Marel HF – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Marel HF does not disclose any governance processes specifically for lobbying or alignment of its advocacy with climate goals. Its disclosures describe a “strong corporate governance system in place, from code of conduct, rules of procedures, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, social participation guidelines, to supplier code of conduct and whistleblower platform,” and similarly note that “Marel has a strong corporate governance system in place, from code of conduct, rules of procedures, to supplier code of conduct and whistleblower platform,” which reflects broad oversight of business conduct but makes no mention of how direct or indirect lobbying activities are monitored, reviewed, or aligned with its climate commitments. The company does not disclose any individual or committee responsible for overseeing lobbying alignment, nor does it describe any process for assessing the positions of trade associations or ensuring that external engagement activities support its climate transition objectives. We found no evidence of a policy to manage climate-related lobbying or of any audits or reporting on the alignment of its advocacy with its climate strategy. View Sources	E

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Marel HF does not disclose any governance processes specifically for lobbying or alignment of its advocacy with climate goals. Its disclosures describe a “strong corporate governance system in place, from code of conduct, rules of procedures, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, social participation guidelines, to supplier code of conduct and whistleblower platform,” and similarly note that “Marel has a strong corporate governance system in place, from code of conduct, rules of procedures, to supplier code of conduct and whistleblower platform,” which reflects broad oversight of business conduct but makes no mention of how direct or indirect lobbying activities are monitored, reviewed, or aligned with its climate commitments. The company does not disclose any individual or committee responsible for overseeing lobbying alignment, nor does it describe any process for assessing the positions of trade associations or ensuring that external engagement activities support its climate transition objectives. We found no evidence of a policy to manage climate-related lobbying or of any audits or reporting on the alignment of its advocacy with its climate strategy.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Marel HF discloses the climate-related policy areas it speaks up on, explicitly citing “mandatory climate-related reporting in line with the TCFD, CSRD and EU taxonomy,” and publicly stating that “we declare our collective support for the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.” This shows a clear identification of at least three named policy frameworks. However, the company provides almost no information about how it seeks to influence these measures: the evidence refers only to broad encouragement of peer companies—“we encourage our listed companies to implement the recommendations of the TCFD”—and does not describe meetings, submissions, memberships or any specific governmental or parliamentary targets. The desired outcome is expressed only in general terms, i.e. wider adoption or mandating of the TCFD framework, without further detail on the legislative changes it wants or the rationale behind its position. As a result, while the policies being promoted are named, the mechanisms used and the precise outcomes sought remain largely unexplained.	D