Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

HPE is committed to transparently disclosing its political and lobbying activities and, as such, we already provide stockholders with extensive disclosures regarding HPE's lobbying activities and political spending. Our federal lobbying activities are described in detail, as required by law, in quarterly reports (Form LD-2) provided to the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. We similarly comply with requirements of state and local governments to disclose this activity, where applicable. Further, we voluntarily disclose lobbying and political expenditures in our annual Living Progress Report, including our total U.S. expenses allocated to trade association memberships and outside consultants. [...] Recognizing the importance of this issue to stockholders and other stakeholders, in 2023 we created a political engagement and advocacy website where a substantial amount of the information requested in the Proposal and what has already been publicly available are aggregated in a single location, making such information more conveniently accessible. This website discloses information on lobbying and political spending, including that of the HPE Political Action Committee ("HPE PAC"), our governance practices thereof, and our membership in trade associations to which we pay annual dues of $25,000 or more. To access this website to learn more about our political engagement activities and governance, please visit www.hpe.com/us/en/about/governance/political-engagement-advocacy. We intend to update this website periodically. We believe that these disclosures already provide meaningful transparency into and context with respect to our lobbying activities and expenditures and the policies and procedures governing such activities. [...] The Board's NGSR Committee oversees engagement with governments and matters of public policy, as well as our separate HPE PAC, as described on our political engagement and advocacy website and in our annually published Living Progress Report, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the NGSR Committee's charter, all publicly available on our Investor Relations website. Additionally, the NGSR Committee reviews, assesses, reports, and provides guidance to management and the full Board with respect to general guidelines for political activities and contributions. HPE's Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs is responsible for the Company's political and public policy engagement, but acts within the parameters set by the NGSR Committee when making decisions on lobbying and political spending, including the alignment of the lobbying and political spending with HPE's core values, our Standards of Business Conduct and other policies. In addition to controls in place at the management and Board levels, employees engaged in lobbying activities receive regular training on lobbying and ethics regulations. Further, our Standards of Business Conduct identifies best practices and policies governing various political contributions and related activities applicable to employees, outlining the parameters for involvement in political activities and any reporting obligations.

HPE is committed to transparently disclosing its political and lobbying activities and, as such, we already provide stockholders with extensive disclosures regarding HPE's lobbying activities and political spending. Our federal lobbying activities are described in detail, as required by law, in quarterly reports (Form LD-2) provided to the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. We similarly comply with requirements of state and local governments to disclose this activity, where applicable. Further, we voluntarily disclose lobbying and political expenditures in our annual Living Progress Report, including our total U.S. expenses allocated to trade association memberships and outside consultants. [...] Recognizing the importance of this issue to stockholders and other stakeholders, in 2023 we created a political engagement and advocacy website where a substantial amount of the information requested in the Proposal and what has already been publicly available are aggregated in a single location, making such information more conveniently accessible. This website discloses information on lobbying and political spending, including that of the HPE Political Action Committee ("HPE PAC"), our governance practices thereof, and our membership in trade associations to which we pay annual dues of $25,000 or more. To access this website to learn more about our political engagement activities and governance, please visit www.hpe.com/us/en/about/governance/political-engagement-advocacy. We intend to update this website periodically. We believe that these disclosures already provide meaningful transparency into and context with respect to our lobbying activities and expenditures and the policies and procedures governing such activities. [...] The Board's NGSR Committee oversees engagement with governments and matters of public policy, as well as our separate HPE PAC, as described on our political engagement and advocacy website and in our annually published Living Progress Report, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the NGSR Committee's charter, all publicly available on our Investor Relations website. Additionally, the NGSR Committee reviews, assesses, reports, and provides guidance to management and the full Board with respect to general guidelines for political activities and contributions. HPE's Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs is responsible for the Company's political and public policy engagement, but acts within the parameters set by the NGSR Committee when making decisions on lobbying and political spending, including the alignment of the lobbying and political spending with HPE's core values, our Standards of Business Conduct and other policies. In addition to controls in place at the management and Board levels, employees engaged in lobbying activities receive regular training on lobbying and ethics regulations. Further, our Standards of Business Conduct identifies best practices and policies governing various political contributions and related activities applicable to employees, outlining the parameters for involvement in political activities and any reporting obligations.

HPE's Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs is responsible for the company's political and public policy engagement, with oversight from the Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee (NGSRC) of HPE's Board of Directors. Additionally, the NGSRC reviews, assesses, reports and provides guidance to HPE's management and the full Board of Directors with respect to political activities and contributions. [...] In the course of their employment, employees may not engage in any activity intended to influence legislation, regulations, or other executive branch activity, or engage lobbyists or others to do so without pre-authorization. In addition, all HPE employees are subject to all HPE policies and procedures, including those governing political contributions to federal, state, and local government candidates, which address various state "anti-pay to play" laws and advise employees of those jurisdictions in which they may not make personal political contributions and jurisdictions in which personal political contributions are allowed, but must be reported to and pre-authorized by the U.S. Public Sector Compliance Office. [...] The lobbyists we engage are subject to a thorough due diligence process, and they must agree to act in accordance with HPE's Standards of Business Conduct before they are retained. The Vice President of Government Relations regularly reviews and evaluates the hiring and retention of such outside lobbyists.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]HPE encourages government policy efforts to address climate change and accelerate a global transition to a low-carbon economy. Government efforts to address climate change must be global, but differentiated, particularly for developing countries. We support policies that incorporate the following principles:
• Targets must align with climate science and should follow the technical and economic projections of what is necessary and feasible to achieve a 1.5°C future.
•Market-based mechanisms with clear, transparent, and consistent price signals like setting a price on carbon offer the best hope for creating innovation and competition over the long term.
• Governments and businesses should implement greater transparency in tracking and reporting greenhouse gas emissions to allow measurement of progress, make necessary course corrections, and promote broader accountability in the shared response to climate change.
• The electricity infrastructure must be transformed to increase the penetration of renewables in the market. Solutions such as, but not limited to battery storage and demand response programs need to be encouraged in order to make electricity from renewable sources stable and affordable.
• Technology and data will be the key to enabling governments and businesses around the world to navigate a path to a sustainable future. Information technology solutions should be part of industry and national infrastructure to achieve rapid economic development with a lower dependency on fossil fuels.
•Renewable energy sources should be encouraged as a critical part of the solution, with policies that promote choice in procurement and access to cost competitive options, flexible financing and contractual terms, simplified policies, and access to projects that reduce emissions beyond business as usual.
•Climate change mitigation must not be viewed in isolation from other highly important challenges, such as ensuring access to energy, expanding the availability of clean water, alleviating poverty, and achieving growth in the global economy.
• The challenge must be viewed with an integrated approach, from beginning of the production cycle through to users and end-of-use

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes