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Loblaw Cos Ltd does not disclose any internal governance structures or oversight processes specific to its lobbying or policy advocacy activities. While the company’s Board of Directors “oversees and monitors the Company’s approach, policies, and practices related to these matters” and an “Environmental, Social, and Governance Steering Committee comprised of senior leaders” guides ESG programs, there is no evidence of how lobbying, whether direct or through trade associations, is governed, reviewed, or aligned with its climate or ESG commitments. We found no disclosure of a policy for reviewing lobbying activities, no named individual or committee tasked with lobbying oversight, and no mention of processes to ensure indirect lobbying by industry bodies aligns with the company’s stated goals.
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Loblaw offers only limited visibility into its climate-related lobbying activities. It does name two specific draft measures it has engaged on – “Draft Federal Offset Protocol: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Refrigeration Systems” and “Draft regulations to reduce plastic waste” – and refers more generally to areas such as carbon tax and cap-and-trade, demonstrating some clarity on the subjects it follows. The company explains that it lobbies both directly and through industry bodies, citing participation in the Smart Prosperity Initiative, membership of the Retail Council of Canada and founding involvement in Circular Materials, and notes that it “responded during the period of public comment,” but it does not spell out which government departments, officials or jurisdictions receive these approaches, nor does it describe the form those interactions take. On its policy objectives, Loblaw discloses only a broad stance, stating “Support with no exceptions” toward the cited drafts and a desire to advance recycling and climate initiatives, without detailing the specific changes, targets or timelines it is advocating. Collectively, this provides a basic outline of what the company engages on, yet leaves most of the mechanisms and desired policy outcomes unspecified.
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