Cellnex Telecom SA – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Cellnex discloses a general intention to align its external engagement with climate objectives but provides minimal detail on how this is governed. The company states that “one of the strategic lines of the Environment and Climate Change Policy is based on the mitigation and adaptation of climate change” and that it is “taking a step forward to implement measures that contribute to its mitigation and to achieve the objectives established in the Paris Agreements,” while confirming that it has “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” It also notes that the “Cellnex Sustainability Department manages and centralizes these initiatives … to ensure that the company has a common approach that is also consistent with its own strategy on climate change.” However, the disclosure does not specify any formal mechanism for monitoring or reviewing lobbying activities, does not describe how direct or trade-association lobbying positions are checked for alignment, and does not identify a board committee or individual with oversight. Consequently, while the public commitment indicates some governance of climate-related engagement, the absence of concrete processes, oversight structures, or evidence of alignment actions suggests that the company’s lobbying governance remains limited. View Sources	D

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Limited

Cellnex discloses a general intention to align its external engagement with climate objectives but provides minimal detail on how this is governed. The company states that “one of the strategic lines of the Environment and Climate Change Policy is based on the mitigation and adaptation of climate change” and that it is “taking a step forward to implement measures that contribute to its mitigation and to achieve the objectives established in the Paris Agreements,” while confirming that it has “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” It also notes that the “Cellnex Sustainability Department manages and centralizes these initiatives … to ensure that the company has a common approach that is also consistent with its own strategy on climate change.” However, the disclosure does not specify any formal mechanism for monitoring or reviewing lobbying activities, does not describe how direct or trade-association lobbying positions are checked for alignment, and does not identify a board committee or individual with oversight. Consequently, while the public commitment indicates some governance of climate-related engagement, the absence of concrete processes, oversight structures, or evidence of alignment actions suggests that the company’s lobbying governance remains limited.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Cellnex Telecom provides a moderate level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It identifies the broad policy framework it engages with—most explicitly the “Citizen Commitment for Sustainability 2012-2022” and other “municipal regulations of the city of Barcelona linked to Smart Cities and IT development as well as sustainability, energy efficiency and GHG emissions”—but it does not name the individual ordinances or draft laws it seeks to influence, so the description of policies remains high-level. The company is much clearer about how and where it lobbies: it sits on the Citizen Council for Sustainability of Barcelona, participates in city workshops and climate-emergency sessions, and collaborates directly with the Barcelona City Council on the SmartBrain Platform and a connected-homes pilot, thereby disclosing several concrete mechanisms and an identifiable target. On outcomes, Cellnex states that the partnership is aimed at “testing solutions to generate less CO2 emissions” and at developing “legislative solutions that reduce CO2 emissions in urban management,” but it stops short of articulating specific amendments, targets or quantitative goals it is pursuing. Overall, the disclosures show clear information on who it engages and how, but only general statements about the policies and results it is seeking.	C