Hokkan Holdings Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Hokkan Holdings provides some insight into how it governs the alignment of its external policy engagement with its climate strategy, stating that "業界団体戦略と当グループ戦略の方向性は一致しており、業界団体の指針に従い、中⻑期環境⽬標の設定や環境⽅針等の策定などの気候変動への取り組みを実施している," which indicates a conscious effort to keep the company’s climate actions consistent with the positions of the Japan Soft Drink Association and the PET Bottle Recycling Promotion Council in which it holds a board seat. Internally, the company explains that "自社内では、サステナビリティ委員会、リスク管理委員会にて、エンゲージメントの方向性、進捗について確認を行っている," identifying two named committees that review the direction and progress of these engagements. This reveals a defined oversight structure and a basic process for monitoring indirect lobbying through an industry body, reflecting moderate governance. However, the disclosure does not provide detail on how often the reviews occur, the criteria used to judge alignment, or whether the same oversight is applied to any direct lobbying activities, nor does it mention publishing any lobbying-alignment report, so the robustness and transparency of the framework remain limited. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Hokkan Holdings provides some insight into how it governs the alignment of its external policy engagement with its climate strategy, stating that "業界団体戦略と当グループ戦略の方向性は一致しており、業界団体の指針に従い、中⻑期環境⽬標の設定や環境⽅針等の策定などの気候変動への取り組みを実施している," which indicates a conscious effort to keep the company’s climate actions consistent with the positions of the Japan Soft Drink Association and the PET Bottle Recycling Promotion Council in which it holds a board seat. Internally, the company explains that "自社内では、サステナビリティ委員会、リスク管理委員会にて、エンゲージメントの方向性、進捗について確認を行っている," identifying two named committees that review the direction and progress of these engagements. This reveals a defined oversight structure and a basic process for monitoring indirect lobbying through an industry body, reflecting moderate governance. However, the disclosure does not provide detail on how often the reviews occur, the criteria used to judge alignment, or whether the same oversight is applied to any direct lobbying activities, nor does it mention publishing any lobbying-alignment report, so the robustness and transparency of the framework remain limited.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Hokkan Holdings provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It refers in broad terms to taking part in "PET bottle recycling promotion councils" and "container packaging recycling councils," indicating a form of engagement but without naming the government bodies or decision-makers it seeks to influence or explaining whether these forums are used for direct advocacy. The company also mentions involvement in topics such as "GHG emissions reduction targets" and unspecified "climate change countermeasures," yet it does not identify any particular laws, regulations, or policy proposals it has addressed. Likewise, the disclosures offer only general aspirations—reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and continuing climate-change efforts—without clarifying the concrete policy changes or positions it is pursuing. Because the disclosures remain high-level and omit specific policies, mechanisms, targets, and desired outcomes, the company’s transparency on climate lobbying remains limited.	D