AG Barr PLC

AG Barr PLC has implemented formal structures intended to align its policy engagement with its climate-change strategy, including a "newly established Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Board Committee, chaired by a Non-Executive Director and with the CEO as a key member," and a business-wide "No Time To Waste" environmental sustainability programme with an associated Steering Group "chaired by the CEO" that "identifies the climate change aims, ambitions and activities of the business, aligned to the strategy agreed by the Board ESG Committee." The company further mandates that "only 2 individuals within the business [are] mandated to engage directly with policy makers - the CEO and the Head of Corporate Affairs and Communication," and it ensures consistency by maintaining "version controlled documents, reviewed and updated regularly" to guide both direct advocacy and indirect engagement through its trade association (BSDA). While these measures establish clear roles and a coordinated process for aligning direct and indirect lobbying with its climate commitments, AG Barr does not disclose a dedicated mechanism for monitoring or reviewing its lobbying activities, nor any process to assess or align the positions of its trade association partners with its climate objectives, and we found no evidence of a board-level or independent audit specifically focused on climate-lobbying alignment.