TVS Motor Co Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	TVS Motor Co Ltd’s disclosures indicate engagement in public policy advocacy but provide no detail on internal oversight or alignment processes for either its direct or indirect lobbying activities. For example, the report states “The Company works closely with leading Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce at International, National, State and Local levels to advocate…” and lists its membership in key bodies such as “Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM); Hosur Industries Association (HIA); Karnataka Employers Association (KEA); …,” yet it provides no description of who oversees these advocacy efforts or how they are reviewed. The company highlights its involvement in climate-related policy through SIAM—“played an active role in framing guidelines towards technology introduction, ramp-up of electric vehicles, biofuels and phasing out fossil fuel based engines”—but there is no accompanying governance structure, named responsible party, or review process described. We found no evidence of a policy or formal mechanism for monitoring or ensuring that such lobbying aligns with the company’s climate or broader policy positions. View Sources	E

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TVS Motor Co Ltd’s disclosures indicate engagement in public policy advocacy but provide no detail on internal oversight or alignment processes for either its direct or indirect lobbying activities. For example, the report states “The Company works closely with leading Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce at International, National, State and Local levels to advocate…” and lists its membership in key bodies such as “Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM); Hosur Industries Association (HIA); Karnataka Employers Association (KEA); …,” yet it provides no description of who oversees these advocacy efforts or how they are reviewed. The company highlights its involvement in climate-related policy through SIAM—“played an active role in framing guidelines towards technology introduction, ramp-up of electric vehicles, biofuels and phasing out fossil fuel based engines”—but there is no accompanying governance structure, named responsible party, or review process described. We found no evidence of a policy or formal mechanism for monitoring or ensuring that such lobbying aligns with the company’s climate or broader policy positions.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	TVS Motor Company provides only limited transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It notes that it channels its advocacy through industry bodies such as the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and the Confederation of Indian Industry and that it supplies input to regulators like the Bureau of Indian Standards, but it does not describe direct interactions with named government officials or agencies in any depth. The company indicates thematic areas of interest—support for electric vehicles, biofuels, and the phase-out of fossil-fuel engines, as well as work on guidelines for end-of-life vehicles—yet it stops short of specifying the individual laws, regulations, or draft bills it has sought to influence or the concrete legislative changes or targets it is pursuing. Consequently, although the disclosure signals participation in climate-policy discussions, the lack of detail on the exact policies, lobbying channels, and desired outcomes provides only a sketchy view of its lobbying activity.	D