Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Limited |
Seven & i Holdings discloses that it "has a public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement" and reports that since March 2021 "we have been pursuing engagement activities consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement," which indicates a high-level pledge to align policy advocacy with climate objectives. The company also notes that climate issues are overseen by a structure “centered on the Sustainability Committee and supervised by the Board of Directors,” and that this committee "receives reports on trends in indicators related to climate change issues" before forwarding progress updates to the Board, suggesting some senior-level visibility over external engagements. However, the disclosures do not describe any dedicated mechanism for reviewing or approving specific lobbying positions, give no detail on how direct lobbying is monitored, and “we found no evidence” of systematic assessment of trade-association lobbying alignment or consequences for misalignment. Likewise, while the Sustainability Committee is chaired by the President, the company does not explicitly assign responsibility for governance of lobbying activities to that body or any named individual. Overall, the evidence shows only a general commitment to Paris-aligned engagement and broad climate governance, but lacks a defined process, monitoring detail, or oversight specifically tailored to lobbying activities; this indicates limited lobbying-governance disclosure.
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