Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Dai-ichi Life Holdings is highly transparent about its climate-policy lobbying. It names several concrete policy processes it engages in, including the Financial Services Agency’s “トランジション・ファイナンス環境整備検討会” and the “脱炭素等に向けた金融機関等の取組みに関する検討会,” and it reports advocating on issues such as “TCFD-aligned climate risk disclosures,” stronger national “NDC” targets, and elements of Japan’s Green Recovery Plan. The company also explains how it seeks to influence these measures: it sits on government study groups convened by the FSA, METI and the Ministry of the Environment, meets directly with Japan’s Minister of the Environment through the Japan Climate Initiative, and uses high-level forums such as COP26 and the GFANZ Principals Group for “policy advocacy” and rule-making discussions. Finally, it is explicit about the outcomes it pursues, aiming for “stronger NDC targets,” “high sectoral emissions reductions,” “investment incentives for climate solutions,” and the development of robust transition-finance guidelines that align with the Paris Agreement and 2050 carbon-neutrality goals. Together these disclosures provide detailed insight into the policies addressed, the mechanisms and targets of engagement, and the specific legislative or regulatory changes the company is promoting.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	Dai-ichi Life has established a comprehensive governance process for its climate transition plan, noting that "This transition plan is overseen by the CSuO and managed by the Corporate Planning Unit," and that initiatives are "monitored and discussed by the Group Sustainability Committee, which reports its findings to the Executive Management Board and is supervised by the Board of Directors." However, the company does not disclose any policies or processes governing its direct or indirect lobbying activities, nor does it identify any individual or committee responsible for oversight of lobbying alignment. We found no evidence of mechanisms to align lobbying with its climate or sustainability goals, and no mention of reviews, sign-off procedures, or audits of lobbying activities.	0