Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Limited | Symrise provides only limited insight into its policy-related advocacy. It indicates that it participated in the Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains (INA) to support the drafting of a national German supply-chain act based on the UN Guiding Principles and the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights, but it does not name a specific bill, date, or legislative reference, making it difficult to identify the exact policy instrument involved. The company explains its method—an indirect approach via a multi-stakeholder initiative—yet it does not identify the particular ministries, parliamentary committees, or individual policymakers it sought to influence. Finally, Symrise sets out a broad objective of securing binding human-rights due-diligence rules that create “greater legal certainty and a level playing field that goes beyond voluntary initiatives,” but it offers no concrete amendments, targets, or measurable outcomes it is pursuing. Together, these disclosures suggest some acknowledgment of lobbying activity but fall short of detailed, transparent reporting on the policy, mechanisms, and outcomes involved. | 1 |