Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | SKC Co Ltd provides a reasonable but not exhaustive view of its climate-related lobbying. It pinpoints one concrete initiative—the company’s participation in the “International Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting to develop international legally binding documents on the Plastic Pollution Secretariat”—which shows it has disclosed a specific policy focus, although it does not list any additional policies it has engaged on. The mechanisms and targets of its advocacy are described with fair clarity, noting that the firm is “participating in a national expert consultative body” and has “submitted our policy opinions … to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea,” thereby revealing both how and to whom it lobbies. The most detailed element is the articulation of desired outcomes: the company calls for an “imposition of a feasible international joint obligation” across the plastics lifecycle, promotion of “alternative plastics such as biodegradable plastics and bioplastics,” initiatives for “raising environmental awareness through the efforts of both the government and the private sector,” and safeguards to “avoid greenwashing.” These explicit goals demonstrate a clear policy position, but because only one policy process is cited, the overall transparency of its lobbying portfolio remains moderate rather than comprehensive. | 2 |