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Live-streaming of the International Consumer's Symposium in Tokushima to be held on June 6, 2025

TOKUSHIMA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2025-- 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 lively 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. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Reference: International Forum held in 2023 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the birth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. How have our individual awareness and actions changed toward realizing a sustainable society? And now that we have five years remaining until the deadline for achieving the SDGs, what are our next steps? On the day of the symposium, a variety of sessions will be held as follows: The symposium will be live-streamed on the website below. We hope that the discussions here can lead to the development of significant international consumer policies and encourage consumer behavior toward a sustainable society around the world. Website: International Consumer's Symposium in Tokushima View source version on CONTACT: For Inquiries International Relations, Consumer Policy Division Social Affairs and Environment Department Tokushima Prefectural Government TEL: +81-(0)88-621-2499 Email:[email protected] KEYWORD: AUSTRALIA SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND PHILIPPINES AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA MALAYSIA JAPAN UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC SOUTH KOREA HONG KONG INDUSTRY KEYWORD: NATURAL RESOURCES OTHER COMMUNICATIONS SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES SOURCE: Tokushima Prefectural Government Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/11/2025 09:00 PM/DISC: 05/11/2025 08:59 PM