The Japanese Government’s SDGs Promotion Headquarters has newly established "Japan SDGs Award" as one of its initiatives to achieve the goals of the SDGs in Japan.
The award honors companies and organizations that make excellent efforts toward achieving SDGs adopted by the United Nations in 2015 and its first award ceremony was held on December 26, 2017 in Tokyo. From September 21 to November 21 2017, a public offering was made inviting companies and organizations that are making outstanding efforts to achieve SDGs.

Three types of award were defined as follows:

1. SDGs Promotion Headquarters (Prime Ministers) Award, meant for companies and organizations that are deemed to have extremely remarkable achievements
2. Deputy Director SDGs Promotion Headquarters (Chief Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister Award) for SDGs promotion, for companies found to have particularly notable achievements
3. Special Prize "SDGs Partnership Award" for companies and organizations that are deemed to have notable achievements.

While the total number of entries exceeded 280, Palsystem Consumers’ Co-operative Union received the Deputy Director SDGs Promotion Headquarters (Chief Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister) Award, as "an organization with outstanding achievement" in the following actions;

1. Co-op members knowing the value and choosing the original products of Palsystem Consumers’ Co-operative Union. Buying these products contribute to SDGs.
2. Co-op members meeting and having exchanges with producers and also having product learning sessions, exhibition of products etc.
3. Co-op members working on reducing wastage through the use of food ingredient management application and preservation

The awards ceremony was held on December 26, 2017 at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
Mr. ISHIDA Atsushi , the president of Palsystem Consumers’ Co-operative Union received the certificate on behalf of the company.