Keyera Corp

Lobbying Governance

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Keyera works to ensure direct and indirect activities that influence policy are aligned with our climate change strategy through several channels. Our External Affairs Team is responsible for Keyera's overall policy and regulatory review and activities, including coordinating with the appropriate internal subject matter experts and representatives. For climate-related issues, this would include the Sustainability Team. The External Affairs Team, Sustainability Team and Communication Team all report to the Senior Vice-President, General Counsel who has oversight (including ensuring alignment with climate strategy and position) on Keyera's policy engagements, industry involvement and external relations activities. The SVP has oversight over Keyera's semi-annual reporting to the Alberta Lobbyists Act which regulates lobbying activities in Alberta. As part of the Act reporting requirements, Keyera provides information with respect to who is accessing and seeking to influence government, a description of these lobbying activities, as well as funding requested and funding received. The SVP also has oversight of Keyera's membership in industry associations and community investment activities. In addition, Keyera's Executive team is consulted on climate-related issues and potential adjustments advocacy. This Executive reviews core regulatory and external/public disclosures, including climate change matters. These types of disclosures are also reviewed by Keyera's Disclosure Committee. Furthermore, Keyera has Political Activities Guidance, outlined in Code of Business Conduct Policy, which dictates that Keyera and its employees are not to make any contributions or contribution in-kind to political parties or any committees unless approved in advance by senior management.

https://www.keyera.com/assets/Attachments/ESG/CDP-Climate-Change-2022.pdf

Consistent with our belief that strong corporate governance is foundational to business sustainability, in 2022 we established a new Governance and Sustainability Committee of the Board to enhance oversight of ESG matters. [...] The GSC also reviewed our external relations strategies, including in respect of government relations and social investment. [...] Implemented in 2022, our new GSC consists of all independent members, each of whom have strong corporate governance, ESG/sustainability, Indigenous economic and social engagement, and broad stakeholder relations expertise. In addition to any other duties delegated by the Board, the mandate of the GSC includes the following: [...] overseeing and monitoring our approach, programs and performance related to Indigenous economic and social engagement, and progress against our internal Reconciliation Action Plan [...] overseeing of our external relations practices, including regarding government relations, community engagement and social investment.

https://www.keyera.com/assets/Attachments/2023-Information-Circular.pdf

Keyera works to ensure direct and indirect activities that influence policy are aligned with our climate change strategy through several channels. Our External Affairs Team is responsible for Keyera's overall policy and regulatory review and activities, including coordinating with the appropriate internal subject matter experts and representatives. For climate-related issues, this would include the Sustainability Team. The External Affairs team, which includes Government and Community Relations, Indigenous Relations, Regulatory Authorizations, Land and Communications, reports directly to Senior Vice President, Sustainability, External Affairs & General Counsel who has oversight of and ensures corporate alignment of Keyera's policy engagements, industry involvement and external relations activities. The General Manager, External Relations, has oversight of Keyera's semi-annual reporting to the Alberta Lobbyists Act which regulates lobbying activities in Alberta. As part of the Act reporting requirements, Keyera provides information with respect to who is accessing and seeking to influence government, a description of these lobbying activities, as well as funding requested, and funding received. The General Manager, External Relations also has oversight of Keyera's membership in industry associations and community investment activities. Furthermore, Keyera has Political Activities Guidance, outlined in Code of Business Conduct Policy, which dictates that Keyera and employees, acting on its behalf, shall not make any contributions or contribution in-kind to political parties or any committees unless approved in advance by senior management.

https://www.keyera.com/assets/Attachments/ESG/2023-Keyera-CDP-Climate-Change.pdf

Keyera works to ensure direct and indirect activities that influence policy are aligned with our environmental commitments through several channels. Our External Affairs Team is responsible for Keyera's overall policy and regulatory review and activities, including coordinating with the appropriate internal subject matter experts and representatives. For climate-related issues, this would include the Sustainability Team. The External Affairs team, which includes Government and Community Relations, Indigenous Relations, Regulatory Authorizations, Land and Communications, reports directly to Senior Vice President, Sustainability, External Affairs & General Counsel who has oversight of and ensures corporate alignment of Keyera's policy engagements, industry involvement and external relations activities. The General Manager, External Relations, had oversight of Keyera's semi-annual reporting to the Alberta Lobbyists Act which regulates lobbying activities in Alberta. As part of the Act reporting requirements, Keyera provides information with respect to who is accessing and seeking to influence government, a description of these lobbying activities, as well as funding requested, and funding received. The General Manager, External Relations also had oversight of Keyera's membership in industry associations and community investment activities. In addition, Keyera's Executive team is consulted on climate-related issues and potential adjustments advocacy. This Executive reviews core regulatory and external/public disclosures, including climate change matters. In addition, these types of disclosures are reviewed by Keyera's Disclosure Committee. Furthermore, Keyera has Political Activities Guidance, outlined in its Code of Business Conduct, which dictates that Keyera and employees, acting on its behalf, shall not make any contributions or contribution in-kind to political parties or any committees unless approved in advance by senior management.

https://www.keyera.com/assets/Attachments/ESG/CDP-Climate-Questionnaire-2024.pdf

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Keyera works to ensure direct and indirect activities that influence policy are aligned with our climate change strategy through several channels. Our External Affairs Team is responsible for Keyera's overall policy and regulatory review and activities, including coordinating with the appropriate internal subject matter experts and representatives. For climate-related issues, this would include the Sustainability Team. The External Affairs Team, Sustainability Team and Communication Team all report to the Senior Vice-President, General Counsel who has oversight (including ensuring alignment with climate strategy and position) on Keyera's policy engagements, industry involvement and external relations activities. The SVP has oversight over Keyera's semi-annual reporting to the Alberta Lobbyists Act which regulates lobbying activities in Alberta. As part of the Act reporting requirements, Keyera provides information with respect to who is accessing and seeking to influence government, a description of these lobbying activities, as well as funding requested and funding received. The SVP also has oversight of Keyera's membership in industry associations and community investment activities.

In addition, Keyera's Executive team is consulted on climate-related issues and potential adjustments advocacy. This Executive reviews core regulatory and external/public disclosures, including climate change matters. These types of disclosures are also reviewed by Keyera's Disclosure Committee.

Furthermore, Keyera has Political Activities Guidance, outlined in Code of Business Conduct Policy, which dictates that Keyera and its employees are not to make any contributions or contribution in-kind to political parties or any committees unless approved in advance by senior management.

CDP Questionnaire Response 2022