Nissan
What do our scores mean?
The organizational score represents the degree to which the organization influencing climate policy and legislation. Corporations also have relationship scores reflecting their links with influencers like trade associations. Both are combined to place the corporation in a performance band. Full details can be found here.
Update August 2021: If limited evidence had been collected either on a company's direct policy engagement (Organization Score) or industry association links (Relationship Score) this is signified with an ‘n/a’ (not available). If limited evidence has been collected in both areas, the Total Score is also given as n/a. Full details and links back to any primary evidence that has been collected can still be located on the company’s profile.
Engagement Intensity
The engagement intensity (EI) is a metric of the extent to which the company is engaging on climate change policy matters, whether positively or negatively. It is a number from 0 (no engagement at all) to 100 (full engagement on all queries/data points). Clearly energy companies are more affected by climate regulations and will have a higher EI than, for example retailers. So an organization’s score should be looked at in conjunction with this metric to gauge the amount of evidence we are using in each case as a basis for scoring. On our scale, an EI of more than 25 indicates a relatively large amount of climate policy engagement.
Relationship Score, December 2020
A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
Updated terminology, February 2021
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.
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What do the 0,1,2 and NSs, NAs mean?
Each cell in the organization's matrix presents a chance for us to assess each data source against our column of climate change policy queries. We score from -2 to 2, with negative scores representing evidence of obstructive influence. "NA" means "not applicable" and "NS" means "not scored" - that is we did not find any evidence either way. In both cases, the cell's weighting is re-distributed over others. Red and blue cells represent highly interesting negative or positive influence respectively. Full details can be found here.
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What is the Relationship Score
A corporation, as well as its organizational score will have a relationship score. It is computed by aggregating the organizational scores of the Influencers (trade bodies etc.) it has relationships with, weighted by both the strength of these relationships and the relative importance of the Influencers towards climate change policy. Full details can be found here.
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Main Web Site
The main organizational Web site of the company and its direct links to major affiliates and attached documents. |
Social Media
We search other media and sites funded or controlled by the organization, such as social media (Twitter, Facebook) and direct advertising campaigns of the organization. |
CDP Responses
We assess and score responses to two questions from CDP's climate change information request (12.3 a & 12.3c) related to political influence questions (currently these are not numerically scored by the CDP process). |
Legislative Consultations
Comments from the entity being scored on governmental regulatory consultation processes, including those obtained by InfluenceMap through Freedom of Information requests. |
Media Reports
Here we search in a consistent manner (the organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
CEO Messaging
Here we search in a consistent manner (the CEO/Chairman, organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
Financial Disclosures
We search 10-K and 20-F SEC filings where available, and non US equivalents where not. . |
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Communication of Climate Science
Is the organization transparent and clear about its position on climate change science? |
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NS | NA | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action
Is the organization supporting the science-based response to climate change as set out by the IPCC? (the IPCC) |
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1
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NA | NS |
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0
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NA |
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Supporting the Need for Regulations
To what extent does the organization express the need for regulatory intervention to resolve the climate crisis? |
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NS | NS | NS |
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-1
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NA |
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Support of UN Climate Process
Is the organization supporting the UN FCCC process on climate change? |
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NA | NS |
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NA |
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Transparency on Legislation
Is the organisation transparent about its positions on climate change legislation/policy and its activities to influence it? |
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NA |
-1
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NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Carbon Tax
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: carbon tax. |
NS | NS | NS | NS |
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NS | NA |
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Emissions Trading
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: emissions trading. |
NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Energy and Resource Efficiency
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: energy efficiency policy, standards, and targets |
NS |
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NS |
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-1
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NA |
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Renewable Energy
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Renewable energy legislation, targets, subsidies, and other policy |
NS | NS |
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NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies
Is the organization supporting an IPCC-aligned transition of the economy away from carbon-emitting technologies, including supporting relevant policy and legislative measures to enable this transition? |
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GHG Emission Regulation
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: GHG emission standards and targets. Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Standards, targets, and other regulatory measures directly targeting Greenhouse Gas emissions |
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Disclosure on Relationships
Is the organization transparent about its involvement with industry associations that are influencing climate policy, including the extent to which it is aligned with these groups on climate? |
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NS |
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NA | NA | NA | NA |
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of Nissan is vice chairman of JAMA
Uchida Makoto
Open PDF file of Data Source
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of Nissan is vice chairman of JAMA
Hiroto Saikawa
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of Nissan is vice chairman of JAMA
Uchida Makoto
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A senior executive of Nissan is vice chairman of JAMA
Hiroto Saikawa
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Nissan is a member of Global Automakers.
Open PDF file of Data Source
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior Executive from a subsidiary of Nissan is a member of Global Automakers
Scott Becker
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Nissan is a member of Global Automakers.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior Executive from a subsidiary of Nissan is a member of Global Automakers
Scott Becker
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A number of Nissan subsidiaries (Nissan Motor (GB) Limited, Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, Nissan Technical Centre Europe Limited) are members of SMMT
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A number of Nissan subsidiaries (Nissan Motor (GB) Limited, Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited, Nissan Technical Centre Europe Limited) are members of SMMT
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd is a member of CBI North East Regional Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd is a member of CBI Economic Growth Board
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd is a member of CBI North East Regional Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd is a member of CBI Economic Growth Board
How to Read our Relationship Score Map
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.
Climate Lobbying Overview: Nissan seems to take mixed positions on a number of climate policy strands. The company seems to have advocated consistently for the electrification of transport in particular, but also appears to have strongly opposed GHG and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for conventional (ICE) vehicles in the US and EU. In addition, the company retains memberships to a number of obstructive trade associations including the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren).
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Nissan appears to generally support efforts to reduce emissions on the company’s website and in its 2020 Sustainability Report, but it is unclear the extent to which the company supports emissions reductions in line with the recommendations of the IPCC. Nissan has supported the Paris Agreement on its corporate website.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In the United States Nissan appears to have supported rollbacks in federal GHG and CAFE standards for vehicles. The company's 2018 submission to the EPA consultation on the standards indicated that Nissan did not seem to support Obama-era CAFE standards. In June 2019, the company was part of a group of automakers that wrote to President Donald Trump to advocate against the freezing of federal CAFE standards, but instead advocated for standards that were weaker than those set under the Obama Administration. In October 2019, the company intervened as part of a coalition of automakers in a legal case to support the removal of California's ability to set its own stricter GHG emissions standards under the state’s Clean Air Act waiver. As of February 2021, Nissan has withdrawn from this litigation. Evidence also suggests that the company argued for weaker CO2 standards in Australia in a 2017 consultation response and that the company argued for weaker CO2 targets for light duty vehicles in the EU in 2016.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Nissan has stated its support for the decarbonization of transport in its 2020 Sustainability Report, and the company seemed to place particular emphasis on the role of hydrogen within this transition. In a January 2018 position paper the company called on governments in South East Asia to implement policies to support the electrification of transport and, in its 2020 CDP response, the company detailed how it has engaged with EU policymakers to support the implementation of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive to support electrification. In addition, in its comments to the EPA on proposals to freeze CAFE standards, Nissan seemed to advocate for expanded consumer incentives for electric vehicles. The company also appeared to support subsidies to accelerate the electrification of transport in Australia in a 2021 media comment and in August 2019 also supported efforts to electrify transport in South Africa.
Industry Association Governance: Nissan does not appear to provide a disclosure of its trade association memberships on its website or through its 2020 CDP disclosure. The company has not completed an audit of its trade association memberships. Nissan is a member of a number of obstructive trade associations including the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association, where Nissan executive Uchida Makoto is Vice President, Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Global Automakers.