Sharp Corp/Japan – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Sharp Corp/Japan has established a process for ensuring that its external engagement activities align with its climate commitments through oversight by its newly launched Sustainability Committee. According to the company, “シャープの環境に対するコーポレート機能である『CEOオフィス　ESG・品質担当』を中心に社内で議論を進め、代表取締役社長が委員長を務める『サステナビリティ委員会』でその指針が確認され、最終的に経営層の承認を得ています.” The Sustainability Committee, “which is chaired by the president & CEO of Sharp and comprises members of top management, Head Office divisions such as environment, personnel, and procurement, business units, and subsidiaries,” embeds policies and reviews proposed positions in trade associations, and “reports important policies and decisions to the Board of Directors.” While this framework demonstrates a clear mechanism for reviewing and approving indirect lobbying through industry bodies and identifies a named committee and executive roles, the company does not disclose any process for governing its direct lobbying activities or a publicly available audit of its climate lobbying alignment. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Sharp Corp/Japan has established a process for ensuring that its external engagement activities align with its climate commitments through oversight by its newly launched Sustainability Committee. According to the company, “シャープの環境に対するコーポレート機能である『CEOオフィス　ESG・品質担当』を中心に社内で議論を進め、代表取締役社長が委員長を務める『サステナビリティ委員会』でその指針が確認され、最終的に経営層の承認を得ています.” The Sustainability Committee, “which is chaired by the president & CEO of Sharp and comprises members of top management, Head Office divisions such as environment, personnel, and procurement, business units, and subsidiaries,” embeds policies and reviews proposed positions in trade associations, and “reports important policies and decisions to the Board of Directors.” While this framework demonstrates a clear mechanism for reviewing and approving indirect lobbying through industry bodies and identifies a named committee and executive roles, the company does not disclose any process for governing its direct lobbying activities or a publicly available audit of its climate lobbying alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	No evidence found	E