Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
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| Moderate |
Tennant Company discloses a policy framework and oversight structure that cover how public-policy engagement is expected to align with its broader sustainability agenda, indicating a moderate level of lobbying governance. The company states that engagement activities are governed by an "internal policy titled Political Contributions and Public Policy Activities" and that it "engages only 'in public policy activities where there are legal and support issues that directly affect our business objectives and protect or enhance the interests of our stakeholders'." As part of the approval process, "the organization is evaluated to see if it is focused on sustainability issues, including climate change," suggesting that alignment with climate objectives is one of the criteria applied when deciding whether to participate in external advocacy or associations. Oversight is assigned to a named board-level body: "The Governance Committee… oversees the Company’s sustainability programs, policies, and practices, including environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)," and it receives an annual briefing from the Director of Sustainability & ESG, while the Senior Management Team "is responsible for sustainability and ESG performance and strategy." This demonstrates clear accountability lines for monitoring that policy engagement supports the company’s ESG goals. However, the disclosure does not describe a systematic review of either the company’s own lobbying positions or those of its trade associations, nor does it reference any public reporting or audit of lobbying alignment, so the process for ensuring continuous alignment—particularly for indirect lobbying—remains largely unspecified.
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