The Japanese government has announced a 2050 carbon neutrality target in 2020, followed by a raised 2030 emissions reduction target in 2021. Corporations in Japan are extensively involved in influencing the shape and ambition of Japan’s emerging climate policies to deliver on these emissions reduction targets. This platform provides accessible analysis of these influencing activities, drawn from a database of over 5,500 data points.
The diagram below maps out the climate policy engagement of the largest companies operating in Japan which are most significant to climate change (see here) for how these companies are chosen).
The ‘Climate performance band’ charts the overall position of the company towards Paris-aligned climate policy, from most oppositional (left) to most supportive (right). The ‘Engagement Intensity’ expresses how actively a company is engaging with climate policy, with the most engaged companies at the top of the graph. Hover over the graph to see details of each company, or find each company's full metrics and online profile in the table below.
Information about Japan industry associations and their climate policy engagement can be found on the Industry Associations page.
InfluenceMap maintains the world’s leading database of corporate and industry association engagement with climate policy around the globe, covering over 400 companies and 200 industry groups globally. Full details of what our metrics mean are contained within the Info icons. A full explanation of our methodology can be found here.
Below is a ranking table with the companies included in this research. A summary profile and full access to the data underlying the assessments can be accessed via the links in the table
Influencemap Performance Band | Organization | Engagement Intensity | ||
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D | Toyota Motor | 39 | Automobiles | Asia |
B | Softbank Group | 18 | Telecommunications | Asia |
D+ | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) | 2 | Telecommunications | Asia |
C+ | Sony Group | 20 | Information Technology | Asia |
D+ | Honda Motor | 33 | Automobiles | Asia |
D+ | Mitsubishi Corporation | 21 | Industrials | Asia |
C- | Mitsui & Co | 19 | Industrials | Asia |
D+ | ITOCHU | 11 | Industrials | Asia |
D+ | Hitachi | 14 | Information Technology | Asia |
D+ | KDDI | 4 | Telecommunications | Asia |
C- | Japan Post Holdings | 7 | Financials | Asia |
B- | Takeda Pharmaceutical | 15 | Healthcare | Asia |
C | Seven & i Holdings | 6 | Retailing | Asia |
D- | Nippon Steel Corporation | 30 | Metals & Mining | Asia |
C | Panasonic | 19 | Information Technology | Asia |
D | ENEOS Holdings (formerly JX Holdings Inc) | 29 | Energy | Asia |
C- | Nissan | 33 | Automobiles | Asia |
C+ | Daikin Industries | 30 | Industrials | Asia |
D- | Suzuki | 18 | Automobiles | Asia |
D | Toray Industries Inc. | 14 | Chemicals | Asia |
B- | Ricoh | 16 | Information Technology | Asia |
D- | Subaru | 14 | Automobiles | Asia |
D | Mitsubishi Motors | 13 | Automobiles | Asia |
D- | Isuzu Motors | 11 | Automobiles | Asia |
D | Mazda | 23 | Automobiles | Asia |
D+ | Kyushu Electric Power Company | 29 | Utilities | Asia |
D+ | NEC | 4 | Information Technology | Asia |
D+ | Asahi Kasei | 6 | Chemicals | Asia |
D- | JFE Steel | 23 | Metals & Mining | Asia |
D | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 20 | Industrials | Asia |