Acer Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Acer is upfront that it does not conduct direct climate-policy lobbying and explains its reasoning, stating that “Instead of engaging in climate-related lobbying activities, we participate in sustainability issuer related organizations as a long-term member and leverage Acer's influence to encourage more companies to fulfill corporate responsibility actively.” This explicit declaration of non-engagement, together with the list of bodies through which it channels its influence – including the Responsible Business Alliance, Responsible Minerals Initiative, Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade, Taiwan Climate Partnership and others – provides clear transparency on the absence of conventional lobbying and the alternative mechanisms it uses. Because the company affirms that it does not lobby, no specific climate laws or regulations are listed, satisfying disclosure on policies by clearly indicating there are none. Acer’s desired outcomes are expressed only in broad terms, such as supporting “limiting the temperature increase to 1.5 °C as outlined in the Paris Agreement” and being “committed to achieving the net-zero goal by 2050,” without linking these ambitions to particular legislative changes or amendments. Overall, the company is highly transparent about the fact that it undertakes no direct lobbying and why, but offers only general statements—rather than concrete policy positions—on the results it hopes to see from broader climate action.	3

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Acer states that it "does not engage in climate-related lobbying activities" and instead "participate[s] in sustainability-issuer related organizations … and leverage[s] Acer’s influence to encourage more companies to fulfill corporate responsibility actively," adding that it "work[s] with like-minded stakeholders, organizations, and trade associations to ensure that we are working toward our common goals together." This wording provides a limited indication that the company seeks to keep any indirect advocacy through trade associations aligned with its climate commitments, thereby signalling some attention to lobbying alignment. However, the disclosure does not describe any formal mechanism—no policy, review procedure, or monitoring process—for assessing or managing such alignment, nor does it identify a specific individual or committee charged with overseeing lobbying or association memberships; the Corporate Sustainability Committee that "supervises sustainability performance" is not said to address lobbying. The absence of concrete oversight structures, regular reviews, or public reporting on lobbying activities suggests only a minimal level of governance has been made public.	1