JVCKenwood Corp – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	JVCKenwood discloses a limited but identifiable framework for aligning its climate-related advocacy with its stated climate goals. The company confirms that it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," indicating a policy intention to keep lobbying consistent with Paris-aligned objectives. Oversight is routed through a newly created governance structure: "the Sustainability Committee was established that reports directly to the CEO in FY2023… and reports its discussions to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors," suggesting senior-level review of climate-related engagement. The company also describes a mechanism for managing the positions of trade associations, noting that "if it is determined that any policies differ between the AEHA and the Group as a result of the exchange of opinions, the policies will be reconsidered and we will appropriately respond," which points to an active process for checking and, if necessary, correcting misalignment in indirect lobbying. However, the disclosure does not spell out how direct lobbying activities are monitored, provides no schedule or methodology for these reviews, and does not explicitly assign responsibility for lobbying oversight to a named individual or committee; therefore the governance detail remains moderate rather than comprehensive. View Sources	C

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Moderate

JVCKenwood discloses a limited but identifiable framework for aligning its climate-related advocacy with its stated climate goals. The company confirms that it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," indicating a policy intention to keep lobbying consistent with Paris-aligned objectives. Oversight is routed through a newly created governance structure: "the Sustainability Committee was established that reports directly to the CEO in FY2023… and reports its discussions to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors," suggesting senior-level review of climate-related engagement. The company also describes a mechanism for managing the positions of trade associations, noting that "if it is determined that any policies differ between the AEHA and the Group as a result of the exchange of opinions, the policies will be reconsidered and we will appropriately respond," which points to an active process for checking and, if necessary, correcting misalignment in indirect lobbying. However, the disclosure does not spell out how direct lobbying activities are monitored, provides no schedule or methodology for these reviews, and does not explicitly assign responsibility for lobbying oversight to a named individual or committee; therefore the governance detail remains moderate rather than comprehensive.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	JVCKenwood provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It acknowledges engaging on climate policy through collective platforms such as the Japan Climate Initiative, the Association for Electric Home Appliances, and the Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment, but it does not name any specific laws, regulations or governmental programmes it has tried to influence. The company indicates that its activity is largely indirect, undertaken via these trade and multi-stakeholder groups, yet it offers no detail on concrete mechanisms such as meetings, formal submissions or correspondence, nor does it identify the policymakers or agencies that are the focus of its outreach. Likewise, the disclosure is confined to broad aspirations—support for the Paris Agreement, carbon neutrality by 2050 and participation in the GX League—without stating the precise policy changes or quantitative targets it seeks to advance. As a result, readers gain only a general sense that the company participates in climate discussions, with little clarity on what it is lobbying for, how it does so, or what outcomes it is pursuing.	D