Stellantis NV – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Comprehensive	Stellantis discloses a multi-layered governance system that explicitly governs both its direct lobbying and its indirect advocacy through trade associations, and it has published a dedicated review of climate-policy engagement. The company states that In this first Climate Policy Report, Stellantis provides a methodology and insight into our governance for our climate and sustainability policy engagement with all stakeholders, and explains that For each topic, the industry associations climate policy position alignment with Stellantis climate policy position was assessed and categorised to being aligned, partially aligned, misaligned, or no public statement, demonstrating a structured audit of indirect lobbying positions. When misalignments are detected, processes are in place to escalate the issue to a higher decision level, and the Public Affairs team is instructed to engage with the trade association to convey the position of Stellantis to mitigate any inconsistency or misalignment, showing that corrective action is part of the process. Direct lobbying is similarly controlled: new positions taken on the most significant topics are approved by the CEO and debated in the Strategy Council, and Stellantis positions on public issues are aligned with Dare Forward 2030, tying advocacy to the companys climate strategy. Oversight responsibilities are clearly allocated: The Global Corporate Office and Public Affairs Officer has an oversight for Stellantis Public Affairs activity globally reports directly to the CEO, while the Public Affairs Department may be audited by the Internal Audit Department which acts independently, adding an additional control layer. The published Charter, Delegation of Authority and Code of Conduct codify transparency, political neutrality and anti-corruption requirements, and annual reviews of its professional memberships and associations are disclosed. Together, the public Climate Policy Report, systematic trade-association assessment, CEO-level sign-off for positions, and independent audit capability indicate strong transparency, monitoring and accountability mechanisms that amount to a comprehensive governance process for climate-related lobbying. View Sources	A

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Comprehensive

Stellantis discloses a multi-layered governance system that explicitly governs both its direct lobbying and its indirect advocacy through trade associations, and it has published a dedicated review of climate-policy engagement. The company states that In this first Climate Policy Report, Stellantis provides a methodology and insight into our governance for our climate and sustainability policy engagement with all stakeholders, and explains that For each topic, the industry associations climate policy position alignment with Stellantis climate policy position was assessed and categorised to being aligned, partially aligned, misaligned, or no public statement, demonstrating a structured audit of indirect lobbying positions. When misalignments are detected, processes are in place to escalate the issue to a higher decision level, and the Public Affairs team is instructed to engage with the trade association to convey the position of Stellantis to mitigate any inconsistency or misalignment, showing that corrective action is part of the process. Direct lobbying is similarly controlled: new positions taken on the most significant topics are approved by the CEO and debated in the Strategy Council, and Stellantis positions on public issues are aligned with Dare Forward 2030, tying advocacy to the companys climate strategy. Oversight responsibilities are clearly allocated: The Global Corporate Office and Public Affairs Officer has an oversight for Stellantis Public Affairs activity globally reports directly to the CEO, while the Public Affairs Department may be audited by the Internal Audit Department which acts independently, adding an additional control layer. The published Charter, Delegation of Authority and Code of Conduct codify transparency, political neutrality and anti-corruption requirements, and annual reviews of its professional memberships and associations are disclosed. Together, the public Climate Policy Report, systematic trade-association assessment, CEO-level sign-off for positions, and independent audit capability indicate strong transparency, monitoring and accountability mechanisms that amount to a comprehensive governance process for climate-related lobbying.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Strong	Stellantis provides a relatively detailed picture of what it lobbies for on climate policy. It explicitly lists several identifiable measures–including the “EPA Emissions Standards – US,” the “Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards – US,” and the “EU CO2 target emissions”–and links these to its broader roadmap for phasing-out internal-combustion vehicles, demonstrating a high degree of transparency about the specific policies on which it seeks to exert influence. The company also discloses some of the channels it uses, noting that its Public Affairs team “supports management in interactions with public authorities,” that it works “through trade associations such as ACEA, VDA and SMMT,” and that it spent “€10,66 million” on public-affairs activity in 2022; it identifies concrete targets of these efforts such as the European Commission, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the UK Government, although it offers little detail on whether the contacts take the form of meetings, letters or formal consultations. Stellantis is clear about the concrete outcomes it wants: it calls for a “reevaluation of the EPA’s Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards,” seeks “flexibility in the EU’s CO2 targets to maintain competitiveness,” urges “European-wide policies to encourage demand for low-emission vehicles,” and, through its FIAT brand, states “FIAT has renewed its call on the Government to reinstate its electric car grant” because “we are urging the Government to reintroduce incentives for consumers … [to avoid] endangering net-zero climate targets.” Taken together, these disclosures show strong transparency on the policies addressed and the results sought, while the description of lobbying mechanisms remains more general.	B