Advantech Co Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Advantech has implemented a moderate governance process to align its climate-related indirect lobbying via trade associations, with its ESG Office responsible for "screening and identifying public associations or non-profit organizations that align with the principles of sustainability and support the goals and spirit of the Paris Agreement" and formally "reporting to senior executives responsible for sustainability issues". It defines a "review and monitoring process ... whenever new associations are joined" and commits that it "will cease supporting and engaging in any form of association or involvement if it is discovered that ... are inconsistent with our stance on climate change" or else issue public statements and enforce "clear timelines and an escalation process if unsuccessful". Oversight resides with the Sustainability Committee's leadership—including the "CEO, Chairperson, President, and/or senior executives"—providing accountability for indirect lobbying, but the company does not disclose any equivalent governance or review mechanism for its direct lobbying activities, nor does it publish an external report or board-level sign-off process for climate lobbying alignment. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Advantech has implemented a moderate governance process to align its climate-related indirect lobbying via trade associations, with its ESG Office responsible for "screening and identifying public associations or non-profit organizations that align with the principles of sustainability and support the goals and spirit of the Paris Agreement" and formally "reporting to senior executives responsible for sustainability issues". It defines a "review and monitoring process ... whenever new associations are joined" and commits that it "will cease supporting and engaging in any form of association or involvement if it is discovered that ... are inconsistent with our stance on climate change" or else issue public statements and enforce "clear timelines and an escalation process if unsuccessful". Oversight resides with the Sustainability Committee's leadership—including the "CEO, Chairperson, President, and/or senior executives"—providing accountability for indirect lobbying, but the company does not disclose any equivalent governance or review mechanism for its direct lobbying activities, nor does it publish an external report or board-level sign-off process for climate lobbying alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Advantech Co Ltd offers only a limited window into its climate-policy lobbying. The company does name two specific Taiwanese laws it engages with—the Renewable Energy Development Act, including its 2019 amendment, and the Climate Change Response Act—demonstrating some transparency around the legislation it follows. Yet it provides no information about the channels it used to advocate for these measures or the officials or agencies it contacted, merely noting general “support” for the bills and participation in industry associations without detailing letters, meetings, consultations, or other forms of outreach. The objectives it cites are largely internal—such as sourcing 20 % renewable electricity by 2025 and raising this share to 50 % by 2030 and 100 % by 2040—rather than specific policy changes it seeks from government. With the lobbying mechanisms and desired external outcomes left unexplained, the disclosure gives only a partial picture of the company’s climate-related lobbying activities.	D