Climate Lobbying Index

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Vopak’s disclosures suggest a limited governance framework for aligning its policy engagements with its climate strategy. The company confirms it has a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” yet when asked to “Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy,” no actual processes, oversight structures, or named individuals are disclosed. We found no evidence of how either direct lobbying or engagement through trade associations is monitored or governed to ensure alignment with its climate objectives. View Sources	1

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Limited

Vopak’s disclosures suggest a limited governance framework for aligning its policy engagements with its climate strategy. The company confirms it has a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” yet when asked to “Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy,” no actual processes, oversight structures, or named individuals are disclosed. We found no evidence of how either direct lobbying or engagement through trade associations is monitored or governed to ensure alignment with its climate objectives.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Limited	Koninklijke Vopak NV offers only limited visibility into its climate-policy lobbying. It references collaborative projects such as developing CO₂ infrastructure with the Northern Territory Government and notes that consortium partners have filed IPCEI notifications for hydrogen initiatives, implying some interaction with public policy instruments, but it does not identify any specific legislation, regulation, or governmental process it seeks to influence. The company provides no detail on the mechanisms it uses to engage policymakers—there is no mention of letters, meetings, consultation responses, or the particular government bodies or officials approached. Likewise, it describes a general wish for policy measures that would offset higher costs for hydrogen end-users and accelerate supply-chain infrastructure, yet it does not set out concrete policy positions, targets, or amendments it is advocating. As a result, the disclosure remains high-level and project-oriented, giving only a narrow view of Vopak’s actual lobbying activity, methods, and desired outcomes.	1

Koninklijke Vopak NV

Lobbying Transparency and Governance