Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | SK Innovation provides a high level of transparency about its climate-policy lobbying. It names the principal policies it works on, including the Korean Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS) as well as related areas such as “mandatory carbon reporting” and the national “cap-and-trade” framework, and states that it “supports the K-ETS without exceptions,” giving readers a clear view of the policy agenda it is pursuing. The company explains how it seeks to influence these rules, saying it “actively express and share our opinions by participating in public hearings” and by working “through major stakeholder councils such as the Ministry of Environment, the Korea Exchange, the National Assembly Climate Change Forum, the KBCSD, and the KOSRI.” It also details additional channels, for example submitting a technical guide to the Ministry of Environment, and consistently identifies its targets, including the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center and Korea Environment Corporation. Finally, SK Innovation spells out the results it wants to achieve: it aims to “implement MRV enhancement to ensure accurate calculation and reporting of energy consumption and GHG emissions,” seeks “improvements to the system” to secure “cancel-out effects to alleviate the risk of insufficient emission credits,” and has proposed a methodology that could cut “about 250,000 to 500,000 tons” of CO₂ per year while generating carbon credits. By articulating concrete policy changes, measurable emissions outcomes and the economic rationale for its positions, the company demonstrates strong overall disclosure of its climate-lobbying activities. | 3 |