Morinaga Milk Industry Co Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Morinaga Milk Industry provides minimal evidence of a lobbying governance framework; it offers only a general CSR structure and a high-level climate commitment without detailing how lobbying activities are overseen or aligned. It states “Through the CSR Committee chaired by the president, Morinaga Milk is promoting CSR activities throughout the entire Group” and that “In 2016, the CSR Promotion Department was established as a special department with company-wide functions for organizing CSR activities…,” but these references describe CSR governance, not lobbying oversight. It also confirms “Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes,” which indicates a broad policy intent. However, we found no evidence of any formal processes or responsible parties to monitor, review, or enforce alignment of direct or indirect lobbying with its climate policy, nor any named oversight of lobbying alignment. View Sources	D

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Limited

Morinaga Milk Industry provides minimal evidence of a lobbying governance framework; it offers only a general CSR structure and a high-level climate commitment without detailing how lobbying activities are overseen or aligned. It states “Through the CSR Committee chaired by the president, Morinaga Milk is promoting CSR activities throughout the entire Group” and that “In 2016, the CSR Promotion Department was established as a special department with company-wide functions for organizing CSR activities…,” but these references describe CSR governance, not lobbying oversight. It also confirms “Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes,” which indicates a broad policy intent. However, we found no evidence of any formal processes or responsible parties to monitor, review, or enforce alignment of direct or indirect lobbying with its climate policy, nor any named oversight of lobbying alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd. provides virtually no visibility into whether it seeks to influence climate-related public policy. The disclosures reviewed describe internal sustainability actions—such as joining the GX League, adopting an internal carbon price, and setting a 2050 carbon-neutrality goal—but they do not name any specific laws, regulations, or government programs the company has tried to shape. Likewise, the documents contain no description of the channels it might use to reach policymakers (for example, letters, meetings, consultation submissions, or participation in trade association advocacy) and do not identify any governmental bodies or officials as targets of engagement. Finally, the company gives no indication of the policy changes or regulatory outcomes it supports or opposes. In the absence of any details on policies lobbied, lobbying mechanisms, or desired outcomes, the company offers no meaningful transparency around climate-related lobbying activities.	E