Educational Travel Program
SDGs at Local Factories in Higashiosaka, the Heartland of Japanese Manufacturing and Craftsmanship
What does it mean that there were more than 10,000 manufacturing businesses in Higashiosaka in 1990 but less than 6,000 in 2016? The sustainability referred to in “SDGs” speaks not just to managing resources, but also to the endurance and durability that are part of the underlying strengths of local factories.
The SDGs were established in 2015, but the spirit they encapsulate has been integral to the Japanese way of life for centuries. This can be seen in many traditional Japanese sayings that speak to this mindset, such as “Hataraku wa hata o raku ni suru koto (Work is the act of striving to benefit others)” and “Jibun yoshi, aite yoshi, seken yoshi (Good for me, good for you, good for society).”
Our factory tours are at the forefront of today’s career-oriented educational travel. Not just showcases for technology, the tours also offer an in-depth look into aspirations and thought processes that drive local factories’ efforts to tackle global challenges.
17 SDGs icons
Many of the 17 sustainable development goals and 169 targets correlate, directly or indirectly, with the operations and goals of local manufacturing businesses, and each factory strives to achieve them in their own way, for instance by using materials with a lower environmental impact, installing eco-friendly machinery, or improving working practices. Our tours highlight the efforts of different factories here in Higashiosaka to help meet the SDGs and address global challenges.
