Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | RHI Magnesita gives a highly detailed picture of its climate-policy engagement. It names multiple identifiable measures it is working on, including the EU Emissions Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the EU Critical Raw Materials Act and the proposed Clean Industrial Deal and Competitiveness Fund, as well as broader initiatives such as the EU Green Deal and Paris Agreement alignment. The company also sets out how it engages: it describes direct lobbying of national governments, use of a dedicated white paper “to serve as a basis for private-public exchange and cooperation,” participation in trade-association forums such as the Federation of Austrian Industries, and indirect advocacy through research consortia like K1-MET and the EU-funded MOF4AIR project, while identifying clear targets such as the European Commission, specific MEPs and DG Research and Innovation officials. Finally, it is explicit about the results it is seeking, calling for “additional renewable energy generation, hydrogen supply networks, CO2 transportation and storage and carbon capture and utilisation technologies,” pressing the Commission to add magnesia to the Critical Raw Materials list “to ensure the sustainable self-control of the entire industrial value chain in Europe,” and urging that “the refractories sector is currently not fully covered by CBAM” and should therefore be included. By spelling out the policies it lobbies, the channels it uses, the audiences it addresses and the concrete legislative or funding changes it wants, the company demonstrates a very high level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying activities. | 4 |