Cintas Corp – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Cintas Corp has established a policy for overseeing its political engagement that is approved by its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which “receives periodic updates on the political engagement activities covered by this policy.” The company requires “prior written approval of our Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel” for all corporate political contributions, and “Cintas PAC contributions are reviewed and approved by the Cintas PAC Committee, which is made up of a cross section of Cintas partners and overseen by the Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Affairs,” indicating formal review and oversight mechanisms. In certain instances, Cintas “may notify a trade association in which it is a member to not use Cintas dues for political contributions or expenditures,” reflecting some control over indirect lobbying. We found no evidence of any climate-specific lobbying alignment process or a policy to ensure that its lobbying activities support its climate goals. View Sources	D

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Limited

Cintas Corp has established a policy for overseeing its political engagement that is approved by its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which “receives periodic updates on the political engagement activities covered by this policy.” The company requires “prior written approval of our Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel” for all corporate political contributions, and “Cintas PAC contributions are reviewed and approved by the Cintas PAC Committee, which is made up of a cross section of Cintas partners and overseen by the Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Affairs,” indicating formal review and oversight mechanisms. In certain instances, Cintas “may notify a trade association in which it is a member to not use Cintas dues for political contributions or expenditures,” reflecting some control over indirect lobbying. We found no evidence of any climate-specific lobbying alignment process or a policy to ensure that its lobbying activities support its climate goals.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Limited	Cintas provides only limited visibility into its climate-related lobbying. It notes that it engages policymakers using “face-to-face meetings, memos, and position papers” at both federal and state level, but it does not identify which agencies, legislators or other bodies it approaches. The company lists broad issue areas such as infrastructure, labor, taxes and trade, yet it offers no examples of specific climate or energy transition policies or bills it has lobbied on. Likewise, while it reiterates corporate aspirations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and reach net-zero by 2050, it does not state what concrete legislative outcomes it is advocating for or opposing. Absent identifiable policies, clear targets or defined policy objectives, the disclosure leaves most of the company’s climate-lobbying activity opaque.	D