Climate Lobbying Index

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	TE Connectivity Ltd discloses some elements of lobbying governance, but the evidence does not indicate a comprehensive or detailed process for aligning lobbying activities with climate-related goals. The company mentions that its Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Corporate Responsibility chairs the One Connected World Network (OCWN), which meets quarterly to report progress and discuss relevant topics, supported by progress reports for the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. However, there is no explicit mention of how these activities are monitored or aligned with climate-related lobbying. The Global Government Affairs (GGA) team engages with governments and civic stakeholders to shape public policy, but the disclosures focus on general business priorities rather than climate-specific lobbying. TE Connectivity also participates in trade associations, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the US-China Business Council, but there is no evidence of a process to assess or align the climate positions of these associations with the company’s goals. While the Executive Vice President and General Counsel oversees the Global Government Affairs and Corporate Responsibility function, and the Board’s Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee has oversight of Enterprise Risk Management, the governance framework does not clearly address climate lobbying alignment. Additionally, the company’s Employee Political Action Committee (TEPAC) supports elections of candidates aligned with TE’s business priorities, but this is unrelated to climate lobbying governance. Overall, TE Connectivity does not disclose a specific mechanism, audit, or review process for ensuring alignment of its lobbying activities with climate-related goals. View Sources	1

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Limited

TE Connectivity Ltd discloses some elements of lobbying governance, but the evidence does not indicate a comprehensive or detailed process for aligning lobbying activities with climate-related goals. The company mentions that its Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Corporate Responsibility chairs the One Connected World Network (OCWN), which meets quarterly to report progress and discuss relevant topics, supported by progress reports for the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. However, there is no explicit mention of how these activities are monitored or aligned with climate-related lobbying. The Global Government Affairs (GGA) team engages with governments and civic stakeholders to shape public policy, but the disclosures focus on general business priorities rather than climate-specific lobbying. TE Connectivity also participates in trade associations, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the US-China Business Council, but there is no evidence of a process to assess or align the climate positions of these associations with the company’s goals. While the Executive Vice President and General Counsel oversees the Global Government Affairs and Corporate Responsibility function, and the Board’s Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee has oversight of Enterprise Risk Management, the governance framework does not clearly address climate lobbying alignment. Additionally, the company’s Employee Political Action Committee (TEPAC) supports elections of candidates aligned with TE’s business priorities, but this is unrelated to climate lobbying governance. Overall, TE Connectivity does not disclose a specific mechanism, audit, or review process for ensuring alignment of its lobbying activities with climate-related goals.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	TE Connectivity provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It acknowledges that its Global Government Affairs team "engages with governments at every level, civic stakeholders and the business community" and that it works through trade bodies such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the US-China Business Council, yet it does not identify which ministries, regulators or legislators it contacts, nor does it describe the concrete methods used beyond general references to association membership and the operation of its employee PAC. The company indicates a broad intent to influence “public policy and political decisions that affect TE’s operating environment and the global economy” and states that its lobbying is aligned with climate-related targets and the Paris Agreement, but it names no specific bills, regulations or rulemakings it has supported or opposed. Likewise, apart from expressing overall support for climate-change mitigation, it offers no detail on the precise policy outcomes it seeks, such as emission-reduction levels, carbon-pricing parameters, or renewable-energy incentives. As a result, while TE Connectivity signals that it is active in policy discussions, the disclosures stop short of providing the specificity needed to understand which climate policies it tries to influence, how it does so, and what concrete changes it is advocating.	1

TE Connectivity Ltd

Lobbying Transparency and Governance