Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
- Paris Agreement alignment
- Regular monitoring cycle
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd articulates a public commitment to align its engagement activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, stating that it "has a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." However, the company does not disclose any mechanisms for oversight, lacking details on who is responsible for reviewing lobbying alignment, no description of monitoring or management processes, and no named individual or formal body overseeing its policy engagement. We found no evidence of board sign-off, periodic reviews, or governance structures that would ensure its lobbying is consistent with its Paris Agreement pledge, indicating that while there is a broad policy statement, substantive governance elements are absent.
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 Japan.