Capita PLC

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Capita PLC provides a moderate level of transparency on its climate-related lobbying. It identifies broad policy areas it engages on – urging the UK Government toward “a rapid transition to a zero-emissions grid,” faster electric-vehicle adoption, lower-cost heat decarbonisation, promotion of remote working to lock-in COVID-19 gains, and support for the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures – but it rarely names specific pieces of legislation or regulatory instruments, so readers cannot always pinpoint the exact measures being influenced. The company explains several mechanisms it uses, such as presenting its Net Zero Strategy to the Cabinet Office, taking part in a BEIS/Cabinet Office round-table on supply-chain decarbonisation, maintaining “daily contact with authorities across the UK” to share updates, and participating in the UK Business Biodiversity Forum where it engaged Will Lockhart, Deputy Director at Defra; these concrete examples reveal both direct engagement and work through multi-stakeholder fora, although only one individual policymaker is singled out. Capita also sets out the outcomes it is seeking—accelerating grid decarbonisation, EV roll-out and heating transition, securing continued remote-working incentives, and endorsing TNFD alignment with the Paris Agreement—demonstrating clarity on the policy changes it would like to see even if no quantitative targets are attached. Overall, the disclosures outline the company’s objectives and several engagement channels, but the limited naming of specific laws and incomplete identification of lobbying targets keep the transparency at a moderate level.	2

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Capita PLC appears to have a robust governance process for climate-related lobbying activities, with clearly defined oversight and regular review mechanisms. The process is “led by the Head of Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations and is fed into by the Environment and wider Responsible Business teams,” ensuring that “Climate Change / Net Zero” is “a regular agenda item as part of these engagements.” The company further explains that “Activities influencing policy development are implemented in a structured way” and are “led/overseen by our Executive Committee and Head of Public Affairs,” who “ensure that messaging is aligned to corporate objectives including our 1.5C aligned SBTi approved net zero target.” This framework governs both direct engagements—such as sharing “a myriad of updates with HM Government and wider stakeholders regarding our climate change / net zero strategy” and reporting progress “as part of the Strategic Supplier Annual Review we share updates with the Government vis a vis our progress against greenhouse gas emissions reduction target”—and indirect lobbying through trade bodies and roundtables, including attendance at a “joint BEIS / Cabinet Office roundtable on: Strategic Suppliers Business Leaders Decarbonising Supply Chains.” However, the company does not disclose a dedicated climate lobbying audit or public report evaluating alignment, nor does it specify criteria for assessing or exiting trade association memberships whose policy positions may conflict with its net zero objectives.	3