Date Time Pursuit of Sustainability, Efforts to Achieve SDGs, and Toward Path Beyond This article was published in the Autumn 2020 issue of Litterae Populi. The full list of articles can be found here. Hokkaido University ranked first in Japan in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 1 2020, which shines a light on the commitment of universities to social contributions toward SDGs. The rankings are designed to showcase progress toward the 17 SDGs by measuring universities’ social and economic impacts. Heisei Poplar Avenue, lined with trees planted in October 2000 to ma...