Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | ASICS provides a moderate level of transparency on its climate-policy lobbying. It identifies two concrete Japanese policy frameworks it seeks to influence – the national greenhouse-gas reduction target of a 46 % cut by 2030 (from 2013 levels) and the renewable-electricity share target of 36–38 % by 2030 – and situates both within its wider support for the Paris Agreement. The company also discloses two distinct ways it tries to exert influence: it “joined the advocacy with the Japan Climate Initiative” to lobby the Japanese Government and it signed a public letter with more than 600 businesses to G20 leaders, the latter stating that “ASICS and over 600 businesses called on G20 leaders to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C.” These descriptions make clear both the mechanisms (coalition advocacy and an open letter) and the policymaking targets (the Japanese Government and G20 leaders). Finally, ASICS sets out the specific outcomes it is pursuing, most notably an increase in Japan’s renewable-power target to 40–50 % by 2030, alongside accelerated deployment of renewables and a national clean-energy strategy, explaining that the current levels are insufficient to meet Paris-aligned goals. While the company does not catalogue a wider set of legislative proposals or provide detail on every interaction, the combination of named policies, stated methods and clearly articulated desired changes demonstrates a reasonable degree of openness about its climate-lobbying activities. | 2 |