[Coming on July 3] 3rd Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs: Now Accepting Participants for Working Groups!
The Board of Directors, Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs (Chairperson: Norichika Kanie, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University) will host the “3rd Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs Forum” on Friday, July 3, 2026, as a venue for an interim report on discussions toward recommendations for international visions beyond 2030.
As 2030, the target deadline for achieving the SDGs, approaches, efforts toward achievement continue globally, while discussions toward formulating international visions beyond 2030 have also begun based on knowledge and challenges gained from past practices.
In the morning plenary session, while sharing the progress of working group discussions and the latest domestic and international developments regarding Beyond SDGs, input talks will be delivered on the state of activities and support toward Beyond SDGs.
In the afternoon working groups based on the “Six Entry Points” presented in the UN Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), discussions will take place on the vision for society and international visions beyond 2030, using four common review frameworks: “Perception of current challenges,” “Direction of desired society,” “Target frameworks,” and “Means of implementation/governance.”
We are currently inviting participants for the plenary and working group sessions. We welcome participation from individuals interested in the vision for society beyond 2030 and a sustainable future, such as government officials, corporate employees, researchers, civil society organizations, and students.
Event Overview
・Date & Time: Friday, July 3, 2026, 10:00 AM–5:30 PM (tentative)
Plenary: 10:00 AM–12:30 PM
Working Groups: 1:30 PM–5:30 PM
・Venue: United Nations University Headquarters 3F, U Thant International Hall (5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
https://www.jfunu.jp/access/
・Organizer: Board of Directors, Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs
・Registration: https://forms.gle/rKYiaZrsqzVsC8en9 (Application Deadline: June 30)
Program
■ 3rd Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs Forum Plenary (10:00 AM–12:30 PM)
Positioned as the interim report of the Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs, this session will share the latest updates on domestic and international discussion trends, as well as report on the progress of working group discussions and future outlooks.
10:00-10:10 Opening Remarks by Organizer
Toru Udagawa (Director, Office for Promotion of Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Office / Director, Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs)
10:10-10:15 Video Message
Tshilidzi Marwala (Rector of the United Nations University)
10:15-10:30 Guest Remarks
Takuma Miyaji (Chairman of the Committee on Environment / House of Representatives, Member of the House of Representatives, LDP)
10:30-10:50 ”Activities and Future Developments of the Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs”
Norichika Kanie (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University / Chairperson, Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs)
10:50-11:00 ”Review Framework Through Working Groups of the Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs”
Tomoki Ehara (CEO, E-Konzal / Senior Research Fellow, Keio Research Institute at SFC)
11:00-12:00 ”On Working Group Activities”
※Reports from co-chairs of each working group
12:00-12:15 ”On Support for Individual Beyond SDGs Activities Across Japan”
Mariko Akuta (Director of Planning and Public Relations, Japan Network for Public Interest Activities [JANPIA])
12:15-12:20 Awarding of the “Publicly Selected Official Logo Winning Entry” for the Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs
12:20-12:30 Closing Remarks
Norichika Kanie (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University / Chairperson, Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs)
Moderator: Ayako Sakurada (Eco-announcer)
■ Working Group（1:30 PM–5:30 PM (tentative)）
In the working groups based on the Six Entry Points, discussions targeting Beyond SDGs will take place using four common review frameworks: “Perception of current challenges,” “Direction of desired society,” “Target frameworks,” and “Means of implementation/governance.”
1:30 PM–4:00 PM Discussions in working groups divided by the “Six Entry Points”
4:00 PM–5:20 PM Reports on discussions and progress from each working group
5:20 PM–5:30 PM Summary
※For details on the working groups, please check here.
https://beyondsdgs.net/subcommittee/
【What are the Six Entry Points?】
The “Six Entry Points” for transformation toward a sustainable future proposed in the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2019 and 2023 published by the United Nations. The Public Private Forum uses them as the starting point of its discussion framework to advance discussions on future goals without being constrained by existing frameworks, while considering the interconnections among issues.
1. Human well-being and capabilities
2. Sustainable and just economies
3. Sustainable food systems and nutrition patterns
4. Decarbonizing energy systems and universal energy access
5. Sustainable urban and peri-urban development
6. Global environmental commons
Forum Speakers
・Norichika Kanie (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University / Chairperson, Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs)
xSDG Laboratory at Keio Research Institute at SFC, Visiting Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives at The University of Tokyo, and Visiting Professor at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, among other roles.
After serving as Lecturer and Associate Professor at The University of Kitakyushu and Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Tokyo Institute of Technology, he assumed his current position in 2015. Previously served as a Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow of the European Commission, Visiting Professor at Sciences Po Paris, and Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). Specialized in international relations, sustainability science, and Earth System Governance. Served as one of the 15 independent scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General to author the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR 2023). In addition, he is active across various international and domestic research and policy-related fields centering on the SDGs and global environmental issues, including serving as a member of the SDGs Promotion Roundtable of the Government of Japan and Ambassador for the Earth Commission.
Ph.D. in Media and Governance.
・Tomoki Ehara (CEO, E-Konzal / Senior Research Fellow, Keio Research Institute at SFC)
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1977. After graduating from the Department of Global Engineering (Resource Engineering Major) at the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, he earned a Master’s degree (Renewable Energy Major) from the University of Reading in the UK. Following work at a private think tank, he established E-konzal Co., Ltd. in 2012. Based in Kyoto, he engages in business evaluation and policy recommendations for renewable energy, strategy formulation for regional decarbonization, community development through local power companies, and local implementation of the SDGs. Concurrently serves as Representative Director of Nose/Toyono Machizukuri Co., Ltd., Academic Specialist at the Graduate School of Engineering at The University of Tokyo, Decarbonization Advisor to the Ministry of the Environment, and Founder of the Esaka Hitotoki Project, among other roles.
・Mariko Akuta (Director of Planning and Public Relations, Japan Network for Public Interest Activities [JANPIA])
After engaging in sustainability consulting at an audit firm-affiliated consulting company, she worked as an Account Executive at a production company supporting corporate public relations and communications. Joined JANPIA in 2019. In charge of public relations and information disclosure, she works to secure transparency and raise awareness of dormant deposit utilization projects. Assumed her current position in August 2024.
Future Schedule
Around March 2027: 4th Public Private Forum on Beyond SDGs Forum (Final Report)
September 2027: Discussions on international goals beyond 2030 begin in earnest at the UN General Assembly
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