Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Limited | VP Bank offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It refers to policy frameworks such as the European Green Deal, the EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth and the “Liechtenstein Climate Strategy 2050,” but it merely acknowledges these initiatives and, beyond noting participation in sustainability working groups, gives no detail on which specific pieces of legislation it has tried to influence or how. The bank describes general approaches such as “trade organisation work and engaging with interest groups,” “engagement through industry associations,” and “direct dialogue” with authorities, yet it does not identify the government bodies or officials it contacts, nor does it spell out whether this engagement takes the form of letters, consultations, meetings or other tools. Finally, the statements that its goal is to “create an overall net positive impact through our offering, including in the area of climate change” and to reach “net-zero emissions by 2050” express high-level ambitions rather than concrete policy changes it seeks through lobbying. Taken together, the disclosures acknowledge that some engagement occurs but leave crucial details on the policies targeted, the methods used and the outcomes sought largely unspecified, providing only a low level of transparency. | 1 |