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Fossil fuel use is a major cause of global warming and climate change¹. The impacts include habitat loss, floods, land degradation, etc². To limit the rise of global temperature below 2°C and curb global warming, 85% of global power from renewabl...

To ensure strong institutions and the well-being of society, governments spend a considerable amount of the state's budget on public goods and services, which are funded through taxes paid by individuals and corporations¹. Corporate taxes accounte...

In 2022, approximately 3.4 billion (Bn) individuals were employed worldwide¹. Job creation is essential for society, as well as for the economy². It fuels economic growth as the spending of wages leads to higher consumer spending, reduces poverty ...

Every year, about 4 trillion (Tr) cubic meters (m³) of water is used worldwide¹. Only 3% of the total available water on earth is freshwater, and only 0.5% is available for human consumption². Prolonged water stress causes mass migration and natio...

In 2021, Japan ranked 116th out of 146 countries for gender parity^1;p10. Women account for only 17.9% of Japanese employees in the automobile industry². The gender wage gap in Japan stands at 22.1%³. Unequal pay subjects nderserved women and ther ...

In 2021 global GHG emissions amounted to 40.8 billion tonnes (t) of CO₂e^1;p11. To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, from 2020 to 2030, annual GHG reductions of 7.6% are required². The rapid increase in the emission of greenhouse gases is caus...

Annually, the world generates 2 billion tonnes (t) of solid municipal waste¹. About 40% of the waste generated globally is managed improperly, dumped, or openly burned, while only ~14% is recycled². Waste sent to landfills often contributes to glo...

The protection of fundamental human rights prevents forced labour, allows association freedom, and provides workplace safety⁸. About 40.3 million (Mn) people are subjected to modern slavery, of which 24.9 Mn face forced labour⁹. Around 2.3 Mn work...

End-of-life vehicles (ELV) generate around 5% of total industrial waste worldwide, & their simple disposal is hazardous & leads to pollution of the environment^1;p2. Every year, nearly 5 million vehicles are removed from the roads in Japan². A vehi...

The mobility of people allows access to goods, services, and information, as well as jobs, markets, and family and friends^6;p2 - all of which are essential to economic and social development^6;p2. According to a United Nations report, around 2.5 bi...