Oesterreichische Post AG – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Austrian Post demonstrates a clear commitment to aligning its engagement activities with climate objectives, as shown by its “Yes” response to having “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” It further explains that it “takes supportive positions on draft laws by submitting comments to the bodies in charge of the consultation process and taking part in stakeholder consultations,” including discussing “improved funding opportunities for energy efficiency measures (such as e-mobility)” with authorities, which provides a concrete mechanism for ensuring direct lobbying is consistent with its climate-change strategy. Oversight of these activities is formalized through the requirement that “establishing possible political contact for domestic or international Group companies must be approved by the Group management,” and by the use of “external consultants [who] monitor relevant political developments on a national and European level and make sure that the company’s interests are represented in decision-making processes.” However, we found no evidence of a structured process for reviewing or managing indirect lobbying—such as assessing the climate positions of its trade or industry associations—to ensure that all policy advocacy across channels remains aligned with the company’s climate goals. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Austrian Post demonstrates a clear commitment to aligning its engagement activities with climate objectives, as shown by its “Yes” response to having “a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.” It further explains that it “takes supportive positions on draft laws by submitting comments to the bodies in charge of the consultation process and taking part in stakeholder consultations,” including discussing “improved funding opportunities for energy efficiency measures (such as e-mobility)” with authorities, which provides a concrete mechanism for ensuring direct lobbying is consistent with its climate-change strategy. Oversight of these activities is formalized through the requirement that “establishing possible political contact for domestic or international Group companies must be approved by the Group management,” and by the use of “external consultants [who] monitor relevant political developments on a national and European level and make sure that the company’s interests are represented in decision-making processes.” However, we found no evidence of a structured process for reviewing or managing indirect lobbying—such as assessing the climate positions of its trade or industry associations—to ensure that all policy advocacy across channels remains aligned with the company’s climate goals.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Oesterreichische Post AG provides a moderate level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It explicitly identifies two EU climate policies it has engaged on – the EU Taxonomy regulation and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – and supplies contextual details such as the focus on “Climate change mitigation,” “Transparency requirements,” and its work at EU-28 level. The company also sets out the way it lobbies, noting that it is “taking part in stakeholder consultation and submitting comments” and that these submissions are directed to “the bodies in charge” of the legislative process, showing that it relies on public consultations and written inputs to influence policy. On the purpose of its engagement it is more general, indicating that it supports the “proposed legislative solution” but seeks greater “user-friendliness” and sector-specific “clarifications for the postal sector,” and that only “minor exceptions” separate its position from the draft law; however, it does not spell out concrete amendments or measurable policy changes it is pursuing. Together, these disclosures demonstrate clear naming of policies and reasonably clear descriptions of mechanisms and targets, while providing only broad indications of the specific outcomes sought.	C