Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
ITV discloses several mechanisms that aim to align its policy-engagement activities with its climate strategy, noting that it "engag[es] directly with the chairs of each organisation to establish the level of climate ambition each organisation is championing and check the aims of the organisation are aligned to our climate strategy" and that it "mak[es] sure the activities and aims of these organisations do not contradict each other, by making sure a consistent member of ITV is involved in each organisation, usually a member of the Social Purpose team". The company also states that it "input[s] into, review[s] and feed[s] back on any publications published collaboratively by the organisation, and us[es] the insights from these reports to in turn inform our own strategy", which indicates an ongoing review process for indirect lobbying through industry forums. This demonstrates a defined procedure and active steps to monitor and influence the positions of the external bodies with which it is affiliated, signalling moderate governance. However, we found no evidence that these engagement-alignment checks are subject to formal board or committee oversight, nor that the process covers ITV’s direct lobbying activities or includes consequences such as escalating misalignment or withdrawing membership. The evidence also records that "No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years" when asked about a public Paris-aligned engagement commitment, underscoring that the governance remains informal and largely confined to the Social Purpose team rather than embedded in a company-wide policy reviewed by the Board. Consequently, while ITV outlines a process that goes beyond mere statements of intent, the disclosure lacks the depth, transparency and senior oversight that would indicate stronger governance.
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