About JISA
Japan-India Sustainability Alliance (JISA) is an open democratic, cooperative, collaborative initiative to build a network of like-minded organizations, professionals, academia, CSOs/NGOs & to contribute purposefully for inclusive, peaceful & sustainable society/planet.
Japan & India, two strong & friendly nations with age old tradition, history and rich cultural values, need to further deepen their impactful & strategic partnerships for global peace building with collective sustainable development initiatives, responsible & ethical business practices with responsible investments.
The advent of globalization, innovative and creative thinking of our young startups, technocrats, peace-builders, social scientists & potential investors (FI/VCs) is also bringing two strong nations closer with fresh opportunities to lead global economy with stability & sustainable business practices in mind.
Its more than seven decades since India and Japan are enjoying their trustworthy diplomatic & friendly relationship and now under young & innovative business leaders with emerging opportunities in the domain of digitalization, healthcare & wellness, sports & fitness, education & skilling, responsible & sustainable tourism & hospitality, art & culture, both nations are ready to come closer to support sustainable, inclusive & equitable economic growth like never before.
OBJECTIVES
To nurture the next generation leadership to achieve UN-SDGs, “Leaving no one behind" and "creating a better planet" for sustainable world.
MISSION
We will serve and work towards rejuvenating the responsible & ethical business eco-systems by creating sustainable livelihood and enabling Social & Financial Inclusion projects.
APPROACH
Our emphasis will be on the three aspects of “ Social Impact, Scale and Sustainability” to create shared values.
RATIONALE
- With Japan & India holding presidencies of “G7 & G20” respectively last year (2023), both countries reconfirmed their commitment to work together on various global issues & further concurred to strengthen their bilateral relationship.
- India and Japan acknowledge the need to explore a variety of socio-economic interventions to ensure sustainable economic growth & the new partnerships will also lead by impact investments/finances, sustainable livelihoods & with new age digital start-ups & innovations.
- The Sectors- Technology (AI, IoT & ML), Education, Healthcare, Clean & Green Energy, Responsible Tourism, Sports/Para Sports & Development, Agriculture (Organic) & Wellness (Ayurved & Yoga), CSR & ESG are sunrise sectors of future growth & emerging business opportunities.
- To truly capitalize on these opportunities, involvement of the private sector, young startups/entrepreneurs, academia, impact investors/VCs & CSOs is very important.
- Supporting & working in the lines UN SDGs, Japan-India Sustainability Alliance (JISA) will guide and support Japanese & Indian businesses in adopting tech-enable sustainable practices & community centric solutions. It will also demonstrate to the world that India and Japan are at the forefront in delivering on the ambitious Climate and Sustainable Development Goals collectively.
- JISA will bring Japanese and Indian Educational Institutes (Schools/Colleges/Universities), Civil Societies, business leaders on one platform to address other social issues of “regional peace, climate crises, gender equality & diversity, inclusion(disability), disaster & risk management & mitigation” and create opportunities to network & build global partnership following UN-SDGs.
- Both sides may look at various initiatives to build & connect their strong business ecosystems, with brain storming sessions, workshops, business matchmaking & through networking events/conferences.