Auckland International Airport Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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None	Auckland International Airport Ltd appears to have no publicly disclosed governance process for lobbying activities, including those related to climate change. Instead, the company describes its risk oversight structures, noting that “The SORC is responsible for assisting the Board in discharging its responsibilities in relation to risks, and oversees, reports and makes recommendations to the Board on the safety, environmental (including climate change) and operational risk profile of the business,” and that “Management has developed an enterprise risk management framework, designed to promote a culture which ensures a proactive and consistent approach to identifying, mitigating and managing risk on a companywide basis.” The disclosures highlight that “Our Chief Executive oversees the risk framework and reporting to the SORC, including climate-related risks” and that “The Sustainability team oversees the implementation of the sustainability programme including material climate change initiatives and controls.” However, we found no evidence of any processes, individuals, committees, or mechanisms overseeing or aligning the company’s lobbying or policy-influencing activities with its climate goals, nor any mention of direct or indirect lobbying governance. View Sources	E

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Auckland International Airport Ltd appears to have no publicly disclosed governance process for lobbying activities, including those related to climate change. Instead, the company describes its risk oversight structures, noting that “The SORC is responsible for assisting the Board in discharging its responsibilities in relation to risks, and oversees, reports and makes recommendations to the Board on the safety, environmental (including climate change) and operational risk profile of the business,” and that “Management has developed an enterprise risk management framework, designed to promote a culture which ensures a proactive and consistent approach to identifying, mitigating and managing risk on a companywide basis.” The disclosures highlight that “Our Chief Executive oversees the risk framework and reporting to the SORC, including climate-related risks” and that “The Sustainability team oversees the implementation of the sustainability programme including material climate change initiatives and controls.” However, we found no evidence of any processes, individuals, committees, or mechanisms overseeing or aligning the company’s lobbying or policy-influencing activities with its climate goals, nor any mention of direct or indirect lobbying governance.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Limited	Auckland International Airport provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. The company acknowledges that it is "advocating and engaging with government and industry bodies" and participates in "industry groups focused on enabling the decarbonisation of aviation," but it does not identify which ministries, legislators or regulators it approaches, nor does it describe the concrete tools it uses beyond this broad reference to advocacy and group participation. Its disclosures reference general policy areas such as "global and domestic policies, regulation and pricing mechanisms being applied to reduce carbon emissions from the aviation sector," yet no specific bills, regulations or consultations are named. Similarly, while the airport says it aims to ensure "the right ground infrastructure is in place to enable the adoption of future aircraft technologies and fuels" and to support airline partners in reducing emissions, it stops short of explaining what legislative or regulatory changes it is seeking. As a result, the company offers only a high-level acknowledgment of climate policy engagement without the detail needed to understand the precise policies, methods, or outcomes it is pursuing.	D