RHB Bank Bhd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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None	RHB Bank Bhd’s disclosures center on sustainability oversight but do not describe any governance of lobbying activities. The report notes that its disclosures have “been reviewed and approved by RHB’s Group Sustainability Committee and Board Sustainability Committee,” and that “sustainability has been included as a KPI in the Group’s FY2023 Balanced Scorecard,” demonstrating a robust framework for sustainability performance. However, we found no evidence of any policy, process, or oversight mechanism addressing the alignment of its direct lobbying or its engagement through industry associations with its climate or sustainability goals. The company does not disclose who, if anyone, reviews or manages lobbying activities, nor does it describe any monitoring, reporting, or accountability structures specific to lobbying alignment. View Sources	E

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RHB Bank Bhd’s disclosures center on sustainability oversight but do not describe any governance of lobbying activities. The report notes that its disclosures have “been reviewed and approved by RHB’s Group Sustainability Committee and Board Sustainability Committee,” and that “sustainability has been included as a KPI in the Group’s FY2023 Balanced Scorecard,” demonstrating a robust framework for sustainability performance. However, we found no evidence of any policy, process, or oversight mechanism addressing the alignment of its direct lobbying or its engagement through industry associations with its climate or sustainability goals. The company does not disclose who, if anyone, reviews or manages lobbying activities, nor does it describe any monitoring, reporting, or accountability structures specific to lobbying alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	RHB Bank has provided almost no transparency around its climate-related lobbying. While it cites national frameworks such as Malaysia’s National Energy Transition Roadmap, the Hydrogen Economy & Technology Roadmap and the New Industrial Master Plan 2030, it gives no indication that it has tried to influence these or any other specific climate measures. The bank simply notes that it collaborates with government bodies and regulators without describing the form of that engagement, the decision-makers approached, or the channels used. Likewise, it does not explain what policy changes or regulatory outcomes it seeks beyond its internal ambition to reach net-zero financed emissions. As a result, readers are left without evidence of concrete lobbying activity, the mechanisms employed, or the outcomes pursued.	E