Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Ford Otosan provides a high level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It names a wide range of identifiable policies it has tried to influence, including Turkey’s forthcoming Climate Law, the national Emission Trading System, the “EU Green Deal,” measures on “Mandatory carbon reporting,” a prospective “Carbon tax,” existing “Vehicle Taxes,” and engagement on the “Communiqué on Green House Gases Monitoring, Reporting and Verification.” The company is equally clear about how and where it engages. It describes submitting “comments on Emission Control Regulation … to the specialists of [the] Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,” presenting “legislative proposals on existing vehicle taxes to policy makers through OSD,” contributing to TUSIAD’s “Climate Change Mitigation Activities by Economic Tools,” taking part in climate-council workshops to shape Turkey’s Climate Law and ETS, and working with the Green Deal Task Force and the National Carbon Pricing Working Group. These disclosures specify both the mechanisms (written submissions, workshops, association advocacy, task-force participation) and the targets (the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, other government specialists and policymakers). Finally, Ford Otosan spells out the outcomes it seeks: it supports adoption of Turkey’s Climate Law and the ETS by 2024, advocates “lower taxes on low-carbon technology vehicles,” and backs the Green Deal strategy to achieve “zero emissions in heavy commercial fleets by 2040,” all aligned with its pledge to cut its carbon footprint to zero by 2050. By detailing the concrete policy changes it wants, the routes it uses to lobby, and the specific measures it engages on, the company demonstrates comprehensive disclosure of its climate-policy lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS does not disclose a clear governance process for lobbying activities, particularly in relation to climate change. While the company mentions that it engages in policy meetings "solely or through Koç Group Environmental Board," there is no evidence of internal mechanisms, oversight structures, or processes to ensure alignment of lobbying activities with its climate change strategy. Additionally, there is no mention of monitoring, accountability measures, or a designated individual or committee responsible for overseeing lobbying alignment. This indicates an absence of a defined lobbying governance framework.	0