11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
What is the reason why the town is uninhabitable? How will the town perish? How should we develop towns so that people can continue to live in them?
The problems facing the city are many and varied. Many towns are worried about the future due to problems.
There are various risk factors for the destruction of cities, such as large-scale disasters such as eruptions, earthquakes, floods, outbreaks of epidemics, wars, civil strife and riots, water pollution, and loss of employment due to lagging technology.
For the United Nations, prevention and improvement of slums, improvement of transportation systems, residential planning and management, protection of cultural and natural heritage, disaster countermeasures, environmental pollution countermeasures, securing and promoting the use of green areas and public spaces, etc. , seems to be positioned as an issue for the development of a city where people can continue to live.
It may become important for companies to support or contribute to the creation of more convenient, safe and sustainable cities in their business activities.
In addition, the United Nations has set 10 specific targets for "urban development where people can continue to live". Let's take a look at these targets and think about them in order to actually achieve the goal of "building a city where people can continue to live".
11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
This is aimed at improving slums by ensuring access to housing and basic services necessary for daily life.
As a company, one way to contribute is to prevent slums in major areas of activity in Japan and overseas, or to support or cooperate with slum improvement activities.
11.1 Draft Course of Action
・"Support or cooperate with slum improvement activities or prevention of slums in major domestic and overseas activity areas"
11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
The aim here is to improve the transportation system, especially by expanding public transportation.
Japan is considered to be a country with a well-developed transportation system, but it is not uncommon for regional disparities in convenience to be a problem.
As a company, we may be able to contribute in some way in doing business, such as by participating in movements that improve traffic safety and traffic convenience for vulnerable people.
11.2 Draft Course of Action
・“In doing business, we will participate in movements to improve traffic safety and traffic convenience for people in vulnerable positions.”
11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
It is about urbanization and strengthening urban capacity.
As a company, we can contribute by supporting or participating in urban environmental improvement and beautification campaigns.
11.3 Draft Course of Action
・"Support or participate in urban environmental improvement and beautification campaigns"
11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
This is where the protection and conservation of cultural and natural heritage come into play.
As a company, there is also a way to contribute by endorsing or participating in activities to protect and conserve cultural and natural heritage.
11.4 Draft Course of Action
・"Support or participate in activities to protect and conserve cultural and natural heritage"
11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations
The goal here is to significantly reduce the number of deaths and victims of disasters.
As a company, we can think of contributing measures such as participating in disaster prevention and mitigation activities in cooperation with the residents of the areas where we operate.
11.5 Draft Course of Action
・"Participate in disaster prevention and mitigation activities in cooperation with local residents where we operate"
11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
Here, environmental improvements such as air pollution and waste reduction are written.
As a company, we are required to continuously work to reduce the emission of pollutants in our business activities, and to support and participate in local environmental improvement activities.
11.6 Draft Course of Action
・"We will continue to work to reduce pollutant emissions in our business activities, and support and participate in local environmental improvement activities."
11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
It describes improving the urban environment by ensuring access to green spaces and public spaces.
Companies are required not only to prevent deterioration of the urban environment in their business activities, but also to support and participate in activities to improve the urban environment.
11.7 Draft Course of Action
・"We will not cause deterioration of the urban environment in our business activities, and we will support and participate in activities to improve the urban environment."
11.a Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning
It is written to support positive economic, social and environmental links between cities, peri-urban and rural areas.
As a company, it is important to contribute to the revitalization of economic ties in urban and rural areas through business activities, and to support and participate in supporting social and environmental ties.
11.a Draft Course of Action
・"We will contribute to revitalizing economic ties in urban and rural areas through our business activities, and will support and participate in supporting social and environmental ties."
11.b By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
Here, it is written about creating sustainable cities and increasing the number of residents in more sustainable cities that have implemented certain policies and plans.
As a company, it may be necessary in the future to develop business in anticipation of an increase in migration to sustainable cities, as well as being interested in national urban planning.
11.b Draft Course of Action
・"We will develop our business in anticipation of an increase in migration to sustainable cities, as well as being interested in national urban planning."
11.c Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
Here, support for urban development in the least developed countries is written.
As a company, when expanding into a least developed country, taking an interest in local community development activities and providing advice and participation may be one way to contribute.
11.c Draft Course of Action
・"When expanding into a least developed country, I will be interested in local community development activities and give advice and participate."
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