Entain PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Entain PLC indicates “we do not specifically lobby on climate-related issues, nor are we members of any trade associations that focus on this topic,” and affirms that “we do not conduct any lobbying around climate related issues, not engage with associations lobbying on climate related issues,” making clear it currently has no climate lobbying activities. The company states that “should any lobbying activities related to climate policy be conducted in any jurisdiction where we operate, either directly or through trade associations we work with, we will take steps to ensure these align with our own Net Zero objectives and the Paris Agreement,” and that “if there are misalignments, we will report this to Entain’s board-level Sustainability and Compliance Committee to address this,” which establishes a reactive, ad hoc process and a formal oversight body. It further describes that its work with trade associations is “done on an ad hoc basis,” and while it acknowledges it does not yet have a public position statement to conduct engagement in line with the Paris Agreement—“No, but we plan to have one in the next two years”—it does not disclose a systematic review, monitoring procedure, or a named individual responsible for climate-lobbying governance. This indicates some governance framework exists, but it is informal, lacks proactive alignment mechanisms, and provides limited transparency on climate lobbying oversight. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Entain PLC indicates “we do not specifically lobby on climate-related issues, nor are we members of any trade associations that focus on this topic,” and affirms that “we do not conduct any lobbying around climate related issues, not engage with associations lobbying on climate related issues,” making clear it currently has no climate lobbying activities. The company states that “should any lobbying activities related to climate policy be conducted in any jurisdiction where we operate, either directly or through trade associations we work with, we will take steps to ensure these align with our own Net Zero objectives and the Paris Agreement,” and that “if there are misalignments, we will report this to Entain’s board-level Sustainability and Compliance Committee to address this,” which establishes a reactive, ad hoc process and a formal oversight body. It further describes that its work with trade associations is “done on an ad hoc basis,” and while it acknowledges it does not yet have a public position statement to conduct engagement in line with the Paris Agreement—“No, but we plan to have one in the next two years”—it does not disclose a systematic review, monitoring procedure, or a named individual responsible for climate-lobbying governance. This indicates some governance framework exists, but it is informal, lacks proactive alignment mechanisms, and provides limited transparency on climate lobbying oversight.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Entain provides a clear but limited disclosure, centring on the fact that it does not engage in climate-related lobbying. It explicitly states, "Across all jurisdictions where we operate, we do not specifically lobby on climate-related issues, nor are we members of any trade associations that focus on this topic," thereby being transparent about the absence of any policy targets. It also outlines an internal mechanism should indirect lobbying arise: "If there are misalignments, we will report this to Entain’s board-level Sustainability and Compliance Committee to address this." While this demonstrates a governance process and acknowledges potential future activity, the company offers no underlying rationale for its current non-participation and names no actual lobbying channels or policy actions. On outcomes, Entain merely commits that any future engagement "will take steps to ensure these align with our own Net Zero objectives and the Paris Agreement," signalling a general intent but not specifying the concrete results it would pursue. Overall, the disclosure is transparent about non-engagement and oversight arrangements but lacks detail on specific policies, mechanisms, or outcomes because such lobbying does not presently occur.	C