Ralph Lauren Corp

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Ralph Lauren provides a highly detailed picture of its climate-policy advocacy. It identifies numerous concrete measures it has engaged on, including the SEC’s proposed rule “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,” Vietnam’s “Direct Power Purchase Agreement Pilot Program,” calls for the United States to cut emissions “at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030,” coalition letters urging the United States to re-enter and strengthen the Paris Agreement, the We Mean Business “G-20 Climate Statement,” and policy recommendations from the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance to “improve existing wholesale power markets,” “harmonize current patchwork of clean energy policies,” and “increase federal funding for clean energy technology research, development, and demonstration from $8.9B to $25B by 2025.” The company is equally explicit about how and where it lobbies: it “submitted a comment to SEC Chair Gary Gensler,” “signed a letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam,” met with “members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, USDA and the White House,” and advocates indirectly through trade groups such as the American Apparel and Footwear Association and the Business Roundtable, as well as via open letters to the incoming U.S. administration and G-20 leaders. Ralph Lauren also spells out the policy outcomes it seeks, backing “requirements for disclosing data points that are measurable, quantifiable, widely reported, and widely used” in the SEC rule, pushing for approval of the DPPA to “help accelerate adoption of renewable energy in Vietnam by our suppliers,” pressing governments to “halve global emissions by 2030” and reach “net zero emissions by 2050,” and supporting federal investment levels and market reforms laid out in the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance statement. By naming specific policies, detailing both direct and coalition-based engagement mechanisms, and articulating clear, measurable legislative and regulatory goals, the company demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	Ralph Lauren presents a clear structure for governing climate-related lobbying. It states that its Chief Global Impact & Communications Officer "has responsibility for overseeing our climate change strategy as well as oversight for direct and indirect engagement with policy makers and our relationships with trade associations," and that "she evaluates and approves any direct engagement with policy makers on climate change and directs any policy engagement through trade associations like the American Apparel and Footwear Association." This role is "positioned to identify and resolve any conflicts between our overall climate strategy and the policy priorities of our trade associations," while day-to-day activity is handled by the Head of Public Affairs who "regularly meets with our climate and sustainability teams to understand, evaluate, and execute policy engagement actions," demonstrating an ongoing monitoring mechanism that covers both direct and indirect lobbying. The company outlines an escalation process: "If we identify inconsistencies between our external engagements and partners and our climate commitments, we engage directly with the organization to provide feedback… and encourage changes to its position to align with our climate commitments," indicating active alignment efforts. Board-level oversight is established as "our Nominating, Governance, Citizenship & Sustainability Committee receives quarterly progress updates and the full Board receives progress updates at least once per year," reinforcing accountability. In addition, Ralph Lauren confirms it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." While this indicates strong governance, the company does not disclose any publicly available climate-lobbying alignment audit or comprehensive report, nor evidence of disengaging from persistently misaligned associations, so transparency on the effectiveness of its review remains limited.	3