Rakuten Group Inc

Rakuten participates in both domestic and international partnerships and initiatives to collaborate with stakeholders on achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and tackling climate change. The Environmental Management Promotion Department regularly reviews and monitors Rakuten's participation in these partnerships and initiatives to ensure that they are consistent with our environmental policy/initiatives and the Paris Agreement. The alignment assessment result is reported in accordance with the management system as described throughout Module 4 Governance. In case of misalignment, we will further investigate to consider whether we should remain in or withdraw from the organization.

Rakuten engages directly with policy makers through the work of the Public Policy Office (PPO), which supervises all activities related to policy influence, including those related to climate change, to ensure that the Group strategy goes in line with the policy influence activities. Rakuten also engages indirectly with policy makers through domestic and global partnerships and initiatives, including the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), a network of Japanese private organizations actively engaged in climate action for delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement, and the Japan Association of New Economy (JANE), a trade association of which the Representative Director is Rakuten's CEO. Rakuten has joined the Carbon Neutral Working Group held by JANE to hold regular study sessions and make policy proposals that incorporate the voices of member companies. The manager of Environmental Department's Climate Change Solution Office is an active member of JANE's Carbon Neutral Working Group, ensuring that the Group's external engagement activities are consistent with our climate commitments.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Rakuten engages directly with policy maker through the work of the Public Policy Office (PPO), which supervises all activities related to policy influence, including those related to climate change, to ensure that the Group strategy goes in line with the policy influence activities.
Rakuten also engages indirectly with policy makers through trade association, namely the Japan Association of New Economy (JANE), whose Representative Director is Rakuten's CEO. Rakuten has joined the Carbon Neutral Working Group held by JANE to hold regular study sessions and make policy proposals that incorporate the voices of member companies.