Direct Lobbying Transparency
Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
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Limited | Carl Zeiss Meditec provides only limited visibility into its climate-related lobbying. Through its membership of the State Association of Baden-Württemberg Industry (LVI) it indicates engagement with broad policy areas such as “Carbon tax,” “Climate-related targets” and “Minimum energy efficiency requirements,” yet it does not name any specific bills, regulations or jurisdictions, so stakeholders cannot see exactly which measures it tries to influence. The company does describe how it lobbies—participating in the LVI Environmental Protection and Energy Working Committees where “speakers from industry, politics, ministries and authorities will give presentations” and submitting comments on draft legislation via the association—but it does not identify which government departments or individual officials receive its input. Finally, the disclosure explains only a general intention to support a “reliable, affordable, holistic energy, raw material and climate protection concept,” without spelling out any concrete amendments, targets or other outcomes it seeks. Together, these elements show that while ZEISS acknowledges some indirect lobbying activity, the detail provided on the policies involved, the specific channels used and the results it is pursuing remains sparse. | 1 |