Advance Auto Parts Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Advance Auto Parts Inc provides a moderate level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It explicitly states that it engaged on a single, identifiable measure—the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors—thereby making clear which policy it sought to influence. The company also explains how it lobbied, noting that it channelled feedback to the SEC through its membership in the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which gives at least one concrete mechanism and a clearly named policymaking target. Most detailed is its disclosure of desired outcomes: it supports the SEC rule but asks that Scope 3 emissions reporting remain voluntary, that the SEC reporting timeline align with CDP deadlines, that physical-risk disclosure by ZIP code be removed as too burdensome, and that the concept of “materiality” be clarified. By spelling out these specific amendments, the company demonstrates clarity about the objectives it is pursuing even though it reports only one lobbying mechanism and one policy engagement.	2

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	Advance Auto Parts Inc. focuses its disclosures on climate strategy rather than lobbying governance, describing a “Renewable Energy Strategy to be the primary driver in achieving the company’s SBTi commitment” and noting that an “Energy Committee was formalized which involves key individuals from Operations, Supply Chain, Finance/Tax, Legal, and Sustainability,” with “Project updates … reported to the company’s Executive Committee quarterly” and summarized in its annual ESG report. However, the company does not disclose any internal mechanisms, oversight structures, or accountability measures specific to lobbying activities, such as a policy to align direct or indirect lobbying with its climate goals, a named individual or committee responsible for reviewing lobbying alignment, or any monitoring or audit process for its lobbying efforts. We found no evidence of a lobbying governance framework in the materials provided.	0