Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
UACJ Corp discloses a structured process for checking that its external “engagement activities are planned based on” the company’s climate-change Action Guidelines and notes that “the plans and implementation of these engagement activities are reported by the Climate Change Promotion Committee… chaired by the president and CEO, to discuss whether the engagement activities are consistent with our climate change strategy,” after which “the results… are submitted to the Board of Directors for supervision and monitoring.” This outlines both a policy commitment and a concrete review mechanism overseen by a named senior body, indicating governance beyond mere compliance. The company also states that it has “a public commitment… to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” reinforcing the intention to align advocacy with climate goals. However, the disclosures do not describe how the company actively assesses or manages the positions of trade associations, nor do they specify procedures for correcting misalignments or withdrawing from conflicted groups, and no separate audit or public report on climate-lobbying alignment is mentioned. Consequently, while there is clear board-level oversight and a stated alignment policy, the information on direct versus indirect lobbying controls and on monitoring outcomes remains limited.
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