United Microelectronics Corp – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	United Microelectronics Corp (“UMC”) discloses an “UMC Direct Lobbying Operational Procedure and Review Mechanism and Procedure for Validating Sustainable Development Positions of Industry Associations and Organizations,” which provides a concrete process for indirect lobbying governance by applying its “Procedure for Validating Sustainable Development Positions” and engaging through “participation in association meetings, events, and initiatives” and “response to invitation for member feedback.” The company reports that, through this process, it has “confirmed that the industry associations and organizations it is affiliated with share the same stance on climate change and human rights as UMC,” demonstrating active alignment of its indirect lobbying activities. However, UMC “does not engage in direct lobbying activities, and as a result, there are no available evaluation results on climate-related lobbying activities,” and the company does not disclose any specific individual or formal body responsible for overseeing or reviewing the alignment of its lobbying efforts. While this indicates the presence of a mechanism to validate trade-association positions, the company does not provide evidence of direct lobbying governance or named oversight, leaving gaps in its overall lobbying governance framework. View Sources	2

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Moderate

United Microelectronics Corp (“UMC”) discloses an “UMC Direct Lobbying Operational Procedure and Review Mechanism and Procedure for Validating Sustainable Development Positions of Industry Associations and Organizations,” which provides a concrete process for indirect lobbying governance by applying its “Procedure for Validating Sustainable Development Positions” and engaging through “participation in association meetings, events, and initiatives” and “response to invitation for member feedback.” The company reports that, through this process, it has “confirmed that the industry associations and organizations it is affiliated with share the same stance on climate change and human rights as UMC,” demonstrating active alignment of its indirect lobbying activities. However, UMC “does not engage in direct lobbying activities, and as a result, there are no available evaluation results on climate-related lobbying activities,” and the company does not disclose any specific individual or formal body responsible for overseeing or reviewing the alignment of its lobbying efforts. While this indicates the presence of a mechanism to validate trade-association positions, the company does not provide evidence of direct lobbying governance or named oversight, leaving gaps in its overall lobbying governance framework.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Strong	United Microelectronics Corp is broadly transparent about how it tries to shape climate policy. It identifies the main piece of legislation it has engaged on – the Taiwanese government’s revision of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act, now referred to as the “Climate Change Response Act” – and explains that this work is confined to that policy area. The company describes in detail how it communicates its views, noting that it carries out “face-to-face visits to EPA officers or its consultants,” provides “opinions in public forums,” and “deliver[s] suggestions to EPA through the industry association,” thereby naming both the mechanisms used and the specific policymaking target (the Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration). It also sets out the concrete changes it wants to see: industry-specific energy-efficiency standards for greenhouse-gas emissions, clearer supporting measures, rules that “avoid over-burdening” companies, and “appropriate incentives for early investment in GHG reductions.” Although only one legislative initiative is named, the disclosure offers detailed insight into the company’s methods and desired policy outcomes, demonstrating a strong level of transparency overall.	3