ABB Ltd

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	ABB provides a highly detailed picture of its climate-policy lobbying. It names numerous specific measures it has engaged on – for example the revision of the EU’s energy-efficiency and building-performance legislation, the European Green Deal and “Fit-for-55” package, the revision of Switzerland’s CO2 Act and the full opening of the Swiss electricity market, the US Energy Conservation Act and PHMSA methane-leak standards, the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, and CAPEX/OPEX incentives for clean hydrogen under the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance – offering enough information to identify each initiative and the jurisdiction involved. The company is equally explicit about how and with whom it lobbies, citing direct “meetings with Members of the European Commission, European Parliament, and representatives from Member States”, regular meetings with “members of Congress and federal executive agencies like the Department of Energy and EPA”, exchanges with Swiss parliamentarians and administration, participation in trade associations, and contributions to forums such as the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and the Climate Group Energy Efficiency Panel. Finally, ABB spells out the concrete outcomes it seeks, including “minimum performance standards” for methane-leak detection, higher EU energy-efficiency targets, regulatory frameworks that “incentivize CAPEX investments and provide OPEX support” for clean hydrogen, an increase in the Swiss CO2 tax to CHF 210 / t, public support and roll-out targets for EV charging infrastructure, and removal of tax exemptions for diesel buses. This breadth and specificity across policies, mechanisms and desired results demonstrate a comprehensive level of transparency in the company’s climate-related lobbying disclosures.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	ABB Ltd has established a structured process to ensure that its engagement activities align with its climate change strategy; it relies on a “global public affairs network [that] coordinates all policy-related activities and meets monthly” and “vets proposed policy positions through all affected internal sectoral initiatives, program leads and regional management to ensure all positions are consistent with stated policies, strategies and targets - including our overall climate change strategy and targets.” The company explicitly states its commitment to conduct engagement “in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” and reports engaging with regulators to “advocate the deployment of low-carbon technology and energy-efficient solutions.” However, ABB does not disclose a specific individual or formal body charged with overseeing lobbying alignment, nor does it describe how it governs its indirect lobbying through trade or industry associations or any detailed audit or review of its climate-related lobbying activities.	2