Korn Ferry – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Korn Ferry’s disclosures make clear that it has no climate lobbying governance process. As it states, “We do not engage on climate policy, as a company, Korn Ferry’s general position is not to engage with policy makers actively or directly and we are not a politically active firm.” The company also confirms, “No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years,” in response to whether it intends to commit its engagement activities to the goals of the Paris Agreement. We found no evidence of any internal oversight body, named individual, or formal review process to govern or monitor lobbying activities, nor any mechanism to align direct or indirect advocacy with climate objectives. This indicates that Korn Ferry does not disclose any governance of its policy engagement, and no climate-related lobbying governance framework is evident. View Sources	E

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Korn Ferry’s disclosures make clear that it has no climate lobbying governance process. As it states, “We do not engage on climate policy, as a company, Korn Ferry’s general position is not to engage with policy makers actively or directly and we are not a politically active firm.” The company also confirms, “No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years,” in response to whether it intends to commit its engagement activities to the goals of the Paris Agreement. We found no evidence of any internal oversight body, named individual, or formal review process to govern or monitor lobbying activities, nor any mechanism to align direct or indirect advocacy with climate objectives. This indicates that Korn Ferry does not disclose any governance of its policy engagement, and no climate-related lobbying governance framework is evident.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	The company provides only minimal insight into its climate-policy lobbying. It acknowledges writing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about the Commission’s proposed climate-related disclosure rules, thereby identifying a single, specific policy area it has engaged on. Beyond this brief reference, however, the disclosure offers no information on how the company conducted that engagement—such as meetings, letters, or participation in consultations—nor does it clarify which policymakers were targeted. Likewise, it does not explain what changes or outcomes it sought from the SEC’s rule-making process or why. This leaves a very limited picture of the company’s climate lobbying activities.	D