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Press Release

1 October 2021

【ISAP2021】 The 13th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific “The Decisive Decade: Towards Integrated Solutions to Climate, Biodiversity and Other Planetary Challenges”

24 November 2021, Plenary Sessions (Hybrid) 25 November – 3 December 2021, Thematic Tracks (Online) The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 13th International Forum on Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2021)...

Past Event

16 September 2021

EU Japan Sustainable Finance Webinar

The Next Chapter of Sustainable Finance in the EU and Japan: Key Implications for Financial Market Actors and Industry

The EU and Japan have both recently made important progress in enacting key sustainable finance policies. The European Commission (EC) adopted a comprehensive package of measures in April 2021 to facilitate the flow of investments towards...

Past Event

25 August 2021

National Launch Event for the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management, Sri Lanka and National Training Workshop on Plastic Waste Management

The Ministry of Environment (MoE), Sri Lanka developed the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management (NAPPWM) 2021-2030 with technical assistance from the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), and the...

Press Release

14 September 2021

Japan Partnership for Circular Economy Launches Website to Showcase Japan’s Noteworthy Circular Economy Cases

Today, the Japan Partnership for Circular Economy (J4CE) launched its English-language website, showcasing initiatives on the circular economy by Japanese companies and industry organisations. A brochure has also been published, featuring noteworthy...

Announcement

1 September 2021

Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

An employee at the headquarters of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Hayama, Kanagawa) tested positive for COVID-19 on 31 August 2021 and is under quarantine following instructions from the local health authority. Health and...

Past Event

13 July 2021

HLPF 2021 Side Event

“Integrating the SDGs into Business Operations and Supply Chains in Asia and the Pacific”

While achieving the SDGs requires decisive action by many stakeholders, strong leadership from the business community is becoming increasingly important. At the same time, it is also critical that business leadership extends beyond marketing...

Project

Updated: August 2021

IGES Activity on "High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2021)"

The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is the United Nations’ annual global platform for following up and reviewing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s theme is "Sustain

Announcement

19 August 2021

Launch of the IGES “SDG Interlinkages Analysis & Visualisation Tool” (Version 4.0)

An upgraded version of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies’ (IGES) SDG Interlinkages Analysis & Visualisation Tool (Version 4.0) is now available online for free.

Announcement

6 August 2021

Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

An employee at the headquarters of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Hayama, Kanagawa) tested positive for COVID-19 on 4 August 2021 and is under quarantine following instructions from the local health authority. Health and...

Past Event

2 July 2021

IGES-JETA Meeting to Exchange Information on Environment and Business-Related Issues in India [Online]

On 2 July 2021, the Kansai Research Center of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES-KRC) held a meeting to share information on environment (air and water quality) and business-related issues in India with member companies of the...