Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
Equitrans Midstream has established a governance process in which its Chief Sustainability Officer – who also serves as Deputy General Counsel for Company-wide Environmental & Regulatory matters – ensures that “all external stakeholder issues, engagements with trade associations, and relevant government oversight functions” are managed through the ESG Committee and seven ESG Working Groups, and “leads the review of internal and external ESG messaging to ensure the climate change strategy and messaging are consistently delivered.” The CSO also “serves on the board of INGAA” and “regularly meets with the VP, Environmental, Safety, and Compliance, who serves on the Board of ONE Future” to maintain consistent messaging with industry associations, while direct policy advocacy, including support for “H.J. Resolution 34, and S.J. Resolution 14” and urging that “we support approval of the methane resolution under the Congressional Review Act,” demonstrates alignment of direct lobbying activities. However, we found no evidence of a formal lobbying-alignment policy or a dedicated audit process for systematically reviewing or disengaging from misaligned associations, and the company explicitly notes “No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years” when asked about a public commitment to align engagement activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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