Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Compal Electronics Inc’s climate lobbying governance demonstrates a clear process for managing its indirect lobbying through associations, but offers no insight into direct lobbying oversight or external auditing. The company explains that “Through the ESG Office, Compal selects public associations or non-profit organizations that align with the Paris Agreement and sustainable net-zero goals,” a selection that is “reviewed by the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), who also serves as the highest leader.” It further states that “each year, the ESG Office reassesses the consistency of its participation in initiatives or associations with the company’s stance on climate change and the Paris Agreement goals,” and that if “any inconsistencies are found that cannot be adjusted in the short term, the company will communicate, make recommendations, or adopt an exit mechanism to ensure that the initiatives or associations it participates in align with Compal’s actions and values.” This mechanism, overseen annually by the CSO and applied across all consolidated subsidiaries, indicates a structured indirect-lobbying alignment process. However, we found no evidence of any governance process or responsible party for direct lobbying activities, nor any publicly available climate-lobbying report or third-party review assessing alignment. While the “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct” include a “Prohibition against lobbying” within its internal audit scope, this does not describe how direct advocacy is managed or aligned with the company’s climate commitments, and the company does not disclose how its affirmative commitment to conduct engagement “in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” is operationalized.
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