Laurentian Bank of Canada – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Laurentian Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors “has taken an active role in Laurentian Bank’s ESG initiatives and the Board and committee mandates have been updated to include oversight of ESG,” and the bank has formed an “ESG Working Group,” which is “a cross-functional operating committee responsible for identifying key priority areas to support the Bank’s broader ESG strategy,” yet the company does not disclose any policy, committee, or process for governing its lobbying activities or aligning both direct and indirect lobbying with its climate-related goals. We found no evidence of any lobbying-specific guidelines, sign-off mechanisms, trade-association reviews, exit protocols, or a designated owner or oversight body for lobbying governance. View Sources	E

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Laurentian Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors “has taken an active role in Laurentian Bank’s ESG initiatives and the Board and committee mandates have been updated to include oversight of ESG,” and the bank has formed an “ESG Working Group,” which is “a cross-functional operating committee responsible for identifying key priority areas to support the Bank’s broader ESG strategy,” yet the company does not disclose any policy, committee, or process for governing its lobbying activities or aligning both direct and indirect lobbying with its climate-related goals. We found no evidence of any lobbying-specific guidelines, sign-off mechanisms, trade-association reviews, exit protocols, or a designated owner or oversight body for lobbying governance.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	No evidence found	E