Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
Avnet’s climate lobbying governance is limited and focuses on indirect engagement through external bodies rather than direct advocacy. It “strives to assign an employee liaison to each organization we belong to who has an understanding of the company's environmental and climate strategies,” with “80% coverage and looking to increase that to 100%,” and these liaisons are responsible to “review each organization's activities in this space and to ensure Avnet’s position is heard and reflected.” However, the company “rarely takes a direct stance on these types of issues with government officials,” and we found no evidence of a named individual or formal committee overseeing lobbying alignment or any policy for aligning its direct lobbying activities with its climate strategy. The company also clarifies that it has “no public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” and “does not plan to have one in the next two years,” indicating the absence of a comprehensive climate-lobbying governance framework.
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