Publications

The leaflet shows IGES's development at a glance with pictures in the context of global and regional trends.

Featured Report: IGES Welcomes Prof. Hamanaka as the New Chair The IGES Fourth Phase Research is Launched Reports: Asian Mayors' Policy Dialogue for the Promotion of EST in Cities US-Japan Workshop on Climate Actions and Developmental Co-benefits International Symposium on Climate Change and Business Strategy in Europe IGES Holds a Side Event at UN...

The objective of this project is to answer the question of "how business/industry can realise a sustainable society". To attain this objective, two goals were set: (1) to identify promising business models for realising a sustainable society and develop relevant methods to quantify their potential while proposing masures to promote such businesses...

Biofuels are attracting attention worldwide due to their potential to address global warming and energy security issues. In January 2007, the European Commission proposed a binding minimum target of a 10% share of biofuels used in transport for the European Union by 2020 as a part of its long-term renewable energy roadmap. In his State of the Union...

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), established in 1998 with the support of the Japanese government and Kanagawa Prefecture, has been conducting practical strategic research with the aim of realising sustainable development on a global scale, and particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. IGES strategic research is conducted...

Since the significance of "Sustainable Consumption and Production" was recognized anew at WSSD in 2002, the society has been seeking ways for establishing socio-economic system which can lessen environmental load through the collaboration between consumers and corporations. The International Symposium "Towards Sustainable Lifestyle and Business...