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KION Group AG demonstrates a limited climate lobbying governance process through its sustainability team’s role in shaping policy engagement by stating “The sustainability team participates in the engagement with trade associations or the funding of university initiatives in order to advocade for KIONs climate change strategy” and referencing its work with the “German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA), whose Blue Competence sustainability initiative the KION Group supports as a member.” It also confirms a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” by responding “Yes.” However, we found no evidence of a formal mechanism for reviewing or monitoring these lobbying or association activities, no named individual or governance body charged with oversight, and no periodic audit or reporting process to ensure ongoing alignment with its climate commitments.
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KION Group offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It identifies two concrete policy frameworks—the “EU Taxonomy” and the broader “European Green Deal”—showing that it monitors and engages with these initiatives through industry channels, but it does not go further to list any other legislation or confirm that these are the only matters on which it lobbies. The company explains that it “participates in dialog with policymakers through its engagement in industry associations,” naming the VDMA initiative Blue Competence and the European Materials Handling Federation (FEM) as the principal vehicles for this engagement, yet it does not describe the nature of that dialogue (e.g., meetings, written submissions or consultations) or specify which public bodies or officials are approached. Finally, KION articulates a general aspiration to support sustainability and reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but it does not spell out the concrete regulatory changes or policy outcomes it seeks to advance through its lobbying activity. As a result, while some elements of policy focus and engagement channels are disclosed, the overall picture of the company’s lobbying objectives and tactics remains fragmentary.
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