Fugro NV – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Fugro has established clear internal accountability for its climate-related lobbying, noting that its “limited lobbying activities are aligned with Fugro’s strategy to support the energy transition and climate change adaptation” and explicitly stating these efforts “are overseen by the CEO and General Counsel.” The company demonstrates active engagement both directly—by providing feedback on the EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of ships’ emissions and participating in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum—and indirectly through its hiring of a professional consultancy to “monitor and engage on federal legislative, regulatory and policy matters” in the US. Fugro also highlights a “public commitment to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” and refers to a “stringent roadmap to ensure the targets are met,” indicating a formal mechanism to align lobbying activities with its climate strategy. However, it does not disclose a detailed review or audit process for climate lobbying alignment, nor does it specify any board-level approval or periodic assessment beyond the stated roadmap, and no dedicated reporting on climate lobbying governance has been published. View Sources	C

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Analysis

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Moderate

Fugro has established clear internal accountability for its climate-related lobbying, noting that its “limited lobbying activities are aligned with Fugro’s strategy to support the energy transition and climate change adaptation” and explicitly stating these efforts “are overseen by the CEO and General Counsel.” The company demonstrates active engagement both directly—by providing feedback on the EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of ships’ emissions and participating in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum—and indirectly through its hiring of a professional consultancy to “monitor and engage on federal legislative, regulatory and policy matters” in the US. Fugro also highlights a “public commitment to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” and refers to a “stringent roadmap to ensure the targets are met,” indicating a formal mechanism to align lobbying activities with its climate strategy. However, it does not disclose a detailed review or audit process for climate lobbying alignment, nor does it specify any board-level approval or periodic assessment beyond the stated roadmap, and no dedicated reporting on climate lobbying governance has been published.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Fugro NV provides virtually no transparency around any climate-related lobbying. The disclosure reviewed does not name any specific climate policies, legislation, or regulations the company has tried to influence, nor does it indicate that the company even undertakes climate policy advocacy. There is no description of direct or indirect lobbying mechanisms—such as meetings, letters, consultation submissions—or identification of particular governmental bodies or decision-makers that Fugro approaches. Likewise, the company does not state what policy outcomes it supports or opposes. Although the company participated in a technical study for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on offshore wind and carbon-capture compatibility, it does not frame this activity as lobbying or articulate any intent to influence subsequent policy decisions. Accordingly, the evidence suggests an absence of disclosed lobbying activity rather than transparent reporting on it.	E