Taiheiyo Cement Corp

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Taiheiyo Cement provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It does identify one concrete policy engagement – participation in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s committee for preparing the “経済産業分野におけるトランジション・ファイナンス推進のためのロードマップ策定検討会” – which shows the company has lobbied on national transition-finance and circular-economy policy in Japan. The disclosure also explains the mechanism and target of that activity, noting that an executive served as a committee member and contributed to the roadmap, thereby naming both the method (committee membership) and the policymaking body (METI). However, no other mechanisms or policy engagements are described, and the company’s statement that it offers “Support with no exceptions” and is “aligned with the Paris Agreement” does not spell out the specific legislative changes, numeric targets or amendments it seeks. As a result, while the company confirms one direct lobbying instance, it remains largely silent on the breadth of its policy portfolio, the full range of channels it may use, and the concrete outcomes it pursues.	1

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Taiheiyo Cement’s disclosures show a defined process for aligning its external engagement with its climate commitments but lack a dedicated review or monitoring system specifically for lobbying. The company notes that “We have established the CSR Management Committee, which is chaired by the company president,” supplemented by seven expert committees to handle issue-specific work, and it explains that “業界団体であるセメント協会の脱炭素社会を目指す長期ビジョンに歩調を合わせ、業界として一致した方向性をとるとともに、所管官庁である経済産業省をはじめ、環境省、国土交通省等の政府関連機関とも連携しながら活動を進めている。” It also confirms a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement? […] Yes.” These statements demonstrate concrete mechanisms to align both indirect engagement via trade associations and direct engagement with policymakers, yet the company does not disclose a lobbying-specific review procedure nor clearly identify which individual or formal body oversees the alignment of its policy advocacy with its climate goals.	2