Famous Brands Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Famous Brands Ltd discloses no internal governance processes specifically for lobbying activities. Its published materials describe that "The Social and Ethics Working Group assists the Social and Ethics Committee on an executive level to ensure effective stakeholder management within Famous Brands" and that "the Audit and Risk Committee oversees engagement with the JSE, funder institutions, shareholders and investors," but these descriptions focus solely on stakeholder and ethical oversight rather than governing or monitoring lobbying. While the report outlines that "best practice ... encapsulates King IV, the Companies Act, the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact and legislation related to the economy ... environment and society," it makes no reference to any mechanisms to align direct or indirect policy advocacy or to any individual or committee responsible for overseeing lobbying activities. We found no evidence of a policy to review or monitor lobbying alignment, no mention of engagement with trade or industry associations, nor a named role or body tasked with reviewing the consistency of the company’s lobbying with its climate or other policy goals. View Sources	E

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Famous Brands Ltd discloses no internal governance processes specifically for lobbying activities. Its published materials describe that "The Social and Ethics Working Group assists the Social and Ethics Committee on an executive level to ensure effective stakeholder management within Famous Brands" and that "the Audit and Risk Committee oversees engagement with the JSE, funder institutions, shareholders and investors," but these descriptions focus solely on stakeholder and ethical oversight rather than governing or monitoring lobbying. While the report outlines that "best practice ... encapsulates King IV, the Companies Act, the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact and legislation related to the economy ... environment and society," it makes no reference to any mechanisms to align direct or indirect policy advocacy or to any individual or committee responsible for overseeing lobbying activities. We found no evidence of a policy to review or monitor lobbying alignment, no mention of engagement with trade or industry associations, nor a named role or body tasked with reviewing the consistency of the company’s lobbying with its climate or other policy goals.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	No evidence found	E