- Compounded crises facing the world (geopolitical competition, climate change, infectious diseases, food and energy price rises, debt crises)
- Trade-offs between development and environment and between the 17 goals of the SDGs
- Challenges related to private sector projects in developing countries (inadequate investment environment, difficulties in securing financial viability, insufficient recognition of proper public-private role-sharing and risk allocation)
- COVID-19 pandemic impact on JICA activities and volunteer programs
- Deteriorating public security due to soaring prices and the prolonged global pandemic
- Risks associated with climate change (physical risks from increased natural hazards, transitional risks from stricter laws and regulations and rapid technological progress)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 million tons CO2/year (estimated) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Published the JICA Sustainability Report in November 2022
- Reducing electricity and energy consumption
- Promoting the wider use of renewable energy
- Procuring eco-friendly products
- Securing healthy working environments
- Cooperated in the development of the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) of Kenya
- Promoting commercial forestry
- Planting Adansonia digitata (Baobab) and Melia volkensii (Melia) at four primary schools
- Formulated a road map for the further deployment of renewables by 2030 in Solomon Islands
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Improve the content of the JICA Sustainability Report
- Increase the ratio of women in managerial positions to 27% by March 2027
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve 100% renewable energy in Honiara, Solomon Islands by 2030
- Recover tree cover to 30% in Kenya by 2032
🔭 Long-term
- Achieve carbon neutrality in Solomon Islands by 2050
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeHuman SecurityQuality GrowthGender EqualityMulticultural CoexistenceEnvironmental SustainabilitySustainable Development Goals (SDGs)