JCCU submits opinion concerning the “Guideline for SDGs Implementation” to the Sustainable Development Goals Promotion Headquarters responsible for implementing sustainable development objectives .

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the United Nations Summit in September 2015 aim to realize a society "which does not leave anyone alone" towards 2030, and addresses a wide range of economic, social and environmental issues. As a guideline for promoting this in Japan, the Guideline for SDGs Implementation (outline) has been summarized, and now opened to public comments.

The Japanese consumer co-ops contribute to the world and the Japanese society by participating in community development that aims at "creating a more human lifestyle and sustainable society through the concerted efforts of individual citizens which is mentioned in the Ideal of Japanese Cooperative Movement for the 21st century by JCCU and its member co-ops.

JCCU, on behalf of its member co-ops, on November 1, 2016 submitted an opinion on “Guideline for SDGs Implementation (outline) to the SDGs Promotion Headquarters. The contents of the opinion reads:

• JCCU hopes that the Government will promote the development objectives while disclosing information to citizens by formulating specific issues and action plans for each theme of SDGs
• JCCU expects the Government to maintain and improve the framework to promote cooperation with stakeholders.
• The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) has set sustainable society as one of its core themes in its 2020 vision "Blueprint for a Cooperative Decade", therefore, JCCU suggests that the Government specifies co-operatives as stakeholders to work together with for the achievement of the SDGs.