Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Thermo Fisher Scientific provides a strong level of transparency around its climate-related public-policy engagement. It identifies several concrete policy areas it has worked on, including U.S. government funding to replace and expand the nation’s air-quality monitoring network, support for continued federal investment in next-generation battery research, and its collaboration with Indian regulators to draft new air- and water-quality guidelines. The company also explains in detail how it conducts this engagement. It describes “educating government stakeholders on the technologies available to analyze air and water pollutants,” holding seats on the boards of the Institute of Clean Air Companies and the U.S. Commerce Department’s Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee, “engag[ing] with U.S. policymakers regarding the ongoing replacement of the country’s air quality monitoring system,” and partnering with entities such as NITI Aayog, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, and U.S. National Labs. Indirect avenues are acknowledged as well, with the company stating, “Yes, we engage indirectly through trade associations” and noting its alignment with the Business Roundtable’s climate positions. Finally, Thermo Fisher is explicit about what it wants to achieve: it backs the “continuation of funding to accelerate the deployment of air quality monitoring equipment in the US and globally,” seeks ongoing government support for battery-technology R&D, and works with Indian authorities to establish tighter air and water standards. By clearly outlining these objectives, the entity engaged, and the mechanisms it employs, the company demonstrates a high degree of openness in its climate-policy lobbying activities.	3

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Thermo Fisher Scientific’s disclosures indicate that its climate-related engagement is only beginning to be governed: while “the government relations department communicates engagement activities as required to employees involved in climate change strategy development and implementation,” the company does not report any formal review or approval process to ensure consistency with its net-zero emissions objectives. Instead, it notes that “we will be developing processes over the next 6 to 18 months to ensure that our engagement activities are consistent with our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer,” suggesting a plan rather than an existing framework. The company also confirms that it does not have, and “does not plan to have” a public commitment to align its engagement activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and it does not disclose any specific individual or body overseeing the alignment of its lobbying or engagement with its climate strategy.	1