Lobbying Governance
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Hon Hai links its climate-related advocacy to an explicit governance structure headed by the Board and its Sustainability Committee, indicating that lobbying is not conducted in isolation from overall climate strategy. The company states that "the promotion and implementation of ESG is overseen and managed by the Board of Directors" and that the Sustainability Committee, chaired by Group Chairman Young Liu, "regularly reports the sustainability implementation results and future work plans to the Chairman and to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis," which demonstrates an identified body and a recurring reporting cycle. Specific to policy engagement, Hon Hai discloses that it "engages in lobbying activities and provides advice to regulatory authorities and trade associations, adhering to the position of limiting the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, and reports the results to all directors," signalling Board-level oversight of direct advocacy. The company further describes a procedural check before any engagement, noting that "we have reviews on these activities before taking part in" and that it "examined our membership in relevant industrial associations whether they are following the Paris Agreement policy," which shows active monitoring of both direct lobbying and indirect lobbying through trade bodies. Finally, it confirms a public commitment that its engagements will be "in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." While this indicates strong governancepolicy alignment criteria, monitoring steps and clear senior oversightthe disclosures stop short of publishing a formal lobbying-alignment review or detailing how misalignments are addressed, so the robustness of the monitoring mechanisms and any corrective actions are not fully transparent.
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