Sterlite Technologies Ltd

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Sterlite Technologies Ltd provides a highly detailed picture of its climate-related advocacy. It names multiple concrete policy files it has engaged on, including “Govt upgrading GR of ‘A’ fibre standards,” the inclusion of those standards “in BharatNet RFP,” amendments to “ROW policy,” “GST reform for cross-utilisation of GST input tax credit,” the call for the “Govt mandating OFC & data cable in amended Building Code,” and for the “Govt imposing Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) on Single Mode Optical Fiber,” thereby showing exactly which pieces of legislation or regulation it seeks to influence. The company is equally clear on how it lobbies, citing “Direct representations to the Govt. and through industry associations,” use of “Media articles,” and work through affiliations with CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM, and it identifies government departments and regulatory bodies as the specific targets of these efforts. Finally, it sets out the outcomes it is pursuing, such as securing additional government investment in BharatNet, adoption of robust fibre standards, extension of Make-in-India incentives, changes to GST treatment and anti-dumping measures, demonstrating a precise and consistent articulation of the policy changes it wants. Together, these disclosures demonstrate a comprehensive level of transparency around the company’s climate-related lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	We found no evidence that Sterlite Technologies Ltd. discloses any internal governance processes to align its lobbying activities with its climate change strategy. The submission merely poses a question to “Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy” and notes that “Here we look to create awareness on best practices within the industry so that the same can be replicated to helps other reduce their environment footprint,” but it does not outline who oversees or reviews lobbying activities, how they are monitored or managed, or any mechanisms for ensuring alignment of direct or indirect lobbying with its climate policy. We found no mention of a specific individual, committee, audit, or reporting framework dedicated to climate-related lobbying governance.	0