[Pal System Federation] “SDGs study session” at a secondary school in Isesaki City, September 13th (Friday) [Gunma]
*PAL System Federation*
Press release: September 2, 2024
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“SDGs study session” at a secondary school in Isesaki City, September 13th (Friday) [Gunma]
*Sustainable society imagined by children who will carry the future* Consumers’ cooperative Pal System Gunma (Headquarters: Nakaoorui-cho, Takasaki City, Chairman: Yukiyo Sorimachi) held an “SDGs study session” on Friday, September 13th at Isesaki Municipal Yotsuba Gakuen Secondary Education School (Principal Yoshihiro Shimizu). It will be held. Learn the basic concept of SDGs from the perspective of everyday life.
Nurturing the next generation of leaders through cooperation between co-ops and schools
The study session will be held at Isesaki City Yotsuba Gakuen Secondary Education School. Pal System Gunma staff will serve as lecturers and will convey basic information about the SDGs from the perspective of everyday life, including examples of businesses and activities of co-ops aiming for sustainable production and
consumption. Have fun learning with quizzes and more.
A total of 129 first-year students will participate. We will focus on SDGs Goal 12 “Responsible Production and Consumption” and
environmental issues, and consider the importance of “action” and “choices” for the future. We will also introduce the idea of “ethical consumption” and provide information on actions and choices that can be put into practice in everyday life.
Pal System Gunma is collaborating as “SDGs School Action” in order to meet the needs of educational institutions and local communities to develop leaders to achieve the SDGs. Since fiscal 2019, we have been collaborating with schools in the prefecture to introduce the SDGs through examples of co-op activities, with the aim of fostering leaders in a sustainable society.
Pal System Gunma will continue to spread the values of SDGs in the community together with the children who will lead the future. * SDGs study session – What are “SDGs”? Our “choices” will change the world! – Event overview*
■Date and time: September 13th (Friday) 14:05-16:05
■Location: Isesaki City Yotsuba Gakuen Secondary Education School Multipurpose Room
(1702-1 Kamueki Honmachi, Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture)
■Target: 1st year students (129 students)
■Lecturer: Pal System Gunma SDGs and Regional Promotion Headquarters staff ▲Scene from last year’s study session
▲Easy-to-understand explanations using familiar topics and quizzes Consumers’ Cooperative Pal System Gunma
Address: 120-11 Nakaoruicho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Chairman: Yukiyo Sorimachi
Capital investment: 1.08 billion yen, number of association members: 50,000, total business amount: 6.09 billion yen (as of the end of March 2024)
HP: https://www.palsystem-gunma.coop/
Pal System Consumers Cooperative Federation
Address: 2-2-6 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Masakazu Dainobu 13 members / members using the unified business system Total business volume: 254.1 billion yen / Total number of members: 1.735 million (as of the end of March 2024)
Member co-ops: Pal System Tokyo, Pal System Kanagawa, Pal System Chiba, Pal System Saitama, Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi, Pal System Yamanashi
Nagano, Pal System Gunma, Pal System Fukushima, Pal System Shizuoka, Pal System Niigata Tokimeki, Pal System Mutual Aid Federation, Saitama Workers’ Co-op, Ai-Corp Miyagi
HP: https://www.pal-system.co.jp/