Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
Cognizant discloses a formal public affairs governance structure but does not describe any climate-specific lobbying management or alignment processes. Its Nominating, Governance and Public Affairs Committee “is responsible for overseeing the Company’s public affairs and public policy initiatives, reviewing on an annual basis the Company’s policies, activities and expenditures with respect to political contributions (including to trade associations…) and setting and approving any changes to the Company’s annual political contribution budget,” and the committee “receives periodic updates from the Company’s General Counsel and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer,” who “reports directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.” The Company also indicates it has a “public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” However, the company does not disclose a procedure to review or manage the alignment of its lobbying (direct or through industry associations) with its climate or Paris Agreement goals, nor how its public affairs governance integrates these commitments into a formal lobbying oversight or monitoring process.
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