Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp provides a strong level of transparency around its climate-policy lobbying. It names a suite of specific Japanese initiatives it engages on, including “Society 5.0 with Carbon Neutral,” the government’s “Strategic Energy Plan,” the “Act on Rationalizing Energy Use (Energy Conservation Act),” and participation in the voluntary “GX League,” demonstrating that it is clear about which pieces of policy it seeks to influence. The company also discloses how and where it lobbies: it is “a member and observer of several committees of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and the Ministry of the Environment,” participates in the “Policy Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy,” and works with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) through the Energy Resource Aggregation Business Study Group, while “exchanging opinions constantly with policymakers.” These descriptions show several concrete mechanisms (committee membership, study-group contributions, ongoing consultations) and name the exact government bodies that are the targets of those efforts. With respect to outcomes, NTT states that it is seeking to “establish the first CFP calculation rules for software in Japan,” to “develop communication standards and transaction guidelines” for distributed energy resources, and to help shape an overall policy framework for the energy aggregation business; although these aims are specific, the company generally stops short of setting quantitative targets or detailing the precise legislative amendments it wants adopted. Taken together, the disclosures give a detailed picture of where and how the company engages and the broad policy changes it is pursuing, but leave some room for greater precision on the exact outcomes sought.	3

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	NTT Group has established a formal oversight framework for aligning its climate-related engagement with stated sustainability objectives, highlighted by a “Sustainability Committee (chaired by the president and chief executive officer) directly reporting to the Board” and an Environmental Protection Office that “monitors the differences with NTT Group’s climate change strategy ... and to ensure that engagement activities are in line with NTT Group’s climate change strategy.” The company also affirms a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” These elements indicate a clear policy commitment and a designated body for overseeing indirect lobbying through industry associations. However, the company does not disclose any specific processes for governing its direct lobbying activities, such as board sign-off on lobbying plans or defined criteria for evaluating advocacy positions, nor does it provide a detailed audit or reporting mechanism assessing its lobbying alignment with its climate strategy.	2