Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | SoftBank Group provides an unusually full picture of its climate-related lobbying. It identifies the concrete policy files it works on, including Japan’s 5th Basic Energy Plan, the government’s draft 2030 energy-mix targets that would lift renewables to 36–38 % of generation, and national carbon-pricing measures championed through the Japan Climate Initiative. The company also explains in detail how it tries to shape those policies: it acts as secretariat to the Renewable Energy Council and the Designated City Renewable Energy Council, drafts and submits policy proposals and formal resolutions from governors and mayors to the national government, shares information with municipalities, and complements this direct engagement by endorsing public statements and attending summits organised by the Japan Climate Initiative. Finally, it is explicit about the outcomes it is pursuing—making renewable energy a primary power source in Japan, securing the specific renewable share in the 2030 energy mix, and introducing an effective carbon-pricing regime aligned with a 1.5-degree pathway. Taken together, these disclosures demonstrate comprehensive transparency across the policies lobbied, the methods and targets of engagement, and the concrete policy changes SoftBank Group is seeking. | 4 |