Lynas Rare Earths Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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None	Lynas Rare Earths Ltd does not disclose any internal governance processes specific to its lobbying activities. The evidence notes that “2021 reports filed by lobbyists representing Lynas Rare Earths are available from the U.S. House of Representatives,” and that the company is “a member of industry associations” such as the Minerals Council of Australia, but there is no description of how these engagements are monitored or aligned with climate objectives. Instead, the disclosures focus on ESG oversight, stating that “ESG is overseen by the Board on recommendations from the Audit & Risk Committee and the executive” and highlighting the “Lynas GHG Policy outlines our actions,” including commitments to “Commit to the Science Based Targets initiative” and to “advocate for emissions reductions throughout the Rare Earths value chain.” We found no evidence of a process for reviewing or managing how lobbying or association memberships support these climate goals, nor any nominated individual or formal body charged with overseeing climate-related lobbying. This indicates that while Lynas has defined governance for its environmental strategy, it does not disclose governance mechanisms for its direct or indirect lobbying to ensure consistency with its climate change strategy. View Sources	E

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Lynas Rare Earths Ltd does not disclose any internal governance processes specific to its lobbying activities. The evidence notes that “2021 reports filed by lobbyists representing Lynas Rare Earths are available from the U.S. House of Representatives,” and that the company is “a member of industry associations” such as the Minerals Council of Australia, but there is no description of how these engagements are monitored or aligned with climate objectives. Instead, the disclosures focus on ESG oversight, stating that “ESG is overseen by the Board on recommendations from the Audit & Risk Committee and the executive” and highlighting the “Lynas GHG Policy outlines our actions,” including commitments to “Commit to the Science Based Targets initiative” and to “advocate for emissions reductions throughout the Rare Earths value chain.” We found no evidence of a process for reviewing or managing how lobbying or association memberships support these climate goals, nor any nominated individual or formal body charged with overseeing climate-related lobbying. This indicates that while Lynas has defined governance for its environmental strategy, it does not disclose governance mechanisms for its direct or indirect lobbying to ensure consistency with its climate change strategy.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Lynas Rare Earths offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It indicates that it is “actively involved in public-policy development” on critical minerals supply chains, citing its membership of the Western Australian Government’s Future Battery Industry taskforce and the fact that registered lobbyists have filed reports with the U.S. House of Representatives. Beyond these high-level references, however, the company does not name any specific climate or energy-transition policies, bills, or regulations it has sought to influence. The disclosure also stops short of describing the concrete mechanisms it employs (such as meetings, submissions, or letters) and identifies policymaking targets only in broad terms (“governments globally”), giving little sense of who is being lobbied or how. Finally, Lynas does not set out the particular legislative or regulatory outcomes it is seeking, instead referring generally to addressing “critical minerals supply chain challenges.” This lack of specificity across the policies engaged, the methods used, and the objectives pursued means its transparency around climate lobbying remains limited.	D