Siam Cement PCL/The

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Siam Cement Group provides extensive, concrete detail about its climate-policy lobbying. It names multiple specific measures on which it engages – including the “Thailand Climate Change Act,” the “national master plan on climate change,” the “Thailand Long Term Strategy for net-zero,” forthcoming “carbon tax mechanisms,” and “mandatory carbon reporting.” The company also sets out how it seeks to influence these initiatives, describing direct collaboration with the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), the Ministry of Energy, and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization, as well as indirect work through industry bodies such as the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking, the Federation of Thai Industry, and the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association. It explains that it has “joined the government body” drafting the Climate Act, “served as part of the working team” on Thailand’s net-zero strategy, and provided data for the national GHG inventory, demonstrating a clear picture of both the channels and the policymaking targets it uses. Finally, SCG is explicit about the outcomes it seeks: it advocates that a future carbon tax apply “fairness for all sectors,” calls for “economic tools for climate mitigation, adaptation and capacity-building,” proposes revisions to Thailand’s NDC such as a peak-emissions year in the early 2030s and sectoral reduction targets, and urges creation of “a single platform for collecting GHG emissions data” to ease compliance. By specifying the policies, the lobbying methods and targets, and the precise legislative and regulatory changes it wants, the company demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency around its climate lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Siam Cement PCL/The has publicly affirmed a commitment to align its engagement activities with the Paris Agreement, stating it has a “public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” answering “Yes” when asked. However, the company does not disclose any internal governance mechanisms for overseeing this commitment—there is no description of monitoring or review processes, no named individual or formal committee tasked with climate lobbying alignment, and no evidence of procedures to manage direct or indirect lobbying, which limits the transparency and accountability of its climate-related policy engagement.	1