Corporate Japan embraces UN sustainable development goals

Meeting 2030 targets sets up new business opportunities

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Lixil will expand production and sales of its portable toilet to 15 developing countries.

TOKYO -- The term "SDG" has become the latest buzzword for corporate Japan as a growing number of companies look to integrate the United Nations' sustainable development goals into their operations.

The 17 SDGs were set by the U.N. in 2015 to tackle global challenges such as poverty, inequality and climate change, and comprise 169 specific targets to be achieved by 2030.

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