The Tokushima Prefectural Government of Japan will host the 'International Consumer's Symposium in Tokushima 2026' in Tokushima on Oct. 17. The symposium is expected to be a forum for discussing consumer policies aimed at realizing a sustainable society.
Key points
•The Tokushima Prefectural Government will hold the international consumer symposium in Tokushima on Oct. 17.
•The symposium will discuss ethical consumption and policies for achieving SDGs.
•Key discussions include a global youth session, a special expert lecture, and a consumer policy session.
The Tokushima Prefectural Government announced that it will hold the 'International Consumer’s Symposium in Tokushima 2026' on Oct. 17 at the JR Hotel Clement Tokushima in Tokushima.
The symposium will invite domestic and international experts in consumer policy, as well as young people, to discuss policies for ethical consumption and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including reducing food loss.
A key discussion point will be the global youth session. This session will discuss the outcomes of the Korea training program attended by students from Tokushima and Korea in July, and ways to achieve SDGs.
Additionally, there will be a special lecture by international business and sustainability experts based in Hong Kong, and a consumer policy expert session. During the expert session, experts from Korea and the United States will discuss methods and prospects for reducing domestic and international food loss.
The symposium content will be live-streamed through the Tokushima Prefectural Government website. The prefecture hopes that these discussions will contribute to the development of international consumer policy and lead to changes in global consumer behavior.
