Britvic PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Strong	Britvic PLC appears to have a structured approach to ensuring its lobbying and policy engagement are aligned with its climate and sustainability objectives. The company states that “any efforts to influence policy will always be rooted in our business strategy and objectives, including the achievement of our sustainability targets,” and commits that “all communication will fully align with our Healthier Planet Policy and its goals.” To uphold this, it explains that “these policies are regularly reviewed to ensure all communication is aligned to our policy” and that “if any inconsistencies with our policy were found, all communication would stop until inconsistencies were corrected,” with a “full review of how such inconsistencies had arisen” carried out by the Corporate Affairs team. Britvic also notes that it engages “through relevant industry bodies and trade associations” as well as directly with political actors, demonstrating oversight of both direct and indirect lobbying. On behalf of the Executive Committee, the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee “oversees the development of Britvic’s Healthier People, Healthier Planet strategy and roadmap,” reviewing performance and making recommendations to ensure activities align with its ambitions. While this reflects a clear governance process and oversight structure, the company does not disclose any publicly available audit or detailed review specific to its climate lobbying, nor does it outline formal criteria for evaluating its participation in trade associations if they conflict with its climate policy. View Sources	3

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Strong

Britvic PLC appears to have a structured approach to ensuring its lobbying and policy engagement are aligned with its climate and sustainability objectives. The company states that “any efforts to influence policy will always be rooted in our business strategy and objectives, including the achievement of our sustainability targets,” and commits that “all communication will fully align with our Healthier Planet Policy and its goals.” To uphold this, it explains that “these policies are regularly reviewed to ensure all communication is aligned to our policy” and that “if any inconsistencies with our policy were found, all communication would stop until inconsistencies were corrected,” with a “full review of how such inconsistencies had arisen” carried out by the Corporate Affairs team. Britvic also notes that it engages “through relevant industry bodies and trade associations” as well as directly with political actors, demonstrating oversight of both direct and indirect lobbying. On behalf of the Executive Committee, the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee “oversees the development of Britvic’s Healthier People, Healthier Planet strategy and roadmap,” reviewing performance and making recommendations to ensure activities align with its ambitions. While this reflects a clear governance process and oversight structure, the company does not disclose any publicly available audit or detailed review specific to its climate lobbying, nor does it outline formal criteria for evaluating its participation in trade associations if they conflict with its climate policy.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Strong	Britvic PLC provides a clear picture of its climate-related policy engagement. It identifies the specific policy areas it works on, notably the introduction of deposit-return schemes in Scotland, Ireland and other UK regions and the parallel roll-out of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, showing exactly where its lobbying is focused. The company also explains how it seeks to influence these measures, citing a mix of approaches that include “membership of subsequent deposit return scheme administration bodies,” “regular meetings and electronic communication with policymakers,” and formal responses to government consultations, and it names the governmental audiences for these efforts, such as policymakers in Scotland and Ireland. Finally, Britvic is explicit about what it wants to achieve: it is “supportive of EPR for packaging,” wants “inter-operable schemes across the region that improve environmental outcomes,” and advocates “aligning the timing of EPR introduction with DRS to improve environmental outcomes,” while noting that it supports the policy package “with minor exceptions.” Together, these details demonstrate a strong level of transparency around the company’s climate-related lobbying activities.	3