Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
Kurita Water Industries discloses a clear oversight structure for ensuring its external engagement aligns with its climate goals, stating that it has "established the E&S (Environment & Social) Committee, which is chaired by a Managing Director of the Company, as an organization to oversee Kurita Group initiatives for addressing climate change" and that "The Board of Directors, which is responsible for overall supervision of initiatives to address climate change, receives reports from the E&S Committee, in principle twice a year, and decides on necessary measures." This indicates a defined process and named governance bodies that periodically review engagement activities. The company also affirms "a public commitment … to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," showing an explicit intention to align climate-related advocacy with international targets. However, the disclosure stops short of describing how the committee monitors or audits specific lobbying positions, provides no detail on how direct lobbying or trade-association memberships are assessed for alignment, and offers no evidence of adjustments, escalation, or withdrawal actions when misalignment occurs. Therefore, while the presence of board-level oversight and a stated alignment process indicates moderate governance, the absence of disclosure on concrete monitoring mechanisms for direct and indirect lobbying, trade-association review, or formal public reporting of alignment gaps limits the assessment of robustness.
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