We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Chair of Mitsubishi Corporation is chair of Japan-Indonesia Economic Commission, Japan-Colombia Economic Commission and Japan-Venezuela Economic Commission
Takehiko Kakiuchi
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Mitsubishi Corp Chairman is a Vice Chairman of Keidanren
KOBAYASHI Ken
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Chair of Mitsubishi Corporation is chair of Japan-Indonesia Economic Commission, Japan-Colombia Economic Commission and Japan-Venezuela Economic Commission
Takehiko Kakiuchi
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corp Chairman is a Vice Chairman of Keidanren
KOBAYASHI Ken
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation is the Chairman of JCCI
Ken Kobayashi
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Kakiuchi Takehiko
Chair of Mitsubishi Corporation, Kakiuchi Takehiko is a special advisor to JCCI
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Special adviser to JCCI
Mikio Sasaki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Advisor to Mitsubishi Corporation is the Chairman of JCCI
Ken Kobayashi
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Kakiuchi Takehiko
Chair of Mitsubishi Corporation, Kakiuchi Takehiko is a special advisor to JCCI
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Special adviser to JCCI
Mikio Sasaki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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President & CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation is a vice chairman of JFTC
Nakanishi Katsuya
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Director of Mitsubishi is Vice chair of JFTC
Yasumitsu Hirai
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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CEO of Mitsubishi is chair of JFTC
Ken Kobayashi
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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President & CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation is a vice chairman of JFTC
Nakanishi Katsuya
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Director of Mitsubishi is Vice chair of JFTC
Yasumitsu Hirai
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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CEO of Mitsubishi is chair of JFTC
Ken Kobayashi
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation is a Trustee of JCOAL
Tanaka Norikazu
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Power is Director
Shiro Ishize
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Material and President of Mitsubishi Cement is Vice chair
Yasushi Hirano
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation is a Trustee of JCOAL
Tanaka Norikazu
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Power is Director
Shiro Ishize
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Material and President of Mitsubishi Cement is Vice chair
Yasushi Hirano
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President is a Board Member of VBF
Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President Hidetoshi Suzuki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President is a Board Member of VBF
Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President Hidetoshi Suzuki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation is director of JPDA (Up to date as of September 2022)
Jun Nishizawa
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Managing Executive Officer is director
Jun Nishizawa
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
CEO of Mitsubishi is Director at JPDA
Hiroyuki Seki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation is director of JPDA (Up to date as of September 2022)
Jun Nishizawa
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Managing Executive Officer is director
Jun Nishizawa
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
CEO of Mitsubishi is Director at JPDA
Hiroyuki Seki
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Executive officer of Mitsubishi Corporation and CEO of Mitsubishi Shokuhin (subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation) is a director at Seidanren
Kikuchi Kiyotaka, Kyotani Yu
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
CEO of 三菱食品株式会社 (sub of Mitsubishi) is vice chair
Toru Moriyama
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
Executive officer of Mitsubishi Corporation and CEO of Mitsubishi Shokuhin (subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation) is a director at Seidanren
Kikuchi Kiyotaka, Kyotani Yu
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
CEO of 三菱食品株式会社 (sub of Mitsubishi) is vice chair
Toru Moriyama
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
The president of Mitsubishi Cement Company, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, is a member of the PCA Board of Directors (updated Feburary 2023)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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The president of Mitsubishi Cement Company, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, is a member of the PCA Board of Directors (updated Feburary 2023)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam is a Board Company
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President is Chairman of the VBF Committee
Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President Hidetoshi Suzuki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam is a Board Company
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President is Chairman of the VBF Committee
Mitsubishi Corporation Vietnam President Hidetoshi Suzuki
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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CEO of Mitsubishi Food (subsidiary of Mitsubishi corp) is a standing director of JRA. Deducted 2 because it is a subsidiary.
Toru Moriyama
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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CEO of Mitsubishi Food (subsidiary of Mitsubishi corp) is a standing director of JRA. Deducted 2 because it is a subsidiary.
Toru Moriyama
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Executive officer of MC RtM Japan (subsidiary of MC) is a director
Ariga Nobuyuki
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Executive officer of MC RtM Japan (subsidiary of MC) is a director
Ariga Nobuyuki
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is an international member of AFPM (As of January 2023)
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is an international member of AFPM (As of January 2023)
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Australia is a member of APPEA (Up to date as of October 2022)
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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A Mitsubishi subsidiary is a direct member of APPEA.
not specified
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Mitsubishi Australia is a member of APPEA (Up to date as of October 2022)
not specified
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A Mitsubishi subsidiary is a direct member of APPEA.
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is a corporate member of JCIA
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi is a Corporate Member of JCIA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is a corporate member of JCIA
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi is a Corporate Member of JCIA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is a member of JAIF
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Operating Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation Power Systems is a director
Saeki Masami
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Member
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is a member of JAIF
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Operating Officer of Mitsubishi Corporation Power Systems is a director
Saeki Masami
--no extract--
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Member
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Mitsubishi Corporation is a member of IETA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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InfluenceMap has not been able to identify evidence of Mitsubishi's membership in IETA.
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi is a member of IETA
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Corporation is a member of IETA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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InfluenceMap has not been able to identify evidence of Mitsubishi's membership in IETA.
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi is a member of IETA
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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A subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Development, is an Associate Member of MCA (updated as of November 2022)
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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a subsidary of IBM is an Associate Member of MCA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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A subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Development, is an Associate Member of MCA (updated as of November 2022)
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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a subsidary of IBM is an Associate Member of MCA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co. (subsidiary of Mitsubishi) is a member of JSA
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co. (subsidiary of Mitsubishi) is a member of JSA
not specified
--no extract--
In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Climate Lobbying Overview Mitsubishi Corporation appears to have mixed engagement on climate and energy policy in Japan. It communicates broadly positive top-line positions on climate change. However, at a more detailed level, it appears to have mixed positions on several policy issues. It has stated support for energy efficiency, renewable energy regulations and emissions trading, while also strongly supporting the role of unabated LNG and nuclear in energy transition. In addition, Mitsubishi Corporation retains membership to a number of industry associations that have been negative on climate policies.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Mitsubishi Corporation appears to have broadly positive top-line messaging on climate change. In September 2021, the company’s joint venture has co-signed the We Mean Business coalition letter to urge policymakers to adopt net-zero emission targets by 2050, while acknowledging the science of climate change, and stated support for the Paris Agreement and efforts towards increased greenhouse gas emissions reduction in line with the 2℃ target. In Mitsubishi Corporation’s Roadmap to a Carbon Neutral Society announced in October 2021, the Company stated support for the ‘Paris-aligned target of net zero by 2050’. However, in March 2021, during the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry (METI) the 31st Resources and Fuels Subcommittee, a representative of Mitsubishi Corporation questioned the need for global carbon neutrality by 2050 especially for emerging economies.
Engagement with Climate-related Regulations: Mitsubishi Corporation appears to have limited engagement with climate-related regulations. In April 2021, the company requested the for the inclusion of voluntary LNG credits acquired internationally to be counted towards Japan’s domestic carbon reduction calculations, during the METI 32nd Resources and Fuels Subcommittee. In 2021, the company disclosed in its response to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire that it directly advocated to policymakers for legislation to support renewable energy and energy efficiency. However, when speaking about energy efficiency, it has focused on the development of low-carbon technologies with no mentions of specific policies or economy-wide targets.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Mitsubishi Corporation appears to have a negative position on the energy transition. In September 2021, Mitsubishi Corporation’s joint venture, Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc. co-signed the We Mean Business Coalition joint letter calling on the G20 to phaseout coal-fired power generation by 2030 for advanced economies, and 2040 for other countries. In its 2021 Integrated Report, the company promotes LNG as a source of energy that can balance renewables in power generation and as fuel that can support the transition from coal, without placing clear conditions on the deployment of CCS or methane abatement measures. It also appealed during the METI Electricity and Fuel procurement committee in October 2021, that LNG demand will grow as we move toward carbon neutrality. In the April 2021 METI committee stated that LNG will be the key to the energy transition in developing countries where it is necessary to balance decarbonization and economic growth. At a METI committee in March 2022, while presenting that Mitsubishi Corporation aims for “true success” in the offshore wind business, the materials also promoted ammonia blending in coal-fired power and supported the role of unabated LNG in the energy transition in Asia. The company also appeared to support the provisions for synthetic methane within the 6th Basic Energy Plan in November 2021. During the 4th Green Transformation (GX executive committee hosted by the Cabinet Secretariat in November 2022, it has shown support on expanded role for zero-emissions, green hydrogen. It is also promoting the co-firing of ammonia with coal, but there is ambiguity around the timeline for the phaseout of coal and decarbonizing ammonia production. At a METI’s 36th Resources and Fuels Subcommittee, Advisory Committee on Natural Resources and Energy held in February 2023, it continues to emphasize the importance of nuclear and LNG in the energy mix due to its cheap cost.
Industry Association Governance: Mitsubishi Corporation has not disclosed a full list of industry association membership in its corporate reporting, neither has it published a review of its alignment with industry associations on climate policy. In its 2022 CDP submission, Mitsubishi Corporation disclosed membership to only one industry association along with the associations’ climate position and the company’s role in influencing their policy position. The company also disclosed position on and engagement with two legislative issues including emissions trading scheme and mandatory climate-related reporting, but without mentioning specific legislative pieces or the outcomes sought. Mitsubishi Corporation remains a member of an industry associations engaged in negative climate policy lobbying, including Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Keidanren, and Queensland Resources Council.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information, see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q1 2023.