Biogen Inc – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Biogen demonstrates moderate governance linking its lobbying to climate commitments through its government affairs team, which "is fully embedded in our sustainability and environmental strategy and identifies policies, laws, or regulations which align with our climate commitments and planning," and a "regular cadence for meetings between the government affairs team and the head of sustainability" to maintain alignment. The company further underscores this intent by confirming a public commitment to "conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." Its Corporate Governance Committee also states that it exercises "oversight of our lobbying priorities and activities, including associations with certain trade and/or legislative organizations," suggesting a formal body reviews lobbying. However, we found no evidence of a detailed climate-specific lobbying audit or report, or of mechanisms to manage or exit trade associations whose positions conflict with its climate objectives, indicating that governance of indirect lobbying and more rigorous monitoring processes are not disclosed. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Biogen demonstrates moderate governance linking its lobbying to climate commitments through its government affairs team, which "is fully embedded in our sustainability and environmental strategy and identifies policies, laws, or regulations which align with our climate commitments and planning," and a "regular cadence for meetings between the government affairs team and the head of sustainability" to maintain alignment. The company further underscores this intent by confirming a public commitment to "conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." Its Corporate Governance Committee also states that it exercises "oversight of our lobbying priorities and activities, including associations with certain trade and/or legislative organizations," suggesting a formal body reviews lobbying. However, we found no evidence of a detailed climate-specific lobbying audit or report, or of mechanisms to manage or exit trade associations whose positions conflict with its climate objectives, indicating that governance of indirect lobbying and more rigorous monitoring processes are not disclosed.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Biogen’s disclosures provide a moderate level of transparency around its climate lobbying. The company frames its efforts under broad language such as "Leadership on climate change also means engaging stakeholders, sharing best practices, and advocating for sustainable climate policies," but it does not specify any particular statutes or regulatory instruments. It clearly identifies the state of Massachusetts as its lobbying target, describing both direct engagement with policymakers there and indirect advocacy through trade associations and coalition work alongside Ceres corporate partners in BICEP. Biogen articulates its desired outcome of implementing clean energy and clean transportation solutions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, aligning with the Paris Agreement, yet it stops short of detailing the precise legislative or regulatory changes or measurable benchmarks it seeks.	C