Church & Dwight Co Inc – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Church & Dwight has established mechanisms to oversee its climate-related engagement through its trade association and NGO involvement, notably by assigning its Corporate Issues Council subgroup on Sustainability Strategy to “monitor[] and track[] Church & Dwight engagement with trade associations and NGOs” and to “track developments and requirements of these associations as well as their positions on topics relevant to sustainability and climate change.” It also notes that the company “participates in ACC committees, and provides input on policy issues as relevant and appropriate,” demonstrating its active indirect lobbying role. Governance oversight is embedded with the Board’s sustainability remit, as “the Board, through its Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, oversees the company’s sustainability program.” While this structure indicates a defined process and formal body responsible for reviewing external engagement consistency with climate commitments, there is no disclosed policy for aligning or reviewing the company’s direct lobbying activities or formal sign-off on lobbying positions, and no evidence of a regular audit or criteria for engagement decisions based on climate policy alignment. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Church & Dwight has established mechanisms to oversee its climate-related engagement through its trade association and NGO involvement, notably by assigning its Corporate Issues Council subgroup on Sustainability Strategy to “monitor[] and track[] Church & Dwight engagement with trade associations and NGOs” and to “track developments and requirements of these associations as well as their positions on topics relevant to sustainability and climate change.” It also notes that the company “participates in ACC committees, and provides input on policy issues as relevant and appropriate,” demonstrating its active indirect lobbying role. Governance oversight is embedded with the Board’s sustainability remit, as “the Board, through its Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, oversees the company’s sustainability program.” While this structure indicates a defined process and formal body responsible for reviewing external engagement consistency with climate commitments, there is no disclosed policy for aligning or reviewing the company’s direct lobbying activities or formal sign-off on lobbying positions, and no evidence of a regular audit or criteria for engagement decisions based on climate policy alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Church & Dwight offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It discloses in broad terms that it "occasionally meets with legislatures, regulators, and other policymakers on issues that impact our business" and that "a portion of the membership fees we pay to certain trade associations and other tax-exempt organizations... are aggregated with fees contributed by all other members and used for that association/organization’s lobbying efforts." These statements reveal the existence of direct meetings and indirect activity through trade associations, but they do not identify the specific government bodies engaged or describe any other lobbying channels. The company names no climate or energy policies or legislation it has sought to influence, and it provides no explanation of the positions it takes or the policy outcomes it is pursuing. As a result, while it acknowledges some lobbying activity, the disclosure falls short of providing meaningful detail about the subjects, targets, or objectives of that engagement.	D