Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
American Tower Corp discloses a defined internal structure for governing lobbying activities and indicates that climate considerations are incorporated into this oversight. The company states that our public affairs team has oversight of political, lobbying and compliance activities and has set effective internal reporting, accounting and compliance procedures to closely monitor our expenditures in relation to such matters, and that the Public Affairs team oversees our leadership and participation in trade organizations and representation before governments, showing mechanisms that cover both direct engagement with policymakers and indirect engagement through trade bodies. Governance responsibility is clearly assigned, as American Towers Global Public Affairs Committee annually reviews the costs and benefits of membership, as well as each organizations alignment with our public policy goals, while the Board regularly reviews our participation in trade associations and other tax-exempt organizations that engage in lobbying to determine if our involvement is consistent with the Companys business objectives. The company also affirms a public commitment to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, the disclosures do not provide detail on specific alignment tests, examples of corrective action, or a publicly available lobbying-alignment report, and we found no evidence of third-party audits or of the company describing steps to influence or exit misaligned associations. Consequently, while the presence of oversight bodies and recurring reviews indicates a moderate level of governance, the transparency and depth of the alignment process appear limited.
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