Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
- Board oversight
- Public alignment report
- Paris Agreement alignment
- Direct lobbying governance
- Regular monitoring cycle
Daiichi Sankyo discloses a partial framework for keeping its policy engagement in line with its climate goals. It states that the company has "a public commitment ... to conduct our engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," and outlines a concrete mechanism for indirect lobbying alignment by noting that "å½"社サステナãƒ"リティ推進部ã®ãƒ¡ãƒ³ãƒãƒ¼ãŒãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ€ãƒ¼ã¨ã - ã¦å‚ç"»ã - ...主導的ãªå½¹å‰²ã‚'æžœãŸã - ã¦ã„ã¾ã™" in the climate-change task-force of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, which led the industry body to adopt a "2050年カーボンニュートラル" vision and a 46 % COâ‚‚-reduction target for 2030. This indicates the company is actively working to align at least one key trade association with its own climate commitments. Governance of wider environmental strategy is overseen by the "EHS経å - ¶å§"å"¡ä¼š," chaired by the Chief EHS Officer and reporting to the board twice a year, but the disclosure does not clarify whether this committee specifically reviews or approves lobbying positions, nor does it name any individual or board committee formally charged with monitoring lobbying alignment. We found no public description of a systematic, recurring review of the company's direct lobbying, criteria for assessing other associations, or a published climate-lobbying alignment report. Overall, the company shows some mechanisms and commitments that indicate moderate governance of indirect climate-related lobbying, but the disclosure of monitoring procedures, responsible oversight parties and coverage of direct lobbying remains limited.
This assessment is part of the Lobbying Governance Index, covering 8,500 companies scored on whether they have processes to oversee their climate lobbying. See all companies in Asia-Pacific or all companies in Japan.