Resonac Holdings Corp

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Resonac Holdings Corp provides a high level of transparency about its climate-policy lobbying. It names the specific policy frameworks it seeks to shape, most notably Japan’s 2030 Intended Nationally Determined Contribution and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s GX League initiative on carbon taxes, voluntary emissions trading and broader socioeconomic reform. The company also explains in detail how and where it lobbies: the chairman serves on the Subcommittee on Long-term Energy Supply-Demand Outlook under the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, it takes part in GX League forums and working groups, conducts direct exchanges with METI officials and the League secretariat, and presents its views at ministry council meetings. Resonac makes its objectives clear, advocating for the inclusion of detailed rules for defining and disclosing climate-related “opportunities,” the creation of a government certification system for emissions-reducing technologies and products, and the development of a market to scale those solutions. Although it does not enumerate every climate measure under negotiation, the combination of identifiable policies, explicit lobbying channels and concrete policy goals demonstrates strong disclosure of its climate-related lobbying activities.	3

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Resonac Holdings Corp appears to have limited formal governance over its climate-related lobbying, centering its approach on senior executives’ engagement in government-led forums without detailing an internal oversight framework. The company reports that “Showa Denko’s executives have met officials of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, listened to explanation from them on how the policies were examined and promoted, and discussed repeatedly with them on behalf of the industry,” and that its former Chairman “has been chairing the ‘Committee on Energy and Resources’ of KEIDANREN,” through which it aligned “our target of and strategy for achieving net zero by 2050 with the Japanese government’s target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.” While the company confirms a “public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” it does not disclose any internal policy or structured review process for lobbying activities, nor does it name a specific individual or governance body responsible for overseeing the alignment of its direct or indirect lobbying with its climate objectives.	1