Lonza Group AG

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Lonza provides only limited transparency on its climate-related lobbying. It explains that it participates in the Swiss “national legal consultation process” to influence policy, making clear both the mechanism and the target jurisdiction, but it does not describe any additional channels of engagement or other policymaking bodies it approaches. On substance, the company names the broad areas it works on—energy-efficiency legislation, mandatory carbon reporting and carbon-tax proposals—yet it does not cite any specific bills or regulations by title, leaving stakeholders without a precise view of which instruments it is trying to shape. The clearest information concerns the outcomes it seeks: the company says that “current legislation is supported with due constructive critics,” that it opposes “fundamentalist ideas on energy-efficiency measures… and non-realistic long-term goals,” and that it wants the existing “refundable tax system” for carbon to be retained so that carbon pricing “directs investments into highly energy-efficient technologies.” These statements reveal general positions and at least two concrete policy preferences, but they stop short of quantifying the changes the company is advocating or detailing all the amendments it has proposed. Taken together, the disclosures show some openness, especially on desired outcomes, but remain sparse on the exact policies addressed and the full range of lobbying methods employed.	1

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	Lonza Group AG does not disclose any governance framework for lobbying aligned with its climate strategy. Although it states that “governance and oversight of sustainability and ESG is the responsibility of the Board,” with committees like the “Audit and Compliance Committee,” “Remuneration Committee,” “Nomination and Governance Committee,” and “Innovation and Technology Committee” overseeing ESG reporting and target-setting, it provides no details on overseeing or managing direct or indirect lobbying activities. It references that “External engagement with media, NGO are coordinated by Corporate Communications and the Legal functions,” but this relates to media and NGO communications rather than policy advocacy or lobbying. Its described tools—a “risk management process,” the multidisciplinary group “Energy Management,” and the “Sustainability and Risk Committee”—focus solely on environmental, health and safety performance and GHG target tracking, with no sign-off procedures or oversight bodies for lobbying. We found no evidence of a named individual or formal body responsible for lobbying oversight, nor any processes to align lobbying with its climate strategy, indicating an absence of disclosed lobbying governance mechanisms.	0