DaVita Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	DaVita Inc discloses climate-policy lobbying in an unusually detailed and specific manner. It names a range of individual measures it has tried to influence, including Denver Mayor Hancock’s “80-by-50” renewable-energy commitment (and the push to raise it to 100 % by 2050), the City and County of Denver’s $0.10 plastic- and paper-bag fee, and the policy infrastructure created through Executive Order 123 establishing the Office of Sustainability and Citywide Sustainability Policy. The company explains how it conducts this advocacy: its senior sustainability manager sits on Denver’s Sustainability Advisory Council and co-signs letters to the Mayor, its Energy Director serves on expert panels organised with the city and utility Xcel Energy, it works directly with Denver’s Sustainability Strategist on policy frameworks, and it amplifies its position through formal membership of coalitions such as RE100 and the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance that lobby state and national policymakers. DaVita is equally explicit about the results it seeks, such as raising the city’s renewable-energy target to 100 % by 2050, creating a “level playing field” for corporate renewable electricity by removing regulatory barriers and supporting environmental attribute certificate systems, embedding sustainability permanently in Denver’s government structure, and cutting carbon emissions by phasing out single-use plastics. Together, these disclosures give a comprehensive, transparent picture of the company’s climate-related lobbying objectives, methods and policy focus.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	DaVita discloses that it "utilizes our 2025 environmental goals and our science-based targets approach as frameworks for all direct and indirect activities that could potentially influence climate change policy," indicating an intention to keep external engagement aligned with its climate commitments. The company reiterates that these science-based targets "are in line with a 1.5°C climate change scenario" and therefore act as the guiding reference for policy-influencing activities, which shows some acknowledgement that lobbying or advocacy should match its public climate goals. However, beyond this high-level statement, the evidence does not disclose a formal governance structure, such as a named individual, board committee, or other body, that reviews or approves lobbying positions; nor does it set out any monitoring process for trade-association alignment, escalation steps, or periodic reviews. References to third-party audits by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment relate to the company’s Environmental Management System, not to oversight of its policy advocacy. Consequently, while the company signals that it tries to align advocacy with its climate strategy, it does not provide details of how this is overseen, monitored, or enforced, and there is no evidence of direct or indirect lobbying alignment procedures, responsible parties, or corrective actions if misalignment occurs.	1