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Korea District Heating Corp

ISIN: KR7071320006 | South Korea | Asia-Pacific
Score 2 - Moderate
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Korea District Heating Corp discloses a structured process to keep its policy-related engagement aligned with its climate strategy, noting that it "carries out performance management based on the PDCA Cycle, centred on the Carbon Management Committee" and that the committee "manages the achievements ... to maintain consistency between company-wide climate change strategies and engagement activities." Oversight is clearly assigned, as "the head of each division holds meetings from time to time and reports the inspection results to the Committee twice a year," and the committee updates the "2050 Carbon Management Strategy" annually, demonstrating an internal review mechanism. This indicates that a formal body is responsible for monitoring and adjusting external engagement so it supports the firm's decarbonisation plan. However, the disclosure remains high-level: it does not specify whether the process explicitly covers direct lobbying with policymakers or indirect lobbying via trade associations, nor does it describe criteria for assessing or correcting misalignment with third-party positions. We found no evidence of a public lobbying-alignment audit or of actions such as engaging or exiting associations whose climate stances diverge from the company's, so the transparency and scope of the governance framework appear limited beyond the internal review cycle.

This assessment is part of the Lobbying Governance Index, covering 8,500 companies scored on whether they have processes to oversee their climate lobbying. See all companies in Asia-Pacific or all companies in South Korea.