Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | Japan Post Bank Co Ltd demonstrates a high level of transparency regarding its climate lobbying activities. The bank specifies its engagement with Japan’s Revised Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures, enacted in April 2022, noting the legislation’s alignment with the Paris Agreement and the objective of achieving a carbon-neutral society by 2050. It further discloses multiple concrete mechanisms it uses to influence policy, including collaboration with the Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality, direct financial contributions to support JICN’s initiatives, and wide-reaching publicity of its engagement via press releases and its website, targeting the Japanese government and partner companies. Finally, the bank clearly describes the outcomes it seeks through these efforts—accelerating the flow of decarbonization financing, contributing to economic and social development, fostering regional revitalization, accumulating knowledge, and promoting human resource development—demonstrating comprehensive clarity on its lobbying objectives. | 3 |