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Coles Group Ltd. discloses detailed sustainability governance structures, stating that "The Sustainability Steering Committee is a management committee and is responsible for overseeing Group-wide identification and response to sustainability risks and opportunities, including climate change," which is "chaired by the Chief Operations and Sustainability Officer, a member of the Executive Leadership Team reporting to the Chief Executive Officer." The company also notes that "Standardised quarterly reporting, with performance monitoring against our sustainability commitments, including those relating to climate change, is also provided to the Board" and that a "specific Climate Change Subcommittee ... oversees Coles’ climate change response." However, we found no evidence of any governance framework for lobbying activities—there is no disclosure of processes, oversight of direct or indirect lobbying, or policies aligning lobbying with climate objectives.
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Coles Group offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It acknowledges that it participates in public policy development on climate change and that it is a member of bodies such as the Carbon Market Institute, the Climate Leaders Coalition and the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, indicating some engagement with climate-policy discussions. However, it does not name any specific laws, regulations or government initiatives it has tried to influence, and it gives no detail on which departments, legislators or regulators it targets. Its description of lobbying channels is confined to indirect participation through industry associations, without explaining whether it also conducts direct meetings, submissions or correspondence. Finally, the company refers broadly to supporting the objectives of the Paris Agreement and advancing renewable energy, but it does not spell out concrete legislative changes, quantitative targets or amendments it seeks. Taken together, the disclosures show awareness of the issue but fall short of providing clear, detailed and measurable information about what policies it lobbies, how it lobbies, and the precise outcomes it is pursuing.
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