Live-Streaming of International Consumer’s Symposium in Tokushima Set for June 6, 2025

Tokushima: Tokushima Prefecture will hold the ‘International Consumer’s Symposium in Tokushima’ on Friday, June 6. Gathering consumer leaders from Japan and overseas, and the youth who will lead the next generation, this symposium will feature discussions on initiatives that can be passed on to the future, including ‘promotion of ethical consumption,’ such as reducing food waste and promoting local production and consumption.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the birth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The symposium will explore how individual awareness and actions have changed toward realizing a sustainable society. With five years remaining until the deadline for achieving the SDGs, participants will also discuss the next steps needed to meet these goals.