Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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Compass Group PLC states that it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement", indicating an intention to align any policy-related engagement with climate objectives; however, beyond this headline commitment the documents only describe general climate-risk governance, noting that "the Board has overall responsibility for oversight of the management of climate-related risks and opportunities, which it exercises through the Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Audit Committee" and that executive sponsorship is shared by the CEO and CCO. These passages outline how climate strategy and risk are overseen, but they do not specify how lobbying or advocacy activities are monitored, whether direct or through trade associations, nor do they assign responsibility for reviewing the alignment of such lobbying. We found no evidence of a process to track or correct external policy positions, no mention of reviews of industry-association memberships, and no disclosure of an internal or external audit of lobbying alignment. Consequently, while the Paris-alignment commitment indicates some recognition of lobbying responsibilities, the company does not disclose the structures, procedures or accountable parties that would demonstrate a more robust lobbying-governance framework.
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