is essential for our future. Let's go beyond our 17 goals,
setting SDGs for space as our Goal 18.