Getlink SE

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Getlink SE provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It does disclose one concrete policy focus—the company states that it has lobbied for “railway activities (freight transportation) shall be considered eligible as a key contribution to mitigate climate change” under the EU Green Taxonomy criteria—yet it does not name any other specific laws or regulations it seeks to influence. The description of its engagement methods is sparse: references to working with “national authorities and rail organisations” and hosting a climate-policy discussion at the French Ministry for Ecological Transition hint at meetings and public forums, but the company does not clarify whether it submits letters, holds bilateral meetings, or acts through trade associations, nor does it routinely identify the officials or bodies it targets. Likewise, apart from wanting freight rail to be classed as a green activity, Getlink offers only broad aspirations such as removing barriers to new rail destinations and encouraging carbon pricing, without spelling out the precise legislative changes or quantitative targets it advocates. Taken together, these disclosures show that the company acknowledges some engagement with policymakers but offers few specifics on the policies, mechanisms, or outcomes of its climate lobbying.	1

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Getlink SE indicates that its climate engagement governance is managed at the executive level, stating “Public Engagement is managed by the Environment Director in charge of Group Climate Change Strategy,” which assigns clear oversight responsibility for ensuring consistency with its climate strategy. The company also makes a public alignment commitment, confirming “Yes” to having a position statement to conduct engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, the company does not disclose any structured process for reviewing or monitoring its lobbying activities beyond this oversight appointment, nor does it describe how it aligns indirect lobbying through trade associations, leaving the scope and enforcement of its governance framework insufficiently detailed.	2