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| Moderate |
Feng Hsin Steel provides a moderate level of transparency around its climate lobbying activities. It details its mechanisms—its President’s role on the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Energy and Efficiency Committee and participation in the Industrial Development Bureau’s industry and energy efficiency working group—where it offers “industry insights and opinions during the meetings” and engages with both the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration. The company outlines the topics it addresses, such as “climate change adaptation laws, carbon pricing and domestic carbon fee collection, international carbon tariff responses, incremental offset in environmental impact assessments, circular economy, GHG inventory, and subsidies,” although it stops short of naming specific bills or regulations. It is explicit about the outcomes it seeks, endorsing the government’s net-zero emissions target for 2050, presenting its own pathway to achieve net-zero by 2050, and proposing the integration of supply chains for a comprehensive carbon footprint inventory to address carbon tariff impacts.
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| Limited |
Feng Hsin Steel Co Ltd demonstrates limited governance around its climate-related lobbying, largely outlining its role as a contact window in government-led industry forums and a commitment to align its engagement with climate goals. The company describes that it "was invited by the Chinese National Federation of Industries and the Taiwan Steel and Iron Industries Association" to represent electric arc furnace steelmakers and "compile the difficulties faced by the electric arc furnace industry" which it then "convey[s] … to government agencies," while also "propagat[ing] the government’s policies, guidelines and vision on emission reduction" through its industry association. It further confirms a public commitment to conduct its engagement in line with the Paris Agreement with a clear affirmative response—"Yes"—to having such a position statement. However, Feng Hsin Steel does not disclose any internal oversight body, monitoring procedures, specific policy for aligning its lobbying, or any periodic review mechanism, leaving the governance of its policy advocacy largely undefined.
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