Ross Stores Inc – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Ross Stores Inc appears to have a basic governance structure for climate-related policy influencing, with oversight assigned to its COO, CFO, and General Counsel as members of an “Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee (ESSC).” The company notes that “climate-related activities that influence policy are governed at the executive leadership level by our COO, CFO, and General Counsel,” who “oversee the teams that may interact with industry groups on topics related to climate” to ensure that efforts remain “consistent across business divisions and geographies with our overall climate change strategy.” However, the company does not disclose any formal procedures for reviewing or managing its direct lobbying activities, no criteria for evaluating or aligning its positions within trade associations, and no external audit or regular review process of its lobbying alignment. It also confirms that “we do not plan to have one in the next two years” regarding a public commitment to align its engagement activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, which suggests a lack of public alignment commitments for its lobbying efforts. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Ross Stores Inc appears to have a basic governance structure for climate-related policy influencing, with oversight assigned to its COO, CFO, and General Counsel as members of an “Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee (ESSC).” The company notes that “climate-related activities that influence policy are governed at the executive leadership level by our COO, CFO, and General Counsel,” who “oversee the teams that may interact with industry groups on topics related to climate” to ensure that efforts remain “consistent across business divisions and geographies with our overall climate change strategy.” However, the company does not disclose any formal procedures for reviewing or managing its direct lobbying activities, no criteria for evaluating or aligning its positions within trade associations, and no external audit or regular review process of its lobbying alignment. It also confirms that “we do not plan to have one in the next two years” regarding a public commitment to align its engagement activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, which suggests a lack of public alignment commitments for its lobbying efforts.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	No evidence found	E