Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Xylem discloses a wide-ranging and detailed picture of its climate-related policy engagement. It names numerous specific measures it has lobbied for or helped shape, including U.S. legislation such as the “Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2021,” the “Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021” (and the 2023 version, H.R. 3590), draft provisions requiring a “Digital Climate Solutions Report,” and the “U.S. and Canada Pump Energy Conservation Standards,” as well as EU files like the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and the review of Commission Regulation (EU) 547/2012 and related Ecodesign Lots 28 and 29. The company also outlines how it conducts this advocacy: it describes direct work “with Members of Congress,” the submission of “content and feedback on drafts of legislative documents,” participation in congressional panels during Infrastructure Week, and technical engagement through trade associations such as Europump, the Hydraulic Institute and the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association, all of which interact with clearly identified targets including the U.S. Congress, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency and the European Commission. Finally, Xylem is explicit about the outcomes it seeks—securing grant funding for smart-water technologies, achieving energy neutrality and nitrous-oxide reductions in wastewater treatment plants, expanding access to clean water for Native communities, and adopting an “Extended Product Approach” to improve pump energy performance—demonstrating clear positions and measurable objectives for each policy engagement. Together these disclosures provide a comprehensive and transparent account of the company’s climate-related lobbying activities. | 4 |