Genus PLC

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Genus PLC shows a high degree of transparency in explaining which climate-related public policies it tries to influence. It names multiple concrete initiatives and statutes it has engaged on, including the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill in the UK, the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities programme, the FDA approval process for PRRS gene-edited pigs, EU rules on gene editing and GMOs, and its input to the Science Based Target initiative’s FLAG sector guidance. The company also provides a reasonable picture of how it lobbies: it describes “engagement with SBTI in relation to their proposed framework for FLAG sector target setting,” participation in the USDA programme, and direct engagement with policymakers to demonstrate “the benefits of genetic improvement and its long-term role in supporting the journey to net zero,” giving at least two clear examples of mechanisms and named targets. Finally, Genus is explicit about what it wants to achieve from these efforts, seeking to “increase the use of Climate Smart genetics by U.S. beef and dairy producers to produce feeder calves—reducing the climate impact by the beef supply chain,” to help the beef industry reach “climate neutrality by 2040,” and to secure regulatory frameworks that distinguish gene editing from GMOs so that precision breeding can “speed up the process to improve the health/welfare and productivity of animals and plants” while cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. Together, these disclosures provide strong—though not yet exhaustive—insight into the company’s climate-policy lobbying activities.	3

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	Genus PLC focuses its governance disclosures on sustainability oversight and climate risk management, but offers no details on how it governs lobbying activities in support of its climate policy. For example, the company states that “During the year, we reviewed our governance to ensure that sustainability issues are receiving focus at the highest levels of our organisation” and that “The Sustainability Committee comprises a non-executive, executive leadership, and other senior leaders who head up different aspects of our sustainability programme,” with the Board holding “overall responsibility and accountability for our Climate Change Policy and TCFD reporting.” However, the company does not disclose any process to manage its direct lobbying with policymakers or its indirect lobbying through trade associations, and it does not identify any named individual or formal body responsible for reviewing or monitoring lobbying activities or ensuring alignment with its climate objectives.	0