DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Dentsply Sirona discloses several elements that indicate a developing governance structure for lobbying alignment, but key details remain sparse. The company states that “no Company funds or other Company assets may be contributed for political purposes without the prior review and consent of our General Counsel,” and reiterates that “all political involvement or Company funds or assets that may be contributed for political donations and/or lobbying expenditures must be approved by the General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer,” which identifies named officers who must sign-off on lobbying and political spending and therefore provides a clear point of oversight. It has also made an explicit climate-related commitment, answering “Yes” when asked whether it has “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” and explains that it is “in the process of engaging to develop a roadmap that will guide our engagement activities to maintain consistency with our overall climate change strategy.” These statements signal an intention to align lobbying with climate objectives, but the disclosures do not yet set out how the forthcoming roadmap will work, how often activities will be reviewed, or what criteria will be used to test alignment. While the company acknowledges membership of trade bodies such as the Dental Trade Alliance, it only notes that the DTA “may, occasionally, engage in lobbying regarding legislation that is of interest to its members” and provides no information on any review of those associations’ policy positions or on corrective actions it might take. Overall, the presence of named senior-level approval and a public Paris-alignment commitment indicate moderate governance, whereas the lack of a described monitoring mechanism, the absence of board-level oversight, and no evidence of assessing or managing indirect lobbying reveal gaps in transparency and implementation. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Dentsply Sirona discloses several elements that indicate a developing governance structure for lobbying alignment, but key details remain sparse. The company states that “no Company funds or other Company assets may be contributed for political purposes without the prior review and consent of our General Counsel,” and reiterates that “all political involvement or Company funds or assets that may be contributed for political donations and/or lobbying expenditures must be approved by the General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer,” which identifies named officers who must sign-off on lobbying and political spending and therefore provides a clear point of oversight. It has also made an explicit climate-related commitment, answering “Yes” when asked whether it has “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” and explains that it is “in the process of engaging to develop a roadmap that will guide our engagement activities to maintain consistency with our overall climate change strategy.” These statements signal an intention to align lobbying with climate objectives, but the disclosures do not yet set out how the forthcoming roadmap will work, how often activities will be reviewed, or what criteria will be used to test alignment. While the company acknowledges membership of trade bodies such as the Dental Trade Alliance, it only notes that the DTA “may, occasionally, engage in lobbying regarding legislation that is of interest to its members” and provides no information on any review of those associations’ policy positions or on corrective actions it might take. Overall, the presence of named senior-level approval and a public Paris-alignment commitment indicate moderate governance, whereas the lack of a described monitoring mechanism, the absence of board-level oversight, and no evidence of assessing or managing indirect lobbying reveal gaps in transparency and implementation.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Dentsply Sirona provides information on its advocacy around tele- and teledentistry and broader oral-health issues, but we found no disclosure that links any of its lobbying activity to climate-related public policy, legislation, or regulation. The company does not name any climate policy areas, does not describe mechanisms or targets for influencing climate policymaking, and does not state any climate-related policy positions or outcomes it wishes to achieve. Accordingly, its reporting does not demonstrate transparency on climate-policy lobbying.	E