Alfa Laval AB – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Alfa Laval AB’s disclosures describe that “A number of these focus areas are coordinated through Group Sustainability under the Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer/Head of Group Affairs, who is also the Secretary to the Board and keeps the Board continuously updated on developments affecting the company's sustainability management and performance,” and that “critical concerns are raised to the Risk and Compliance Board (RCB)” where Group Management participates, yet the company does not disclose any mechanisms for overseeing or aligning its lobbying activities. The company also affirms it has a public commitment or position statement “to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” but there is no evidence of a formal process to review or manage direct lobbying, no approach to align indirect lobbying through trade associations, and no named individual or body responsible for lobbying governance. View Sources	D

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Alfa Laval AB’s disclosures describe that “A number of these focus areas are coordinated through Group Sustainability under the Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer/Head of Group Affairs, who is also the Secretary to the Board and keeps the Board continuously updated on developments affecting the company's sustainability management and performance,” and that “critical concerns are raised to the Risk and Compliance Board (RCB)” where Group Management participates, yet the company does not disclose any mechanisms for overseeing or aligning its lobbying activities. The company also affirms it has a public commitment or position statement “to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” but there is no evidence of a formal process to review or manage direct lobbying, no approach to align indirect lobbying through trade associations, and no named individual or body responsible for lobbying governance.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Limited	Alfa Laval provides only limited visibility into its climate-related lobbying. The company says it “engage[s] in dialogue with decision makers, regulators, partners and customers” and aims to “bring our industry expertise to the tables where decisions are made,” but it does not name the authorities it contacts or explain whether those dialogues take the form of meetings, letters, consultations or any other concrete mechanism. Its disclosures likewise remain high-level on substance: while it references broad areas such as “national hydrogen policies” and the “regulation of shipping fuels,” it stops short of identifying any specific bill, regulation or policy process it tries to influence. Finally, the outcomes it seeks are presented only in aspirational terms—speeding “the transition towards a more sustainable society,” “accelerat[ing] the adoption of zero-emission fuels,” and creating “the right policy instruments and architecture”—without detailing the legislative changes, amendments or quantified targets it supports. As a result, stakeholders gain only a general sense that the company advocates for net-zero aligned policies, but little insight into which policies, how it lobbies, or the precise changes it wants to see enacted.	D