FMC Corp – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	FMC has integrated its Government Affairs function into its sustainability governance framework, explaining that it “has an established set of strategic and governance processes that ensure the collaboration of FMC’s Governmental Affairs team with FMC’s executive leadership team, business leaders, and sustainability group on many issues, including sustainability and climate change-related issues.” By having “members of FMC’s Corporate Government Affairs” participate in the Executive Sustainability Council alongside operational and legal leaders, the company reports that it uses these “regular interactions ... to define and ensure the priorities of the company are advocated for in our interactions with policy makers, trade associations, and research organizations.” FMC further notes that “through these interactions and meetings, FMC is able to discuss and ensure the company’s common approach to climate change is consistent and in line with our EHS Policy and Statement on Climate Change,” and commits that, if an inconsistency is discovered, it would pursue “internal education on our sustainability goals and further engagement with policy makers to clarify our position on climate change.” While this process shows active alignment of both direct and indirect policy engagement with its stated climate strategy, the company does not disclose a specific oversight individual or committee for lobbying alignment, nor a structured review, sign-off, or audit mechanism for its climate-related advocacy or trade association memberships. View Sources	C

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Moderate

FMC has integrated its Government Affairs function into its sustainability governance framework, explaining that it “has an established set of strategic and governance processes that ensure the collaboration of FMC’s Governmental Affairs team with FMC’s executive leadership team, business leaders, and sustainability group on many issues, including sustainability and climate change-related issues.” By having “members of FMC’s Corporate Government Affairs” participate in the Executive Sustainability Council alongside operational and legal leaders, the company reports that it uses these “regular interactions ... to define and ensure the priorities of the company are advocated for in our interactions with policy makers, trade associations, and research organizations.” FMC further notes that “through these interactions and meetings, FMC is able to discuss and ensure the company’s common approach to climate change is consistent and in line with our EHS Policy and Statement on Climate Change,” and commits that, if an inconsistency is discovered, it would pursue “internal education on our sustainability goals and further engagement with policy makers to clarify our position on climate change.” While this process shows active alignment of both direct and indirect policy engagement with its stated climate strategy, the company does not disclose a specific oversight individual or committee for lobbying alignment, nor a structured review, sign-off, or audit mechanism for its climate-related advocacy or trade association memberships.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	FMC Corp offers only limited visibility into its climate-related lobbying. It names a single, identifiable policy focus—the "US Net-Zero by 2050 Goal"—and places this within the wider theme of "climate change mitigation," but it does not point to any other specific bills or regulations it has tried to influence. The company does reveal one form of engagement, noting that it has "engaged with Congress, USDA (i.e. climate smart commodities), EPA, and [the] White House," which clarifies the government bodies it targets, yet it does not explain whether this was done through meetings, letters, testimony, or other distinct mechanisms. FMC is clear about the outcome it wants, stating that it seeks to "encourage the establishment of net-zero commitments" and that it offers its "support without exceptions" for the US net-zero goal, but it does not articulate any other specific policy changes or measurable objectives it is pursuing. Overall, the disclosure provides some direct references to the policy, targets and desired result, but the detail is too narrow and lacks breadth across all three areas to be considered more than limited.	D