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Harley-Davidson states that “it is critical that we use our voice to help inform the policies affecting our employees, customers and shareholders” and that it “participates in various trade and industry organizations” to advocate for policy issues, but the company does not disclose any internal review, oversight, or alignment process for its lobbying activities. It commits to “full compliance with all federal, state, local, and international laws and to maintaining the highest ethical standards,” yet offers no detail on who oversees or how it monitors or manages its direct or indirect lobbying. We found no evidence of a policy to ensure lobbying alignment with climate goals, nor a named individual or committee responsible for reviewing lobbying practices, and while the company notes that it does not currently have “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” planning to have one in the next two years, it provides no process for how such alignment would be enforced.
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Harley-Davidson provides only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. The company indicates that it engages on issues such as emissions regulations and broader environmental sustainability policy, but it does so in very general terms and does not name any specific bills, regulations or jurisdictions it has tried to influence. It describes a range of tactics—including “letters, emails, verbal testimony, meetings with elected officials, participation in policy-related events, and facility tours for political stakeholders”—and notes that it “supports a broad range of trade associations and coalitions to enhance our understanding of and to advocate for policy issues,” yet it stops short of identifying the particular government bodies or decision-makers these efforts target. Finally, while the company states that “governments around the world take actions that can significantly affect Harley-Davidson and all of our stakeholders,” it does not articulate the concrete policy changes or outcomes it seeks through its lobbying. As a result, readers are left with only a basic picture of the company’s climate-policy advocacy without the detail needed to understand its specific positions, the audiences it seeks to influence, or the goals it is pursuing.
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