Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Graphic Packaging Holding Co provides extensive, specific disclosure on every aspect of its climate-related lobbying. It names multiple identifiable policy files it has engaged on, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks in Europe and North America, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation flowing from the European Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan, and the UK’s new EPR scheme scheduled for 2024. The company explains exactly how it interacts with policymakers––for example, submitting position papers, holding “discussions with MEPs” on the EU regulation, meeting UK officials on the EPR scheme, working “via its associations regarding different policy files,” and supporting candidates through the GPI-PAC––clearly identifying both the mechanisms and the targets of these efforts. It is equally explicit about what it wants to achieve: it “opposes EPR for paper and paperboard packaging that does not factor in the recovery rates of the materials,” calls for “fee structures scaled based on actual material recovery,” seeks “harmonization in terms of collection, sorting and recycling of packaging across Europe,” and questions stringent reuse obligations, favouring “proportionate requirements for fiber-based packaging.” By detailing the policies, the channels used to influence them, the policymakers addressed, and the concrete outcomes it is advocating, the company demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency on its climate-policy lobbying. | 4 |