Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | ROCKWOOL A/S provides a very detailed picture of its climate-policy advocacy. It names a suite of specific measures it works on, including the revision of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the post-2020 reform of the EU Emissions Trading System, and explains that it also pushes for “EU-wide energy savings targets for 2030” and “pan-European minimum energy performance standards.” The company is equally explicit about how it tries to influence these files, describing “responding to consultations,” “meeting with policy makers,” and “coordinating positions among like-minded businesses and organisations,” as well as participation in trade associations, Climate Week NYC, COP conferences and targeted advocacy in Brussels; concrete targets such as “the EU Commission and members of the European Parliament and Council” are identified. Finally, ROCKWOOL sets out the outcomes it seeks, for example “significantly increasing the deep renovation rates via the Energy Efficiency Directive and Energy Performance of Buildings Directive,” securing a “legally binding target to improve energy efficiency by 40 % by 2030,” and earmarking all ETS revenues for efficiency investments, which it links to cutting fossil-fuel demand and meeting the EU’s 55 % GHG-reduction goal. This breadth and specificity across policies, mechanisms and desired results demonstrates a high level of transparency in the company’s climate-related lobbying activities. | 4 |