GrainCorp Ltd

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	GrainCorp provides a basic but still limited picture of its climate-related lobbying. It identifies one concrete policy process it has engaged with—the Federal Government consultation “A Future Made in Australia: Unlocking Australia’s low carbon liquid fuel opportunity”—and notes broader work on sustainable aviation fuel policy, but it does not list any other specific bills or regulations. The company explains that it “works closely with State and Federal Governments, the Jet Zero Council and major Australian airports” and is “contributing its expertise to the Federal Government’s consultation process,” yet it offers little detail on how that engagement is carried out (e.g., meetings, submissions, letters), leaving the lobbying mechanisms only partly described. GrainCorp is clearer about the outcomes it is pursuing, stating that it wants “a local SAF industry” with “the right incentives in place” so that “a valuable market for canola growers and feedstock producers” is created; these statements reveal the policy direction it supports, though they stop short of specifying precise legislative changes or incentive levels. Overall, the disclosure shows some openness on policy focus and desired results but provides only minimal insight into the exact policies addressed or the methods used to influence them.	1

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	The company discloses only limited information on how it governs its engagement with policymakers, stating that “GrainCorp will not use Company funds, property, goods or services as a contribution to a political party or candidate” and that any payments of “legitimate fees for approved GrainCorp attendees to participate in, or attend as observers, those political events which are assessed to be of relevance to GrainCorp, its industry or operations” must be “approved by the Chairman and the MD and CEO.” This reveals a basic approval mechanism for political-event spending, indicating some oversight at the highest executive level; however, we found no evidence of a broader governance framework that monitors or aligns the company’s direct or indirect lobbying with its climate strategy, no description of regular reviews or audits, no published assessment of trade-association positions, and no reference to climate-related lobbying objectives. Consequently, the disclosure suggests only a limited governance process focused narrowly on political donations rather than a comprehensive system for managing climate-related lobbying activities.	1