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Sony Group Corp has implemented a structured approach to align its policy engagement with its climate strategy by holding a "Global Environmental Meeting" annually to "learn, discuss and align on the environmental strategy" and convening "Regional Environmental meetings" in each region, requiring "Regional Environmental Officers ... to submit a monthly report" and "BU Environmental Officers ... to submit a bi-annual report" on policy engagement activities, and mandating that "the content of policy engagement activity is escalated to the HQ Environmental Office and HQ Government Affairs for prior approval". The company also confirms a public commitment to conduct engagement activities "in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement". We found no evidence of oversight by a specific individual or board-level committee for climate lobbying, no processes addressing indirect lobbying through trade associations, and no external audit or public report evaluating the alignment of its lobbying with its climate goals.
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Sony Group Corp offers a reasonable degree of transparency about one specific climate-policy engagement. It identifies the focus of its lobbying as the Japanese "Policy on carbon neutrality of electricity procurement by end users," noting associated elements such as the “energy attribute certificate systems,” which clarifies the policy’s jurisdiction and subject matter. The company explains how it lobbied, stating that it "directly discussed with the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy in Japan," thereby revealing both the mechanism (direct meetings) and the precise governmental target of those efforts, although no additional methods or targets are described. Sony is particularly explicit about what it wants from the policy: it has asked for a "globally competitive price of energy attribute certificate," "measures including infrastructure development to increase renewable energy supply in Japan," "making virtual PPA with FIP (Feed-in Premium) possible," and an ability to "track operation start date of energy attribute certificate" to align with RE100 criteria. These clearly articulated outcomes show the company’s position and the changes it seeks. However, Sony discloses only one policy initiative and a single lobbying channel, leaving the breadth of its climate lobbying activities uncertain.
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