C&C Group PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	C&C Group PLC has put in place an Environmental, Social and Governance Committee charged to "develop and review regularly the policies, programmes, practices, targets and initiatives of the Group relating to ESG matters ensuring they remain effective and up to date and consistent with good industry practice" and to "provide oversight of the Group’s management of ESG matters and compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements," with the Board being briefed at least four times per year on its activities. This structure is designed to ensure that "any external engagements are consistent both with climate change and Sustainability Strategy as well as with our wider Brand and reputational values," and the Group confirms it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." While these provisions establish a clear oversight body and a public pledge on engagement alignment, the company does not disclose specific mechanisms for aligning or reviewing its direct and indirect lobbying efforts against its climate commitments, nor detail a formal audit or reporting process dedicated to climate lobbying alignment. View Sources	C

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Moderate

C&C Group PLC has put in place an Environmental, Social and Governance Committee charged to "develop and review regularly the policies, programmes, practices, targets and initiatives of the Group relating to ESG matters ensuring they remain effective and up to date and consistent with good industry practice" and to "provide oversight of the Group’s management of ESG matters and compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements," with the Board being briefed at least four times per year on its activities. This structure is designed to ensure that "any external engagements are consistent both with climate change and Sustainability Strategy as well as with our wider Brand and reputational values," and the Group confirms it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." While these provisions establish a clear oversight body and a public pledge on engagement alignment, the company does not disclose specific mechanisms for aligning or reviewing its direct and indirect lobbying efforts against its climate commitments, nor detail a formal audit or reporting process dedicated to climate lobbying alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Strong	C&C Group provides a solid level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It names the specific policy areas in which it is active – most prominently Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme and the parallel deposit-return arrangements being developed in the Republic of Ireland – and explains that its engagement has been continuous since the Scottish proposal was first announced in 2017. The company also spells out how it lobbies and whom it targets, describing “direct engagement with the Scottish Government, Zero Waste Scotland, our Trade Bodies,” participation in working groups led by Circularity Scotland, and engagement with policymakers in Ireland via the Re-turn scheme administrator. Finally, it discloses the outcomes it seeks: a scheme that “delivers on the country’s recycling and litter targets and supports ambitions for a more circular economy bringing climate-related benefits,” and alignment of deposit-return rules across the UK nations. While these objectives are not quantified, the company is clear about its support for the DRS and the environmental goals it wants the legislation to achieve, demonstrating a strong degree of openness about the purpose and scope of its lobbying activities.	B