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.
Climate Lobbying Overview: Japan Food Service Association (JF) appears to have no recent direct engagement with climate and energy policy in Japan.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: JF appears to have limited top-line messaging on climate policy. On its website, accessed September 2022, it recognized that “reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the food service industry is an extremely important part of Japan's efforts to combat global warming,” and stated that it will “strive to proactively address environmental issues such as the prevention of global warming.” However, JF does not appear to have specified a position on a response to climate change in line with the IPCC, nor has it made a statement on the need for climate change regulation.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap has not found evidence on JF’s positions towards, or engagement with, climate-related regulations. On its website in December 2019, JF stated that it is implementing voluntary energy efficiency targets within the sector, however it is unclear whether JF is supporting legislative energy efficiency standards or targets.
Positioning on Energy Transition: InfluenceMap has not found recent evidence on JF’s positions towards, or engagement with, the energy transition.