Climate Lobbying Index

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Pennon Group plc commits to “not fund climate-denial or lobbying against climate regulations” under its Environmental Policy, which “was adopted by the ESG Committee of Pennon Group plc in January 2025,” and states that “implementation of this Environmental Policy is the direct responsibility of the board and senior management.” However, beyond this high-level policy setting, the company does not disclose any specific procedures for monitoring or managing its direct lobbying activities or for aligning the positions of trade associations with its climate goals, nor does it name a dedicated individual or formal body tasked with overseeing lobbying alignment. We found no evidence of periodic reviews, audits or sign-off mechanisms for lobbying efforts, indicating that the company’s governance framework provides only limited transparency and oversight of its engagement with policymakers in relation to climate change. View Sources	1

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Limited

Pennon Group plc commits to “not fund climate-denial or lobbying against climate regulations” under its Environmental Policy, which “was adopted by the ESG Committee of Pennon Group plc in January 2025,” and states that “implementation of this Environmental Policy is the direct responsibility of the board and senior management.” However, beyond this high-level policy setting, the company does not disclose any specific procedures for monitoring or managing its direct lobbying activities or for aligning the positions of trade associations with its climate goals, nor does it name a dedicated individual or formal body tasked with overseeing lobbying alignment. We found no evidence of periodic reviews, audits or sign-off mechanisms for lobbying efforts, indicating that the company’s governance framework provides only limited transparency and oversight of its engagement with policymakers in relation to climate change.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Limited	Pennon Group offers only limited visibility over its climate-policy lobbying. It does identify one concrete piece of legislation it has engaged on, the “Adaptation Reporting Power (ARP) set out in the Climate Change Act 2008,” but it does not list any other bills, consultations or regulatory proposals. The company reveals two channels of engagement—“directly or indirectly through trade associations such as Water UK”—and names four government bodies it approaches: “Defra, BEIS, Ofwat and the Environment Agency.” Beyond these basic disclosures, however, the company does not explain what changes it is advocating, what amendments or timetable it supports, or why it is taking its stated positions. As a result, while the presence of a named law and identified targets indicates some transparency, the absence of concrete policy objectives or additional detail on lobbying methods leaves most of its climate-lobbying activity opaque.	1

Pennon Group PLC

Lobbying Transparency and Governance