Climate Lobbying Index

Sign up to access all our data and the evidence and analysis underlying our overall scores. Once you've created an account, we'll get in touch with further details:

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	UNIQA Insurance Group provides only limited insight into how it governs lobbying or policy-related engagement. The company discloses that it has “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” and notes that, as a member of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance and Austrian Green Finance Alliance, “our engagement efforts will need to reflect this strategy in order to reach our goals,” indicating an intention that any external engagement should align with its climate strategy. However, beyond this high-level pledge, the evidence focuses on investment stewardship with investee companies rather than on direct or indirect lobbying of policymakers. Although the company outlines broad ESG governance – for example, “Group ESG Committee, composed of members of the management, the heads of the core business units, and the Head of ESG Office” and “statutory involvement of the Supervisory Board in sustainability reporting” – it does not disclose that these bodies review or approve lobbying positions, nor does it describe any process “to ensure that your external engagement activities are consistent with your climate commitments” that includes monitoring or corrective steps for trade-association advocacy. We found no evidence of a formal mechanism to assess or manage policy lobbying alignment, no identification of a responsible executive for lobbying oversight, and no disclosure of actions taken to address misaligned trade associations. Consequently, the disclosure shows a stated commitment to Paris-aligned engagement but lacks detail on governance structures, monitoring procedures, or accountability specific to lobbying activities, indicating only a limited governance approach. View Sources	1

Overall Assessment

Analysis

Score

Limited

UNIQA Insurance Group provides only limited insight into how it governs lobbying or policy-related engagement. The company discloses that it has “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” and notes that, as a member of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance and Austrian Green Finance Alliance, “our engagement efforts will need to reflect this strategy in order to reach our goals,” indicating an intention that any external engagement should align with its climate strategy. However, beyond this high-level pledge, the evidence focuses on investment stewardship with investee companies rather than on direct or indirect lobbying of policymakers. Although the company outlines broad ESG governance – for example, “Group ESG Committee, composed of members of the management, the heads of the core business units, and the Head of ESG Office” and “statutory involvement of the Supervisory Board in sustainability reporting” – it does not disclose that these bodies review or approve lobbying positions, nor does it describe any process “to ensure that your external engagement activities are consistent with your climate commitments” that includes monitoring or corrective steps for trade-association advocacy. We found no evidence of a formal mechanism to assess or manage policy lobbying alignment, no identification of a responsible executive for lobbying oversight, and no disclosure of actions taken to address misaligned trade associations. Consequently, the disclosure shows a stated commitment to Paris-aligned engagement but lacks detail on governance structures, monitoring procedures, or accountability specific to lobbying activities, indicating only a limited governance approach.

View Sources

Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	UNIQA Insurance Group provides only limited insight into its climate-policy lobbying. The company identifies a small number of EU legislative initiatives it has addressed—most clearly its engagement with the EU “Taxonomy Regulation (excluding Nuclear and Gas Energy Production)” and broader references to the Disclosure Regulation and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive—but it offers no detail on when or how it sought to influence these measures. Descriptions of its approach to engagement mention indirect channels such as membership in alliances like the Green Finance Alliance and the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance and note that the Public Affairs department “represents its positions to governments, regulators, associations, or the public,” yet no concrete mechanisms (e.g., letters, consultations, or meetings) and no specific governmental targets are disclosed. Similarly, the company states general aspirations—support for the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance and alignment with the Paris Agreement—without spelling out the precise policy changes or legislative outcomes it is advocating. As a result, readers gain only a high-level indication that UNIQA participates in policy discussions, with minimal transparency on the specific policies, lobbying methods, or outcomes it seeks.	1

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

Lobbying Transparency and Governance