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JAXA, as a core implementing agency that supports the government's space development and utilization with technology, aims to enhance its efforts toward the SDGs through the strengths and business of our organization, which come from our consistent implementation from basic research to development and utilization, and to realize the major changes required by 2030 through the power of aerospace by demonstrating this attitude to everyone.

In March 2022, JAXA formulated a new basic policy on the SDGs in order to further accelerate its efforts toward the SDGs and raise the awareness of its employees.

Based on this policy, we are strengthening the dissemination of information through our website, sustainability reports, various media and the holding of the "JAXA SDGs Symposium."

In addition, we are advancing various initiatives for each of the priority areas (society, global environment, space, and governance) set out in the policy. In particular, in the field of earth observation using artificial satellites, JAXA's data has been adopted as an SDG indicator (official data) by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (※), and is playing a major role in solving global issues such as disaster prevention and climate change. Regarding activities in space, we aim to challenge the space frontier and bring the results back to our society, while promoting the establishment of space infrastructure/systems and rules for sustainable space activities.

Going forward, JAXA will continue to promote SDGs initiatives in space, including the sky, as a priority area, and by collaborating with a variety of partners from industry, government and academia, we will create new value for a sustainable society that goes beyond the SDGs.