Array Technologies Inc – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Array Technologies provides limited insight into governance of its lobbying activities in support of its sustainability objectives. It emphasizes broader ESG oversight, noting that “In 2022, we strengthened ESG oversight at Array by establishing a new governance structure,” which includes an “ESG Executive Steering Committee” and an “ESG Working Group” helmed by “Nicole Stewart, Senior Director of Government Relations & ESG,” with a mandate to oversee programs, develop action plans, and maintain metrics, systems, and procedures “to monitor and track ESG matters.” It also appoints Lawrence-Vaca to “oversee all aspects of engagement with government officials to shape policy, drive brand awareness to propel growth and execute ARRAY’s sustainability strategy” and to expand “ARRAY’s involvement with trade associations and industry partners worldwide.” However, the company does not disclose a dedicated policy or defined process for ensuring that its direct lobbying or its indirect lobbying through trade associations is aligned with its climate or sustainability goals, nor does it detail how positions are reviewed or approved or who bears formal oversight for such alignment. View Sources	D

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Limited

Array Technologies provides limited insight into governance of its lobbying activities in support of its sustainability objectives. It emphasizes broader ESG oversight, noting that “In 2022, we strengthened ESG oversight at Array by establishing a new governance structure,” which includes an “ESG Executive Steering Committee” and an “ESG Working Group” helmed by “Nicole Stewart, Senior Director of Government Relations & ESG,” with a mandate to oversee programs, develop action plans, and maintain metrics, systems, and procedures “to monitor and track ESG matters.” It also appoints Lawrence-Vaca to “oversee all aspects of engagement with government officials to shape policy, drive brand awareness to propel growth and execute ARRAY’s sustainability strategy” and to expand “ARRAY’s involvement with trade associations and industry partners worldwide.” However, the company does not disclose a dedicated policy or defined process for ensuring that its direct lobbying or its indirect lobbying through trade associations is aligned with its climate or sustainability goals, nor does it detail how positions are reviewed or approved or who bears formal oversight for such alignment.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Array Technologies has provided limited transparency regarding the specific climate policies it has lobbied, naming only the Build Back Better Act (BBA) as its sole identified engagement. The company offers some insight into how it advances that policy, highlighting efforts such as public advocacy to “rally local legislatures (U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly) behind the Build Back Better Act (BBA)” and describing engagement through press conferences and one-on-one discussions with elected officials. On outcomes, Array is more forthcoming, clearly stating that it seeks “more than $500 billion in investments for clean energy and environmental justice – including over $300 billion to expand and extend clean energy tax incentives,” along with incentives to expand the solar industry and support the “number of high paying and living wage jobs in Arizona.” While these disclosures offer meaningful insight into this lobbying effort and its intended policy results, the absence of additional policy names or further detail on other lobbying mechanisms limits the company’s overall transparency around its climate-related advocacy.	C