Svenska Handelsbanken AB – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Svenska Handelsbanken AB declares that it “does not take part in lobbying activities aimed at weakening international climate-related activities” and confirms with a “Yes” that it has a public commitment to conduct engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, underpinning its principle-based approach to climate lobbying. The bank also notes that its sustainability work is “co-ordinated by a Group-wide specialist function headed by Handelsbanken’s Head of Sustainability, who reports directly to the Group Chief Executive,” illustrating a designated role for sustainability oversight. However, the company does not disclose any detailed processes for reviewing, monitoring, or managing its direct or indirect lobbying—there is no evidence of board-level sign-off, regular lobbying audits, or criteria for assessing the alignment of its trade association memberships with its climate strategy. View Sources	D

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Limited

Svenska Handelsbanken AB declares that it “does not take part in lobbying activities aimed at weakening international climate-related activities” and confirms with a “Yes” that it has a public commitment to conduct engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, underpinning its principle-based approach to climate lobbying. The bank also notes that its sustainability work is “co-ordinated by a Group-wide specialist function headed by Handelsbanken’s Head of Sustainability, who reports directly to the Group Chief Executive,” illustrating a designated role for sustainability oversight. However, the company does not disclose any detailed processes for reviewing, monitoring, or managing its direct or indirect lobbying—there is no evidence of board-level sign-off, regular lobbying audits, or criteria for assessing the alignment of its trade association memberships with its climate strategy.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	No evidence found	E