Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
Recruit Holdings appears to have a structured governance framework for overseeing climate-related advocacy, with oversight by its Board of Directors and Sustainability Committee. The Board “establishes governance measures for these climate-related activities, and also monitors and directs such activities,” and the Sustainability Committee, “an advisory body to the Board of Directors,” convenes semiannually with the CEO, Chairperson, and Director of the Board in charge of sustainability, Executive Vice Presidents responsible for each SBU, and internal and external experts. The company describes a clear process for addressing indirect lobbying when “whenever we identify misalignments between a trade association’s lobbying activities in which we participate and the goals of the Paris Agreement, we reconsider our engagement through the Sustainability Committee.” However, we found no evidence of governance over its own direct lobbying activities or of a publicly available audit or third-party review of climate-lobbying alignment. Moreover, statements on a public commitment to align engagement with the Paris Agreement are inconsistent, with one response stating “No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years” and another affirming “Yes.” The company does not disclose a dedicated policy or position statement that aligns its advocacy with the goals of the Paris Agreement or a named executive solely accountable for lobbying oversight.
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