Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Hargreaves Lansdown provides a moderate level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It identifies one specific policy engagement – the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Product Labels consultation – and locates that engagement in the United Kingdom, showing some clarity on what it is lobbying on, though no other climate policies are named. The company describes multiple, concrete lobbying channels, citing “responding to consultation papers,” “attending round table discussions,” “meeting with Treasury and FCA officials,” and “working with trade bodies to feed into their consultation responses,” and it names the targets of these efforts as the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority, offering detailed insight into both direct and indirect mechanisms and their audiences. On the desired outcomes, the disclosure only indicates general “support with minor exceptions” for the FCA requirements without explaining what changes it seeks, leaving the specific policy objectives largely undefined. Overall, the company shows clear detail on how and with whom it engages, but provides limited information on the breadth of policies addressed and on the precise regulatory outcomes it is pursuing. | 2 |