Juniper Networks Inc – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Strong	Juniper Networks discloses a clear governance mechanism that covers both its own lobbying and its participation in trade associations, stating that "Juniper's Government Affairs group is responsible for identifying public policies that may have an impact on the company's ability to meet its business goals and objectives, coordinating with internal stakeholders … and working to mitigate any adverse impact on Juniper from policies that raise concern." The same description is provided in response to questions about how the company ensures its activities are consistent with its "overall climate change strategy" and with its "climate commitments and/or climate transition plan," indicating that the process applies to climate-related advocacy as well as broader policy engagement. For indirect lobbying, the disclosure explains that "for trade associations and other membership organizations, the Juniper Government Affairs team carries out a process of alignment at the time of membership application" and that "the team also does an alignment review at the time of any charter or bylaws updates by the organization in question," demonstrating an ongoing mechanism to check whether association positions remain in line with Juniper’s stance. The Government Affairs group therefore functions as the named oversight body that reviews and manages alignment, satisfying the requirement to identify who is accountable. However, the company does not disclose any board-level oversight, the frequency or criteria of its reviews beyond membership application and by-law changes, nor does it publish the results of these assessments or commit to corrective actions such as amending, escalating, or exiting misaligned associations; additionally, Juniper confirms that it has "No" public commitment to conduct engagement in line with the Paris Agreement. This indicates strong but not comprehensive governance: internal responsibility and alignment checks are described, yet transparency on review outcomes, board involvement, and an external climate-lobbying alignment report are not provided. View Sources	B

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Strong

Juniper Networks discloses a clear governance mechanism that covers both its own lobbying and its participation in trade associations, stating that "Juniper's Government Affairs group is responsible for identifying public policies that may have an impact on the company's ability to meet its business goals and objectives, coordinating with internal stakeholders … and working to mitigate any adverse impact on Juniper from policies that raise concern." The same description is provided in response to questions about how the company ensures its activities are consistent with its "overall climate change strategy" and with its "climate commitments and/or climate transition plan," indicating that the process applies to climate-related advocacy as well as broader policy engagement. For indirect lobbying, the disclosure explains that "for trade associations and other membership organizations, the Juniper Government Affairs team carries out a process of alignment at the time of membership application" and that "the team also does an alignment review at the time of any charter or bylaws updates by the organization in question," demonstrating an ongoing mechanism to check whether association positions remain in line with Juniper’s stance. The Government Affairs group therefore functions as the named oversight body that reviews and manages alignment, satisfying the requirement to identify who is accountable. However, the company does not disclose any board-level oversight, the frequency or criteria of its reviews beyond membership application and by-law changes, nor does it publish the results of these assessments or commit to corrective actions such as amending, escalating, or exiting misaligned associations; additionally, Juniper confirms that it has "No" public commitment to conduct engagement in line with the Paris Agreement. This indicates strong but not comprehensive governance: internal responsibility and alignment checks are described, yet transparency on review outcomes, board involvement, and an external climate-lobbying alignment report are not provided.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Juniper Networks provides only limited transparency around its climate-policy lobbying. It identifies some areas of engagement—through the Moffett Park Business Group’s advocacy for "local and regional alternative commute services" and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s focus on "Clean Energy Supply," "Grid Modernization, Reliability, and Distributed Energy Resources," and extending state "cap-and-trade" programmes—yet it does not name any specific laws, regulations or legislative bills it has sought to influence. The company describes its mechanisms mainly as participation in trade associations and collaborative initiatives, but the disclosures do not specify which government departments, agencies or officials these groups lobby. Likewise, Juniper sets corporate climate objectives—such as the intention to "reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions 42% by 2030 … and achieve companywide net-zero emissions by 2040"—but it stops short of linking these targets to concrete policy changes it wants legislators to adopt. Because the disclosures remain high-level and largely thematic, the overall visibility into Juniper’s actual lobbying activities, channels and desired policy outcomes is modest.	D