The SDGs succeeded the "Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," established following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration in 2000. 2 For details on "Society 5.0 for SDGs," see the website of Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/society5_0/index.html  1  new technologies. It is also true, however, that economic development has had some negative impact globally.
Even during the Industrial Revolution, people were troubled by pollution in industrial areas and by poor living conditions in rapidly expanding urban areas. These problems became widespread as industrialization advanced globally.