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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Clorox provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. The company says it is "actively engaging to shape climate policy" and notes its involvement in trade associations such as the Consumer Brands Association and the American Cleaning Institute, indicating an indirect lobbying route, but it does not identify any direct mechanisms such as meetings, letters, or consultation responses, nor does it name the specific government bodies it seeks to influence. It also fails to list concrete pieces of legislation or regulations it has engaged on; references to a “regulatory push” and the pursuit of “comprehensive national climate change legislation” remain too general to pinpoint distinct policies. Likewise, Clorox articulates only broad aspirations—supporting action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions—without detailing the precise amendments, targets, or other outcomes it hopes to secure. This absence of specific policies, targets, and desired outcomes leaves stakeholders with a minimal understanding of the company’s climate-policy lobbying activities.	1

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Clorox’s ESG governance includes a policy that “before engaging, our Senior Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability will review their policies and goals to ensure alignment with our existing environmental policies and strategies,” and if misalignment arises, “we will revisit our membership and continued engagement with the organization.” The company’s Government Affairs office also “closely monitors legislative and regulatory proposals, including climate change initiatives,” reflecting its oversight of regulatory advocacy. However, we found no evidence of a formal process or board-level oversight for aligning its direct lobbying with its climate strategy, no published climate-lobbying audit or report, and no public commitment to align its lobbying with the Paris Agreement’s goals.	2