Credit Agricole SA

Crédit Agricole SA has established a structured governance framework to align both its direct and indirect lobbying efforts with its climate change strategy, anchored in "a Lobbying Charter adopted in 2013 which is in the process of being revised for publication in 2023" and formalized through its Group Public Affairs department, which is "responsible for lobbying on behalf of the Crédit Agricole Group" and "subject to the Internal Code of Business Conduct and the monitoring of its budget by the Finance department." This department "regularly communicates key messages and positions advocated to internal bodies, including the Executive Committee, the Management Committee and the Specialised Committees of the Board of Directors," while the Societal Project department employs "a specialist in charge of regulatory issues who contributes to ensuring that all the bank's direct and indirect activities that influence policy are consistent with its overall climate change strategy" and can be consulted by both business lines and Public Affairs to guide position-taking. This indicates strong oversight mechanisms and clear allocation of responsibility for policy alignment; however, we found no evidence of a publicly available climate-lobbying alignment report or a third-party audit dedicated to assessing its lobbying activities against its climate objectives.