Honda Motor Co Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Honda discloses a structured process that links its climate strategy with policy engagement, noting that "Honda established the Corporate Integration Strategy Meeting chaired by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) … Policies and initiatives for sustainability issues are discussed and examined in the meeting" and that climate-related strategies are further overseen by the "World Environment and Safety Strategy Committee chaired by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)… the CO2 emissions reduction targets set by the Committee are examined and decided by the Board of Directors." The company states that "All Honda's response policies regarding climate change have been decided as described above" and that this policy "is shared by all departments, including those that engage in public relations activities with policy makers," indicating a mechanism intended to keep its direct external engagement aligned with its climate commitments and identifying senior-level bodies that review those activities. However, the disclosure does not detail any routine monitoring procedure, does not describe how lobbying positions are checked for consistency, and provides no information on how the company assesses or manages climate-policy positions taken on its behalf by trade associations, so the governance framework appears only partially developed and focused mainly on internal strategy approval rather than comprehensive oversight of both direct and indirect lobbying. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Honda discloses a structured process that links its climate strategy with policy engagement, noting that "Honda established the Corporate Integration Strategy Meeting chaired by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) … Policies and initiatives for sustainability issues are discussed and examined in the meeting" and that climate-related strategies are further overseen by the "World Environment and Safety Strategy Committee chaired by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)… the CO2 emissions reduction targets set by the Committee are examined and decided by the Board of Directors." The company states that "All Honda's response policies regarding climate change have been decided as described above" and that this policy "is shared by all departments, including those that engage in public relations activities with policy makers," indicating a mechanism intended to keep its direct external engagement aligned with its climate commitments and identifying senior-level bodies that review those activities. However, the disclosure does not detail any routine monitoring procedure, does not describe how lobbying positions are checked for consistency, and provides no information on how the company assesses or manages climate-policy positions taken on its behalf by trade associations, so the governance framework appears only partially developed and focused mainly on internal strategy approval rather than comprehensive oversight of both direct and indirect lobbying.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Comprehensive	Honda provides a highly detailed picture of its climate-policy advocacy. It names multiple specific measures it has worked on, including revisions to Japan’s High Pressure Gas Safety Law and Building Standards Law to enable small-scale compressed hydrogen stations, participation in the U.S. FAA/OEM Review Panel that is writing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specifications, and the voluntary California Air Resources Board agreement that tightens vehicle greenhouse-gas limits through the 2026 model year. For each of these files the company explains how it engages: it brought the hydrogen-station issues to Japan’s Cabinet Office Meeting for Regulatory and Institutional Reforms, sits on the FAA panel and interacts directly with the FAA team leader, and negotiated a binding framework with CARB alongside other automakers. It also specifies the results it seeks, such as clarifying safety standards and boundary-distance rules for urban hydrogen stations, helping set uniform SAF specifications so its aircraft can fly on the fuel, and delivering year-on-year fleet-wide CO₂ reductions of 3.7 % while accelerating the shift to electric vehicles. By disclosing concrete policies, the government bodies contacted, and the precise regulatory changes or targets it is pursuing, Honda demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying.	A