Banque Cantonale Vaudoise – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Banque Cantonale Vaudoise discloses a partial governance structure to align its external policy engagement with climate objectives, notably through its indirect lobbying. The bank reports that “Membership of associations is decided by our Executive Committee. Four members of the Executive Board are also members of the CSR Committee,” and that “membership decisions are made taking into account the Bank's CSR strategy and climate objectives,” showing that association membership is reviewed at the executive and CSR levels. It also affirms a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” and notes that “BCV’s CEO sits on the boards of directors of both the SBA and the ASCB,” indicating executive oversight. However, the company does not disclose any process for the oversight of direct lobbying activities, no formal mechanism for monitoring or auditing its trade association advocacy, and we found no evidence of a designated individual or committee responsible for ongoing review of its lobbying alignment with climate goals. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise discloses a partial governance structure to align its external policy engagement with climate objectives, notably through its indirect lobbying. The bank reports that “Membership of associations is decided by our Executive Committee. Four members of the Executive Board are also members of the CSR Committee,” and that “membership decisions are made taking into account the Bank's CSR strategy and climate objectives,” showing that association membership is reviewed at the executive and CSR levels. It also affirms a “public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” and notes that “BCV’s CEO sits on the boards of directors of both the SBA and the ASCB,” indicating executive oversight. However, the company does not disclose any process for the oversight of direct lobbying activities, no formal mechanism for monitoring or auditing its trade association advocacy, and we found no evidence of a designated individual or committee responsible for ongoing review of its lobbying alignment with climate goals.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	No evidence found	E