JTB Group Receives 10 Awards, Including Excellence Award, at the 4th JATA SDGs Awards

JTB Corporation has received one Excellence Award, two Special Awards, and four Encouragement Awards at the 4th "JATA SDGs Awards" hosted by the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA). Furthermore, JTB Business Travel Solutions Inc., JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc., and Okinawa JTB Corporation also each received an Encouragement Award, bringing the total for the JTB Group to 10 awards across all four categories: Management, Culture, Socio-Economy, and Environment.

This award aims to promote similar initiatives within the travel industry by recognizing outstanding efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The number of applications from the JTB Group was 21 (12 in the previous year), and the number of awards received was 10 (7 in the previous year), both significantly exceeding the previous year's results. These outcomes demonstrate the steady and continuous progress of the Group's sustainability initiatives.

Building on these awards, the JTB Group will further strengthen its efforts towards achieving the SDGs and aims to realize a peaceful and culturally rich society through exchange.

<Award Details>

◆ Excellence Award - Management Category

MY LIV PROJECT ~A Journey to Encounter My and Our Well-being~ JTB Corporation, Planning & Development Produce Center

Details: https://www.jtbbwt.com/education/service/solution/jh/domestic/regional-program/mylivproject/

◆ Special Award - Socio-Economy Category

Regional Future Vibrancy Workshop - A Co-creation Model for Related Population and Economic Circulation Starting from Underutilized Assets - JTB Corporation, Tokyo Central Branch

Details: https://www.jtbbwt.com/government/case-study/solution/area-management/detail/id=4544

◆ Special Award - Culture Category

First-Ever Initiative on "Cultural Sustainability" at the Historic Kyoto Music Expo! JTB Corporation, Kyoto Branch

◆ Encouragement Award - Management Category

Advancing Sustainability and Human Rights Management in the Tourism Supply Chain through Sustainable Transaction Policy and External Stakeholder Hotline - Building a Mechanism for Prevention + Remedy - JTB Corporation Headquarters, DEIB & Sustainability Team

◆ Encouragement Award - Management Category

Sustainable Tourism Feature Renewal Project ~Connecting Interest to Action! Building a Website That Can Be "Made Your Own" ~ JTB Corporation, Promotion Strategy Department

Details: https://www.jtb.co.jp/theme/sustainability/

◆ Encouragement Award - Culture Category

Exchange Creation Canvas JTB Corporation Headquarters, Brand Marketing & Public Relations Team

Details: https://www.jtbcorp.jp/jp/ourstory/canvas/

◆ Encouragement Award - Environment Category

Expanding SDGs Through Gifts ~A Circular Model of Decarbonization and Co-creation Integrated into Corporate Activities~ JTB Corporation, Osaka Third Business Division

Details: https://www.jtbbwt.com/business/service/solution/benefit/service/green-choice-gift/ Details: https://ot-iwaibana.com/

◆ Encouragement Award - Management Category

Supporting Corporate Sustainable Management by Providing the ESG-Viewpoint Business Travel Management Service "ESG-BTM"

JTB Business Travel Solutions Inc.

Details: https://bts.jtbbwt.com/solution/esgbtm

◆ Encouragement Award - Socio-Economy Category

Creating New Exchange by Utilizing Niigata Prefecture's Shibata City "Rice Owner System" JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.

Details: https://www.jtbgmt.com/jp/news/detail/45

◆ Encouragement Award - Environment Category

Sustainable Secondary Transportation Business Achieving Reduced Environmental Impact in Okinawa Tourism Circulation Okinawa JTB Corporation

Details: https://okinawa-jtb.co.jp/add-page/okinawa-airport-shuttle/