Meyer Burger Technology AG

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Meyer Burger Technology AG provides a moderately transparent account of its climate lobbying activities, clearly outlining its methods and engagement scope but not its precise policy ambitions. The company describes influencing policymakers by “writing letters, work on media relations and start petitions to foster the European and/or German PV production” and by seeking to “organize panels or be part of expert workshops,” and it highlights that “Meyer Burger has memberships and board positions on various national and European solar associations,” including a seat on the Board of Directors of Solar Power Europe. In discussing the policies it engages with, Meyer Burger references the US Inflation Reduction Act—“enacted in 2022” with USD 370 billion in clean energy subsidies—and the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan announced by Ursula von der Leyen, but it does not disclose specific actions taken to shape these initiatives. Although the company expresses broad support for fostering a renaissance of the European solar industry and notes it “finds itself well positioned to benefit from these trends,” it stops short of stating measurable objectives or legislative targets it seeks to achieve.	2

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	Meyer Burger reports that it “has been engaging in public policy on regional, national, and European level through memberships in industry and trade associations” and holds “board positions on various national, European and US solar associations to engage in multiple areas and maintain contact with the major players both in the industry and in politics,” with the aim “to revive the European solar industry and encourage public policy to speed up energy transition.” However, the company does not disclose any internal governance mechanisms such as a policy for ensuring alignment of its lobbying activities, monitoring or management procedures, or oversight by a named individual or committee, and we found no evidence of any review processes to align its direct or indirect lobbying with its climate-related objectives.	0