Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Fuji Electric provides some insight into how it governs external policy engagement, noting that "the overall strategy of our environmental management is determined by the ‘Fuji Electric Global Environmental Protection Committee’ and it is here that our participation in the plan is determined," which indicates an internal body signs-off on and monitors policy-related activities. The company also affirms a Paris-aligned commitment, stating "Yes" when asked if it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," and explains that its engagement is kept consistent because "Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. and the electrical industry have adopted the government’s strategies as our own, [so] there are no contradictions in strategy." Regular follow-up is implied through the disclosure that "the status of these activities is followed up every year by a government council" and that the company’s own goals are "checked against the amount of energy used every month, and against achievement of the overall goal once a year, and this is put together and published in our company’s environmental report." However, the disclosure stops short of describing a dedicated, systematic review of lobbying positions—either the company’s direct advocacy or the stances of trade associations such as JEMA—and does not identify any mechanism for corrective action if misalignment is found. There is also no reference to board-level oversight, to exit or escalation procedures with industry groups, or to a publicly available lobbying-alignment audit. This indicates a moderate level of governance: an internal committee and periodic monitoring exist, but detailed alignment checks for both direct and indirect lobbying activities are not disclosed.
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