Poste Italiane SpA – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Poste Italiane makes only a brief, high-level reference to aligning its policy engagement with its climate strategy, stating that it is "continually engaging in dialogue and cooperation with both national and international entities and associations that promote values and actions that are consistent with the Group's overall climate change strategy and related objectives" and that environmental protection is treated as “a non-negotiable aspect when creating sustainable value”. While this shows an intention to ensure that external engagement activities do not contradict the Group’s 2030 carbon-neutrality target, the company does not disclose a dedicated governance framework for lobbying: we found no description of procedures for monitoring or reviewing lobbying positions, no indication that trade-association positions are assessed for alignment, and no named board committee or executive responsible for approving or overseeing lobbying activity. Other excerpts – such as the “Linea Guida in materia di esercizio del diritto di voto ed attività di engagement” overseen by the Business Development/ESG function or the “Investment Committee [that] periodically receives specific reports regarding the monitoring of ESG profiles” – relate to investment stewardship rather than public-policy advocacy, and therefore do not evidence a lobbying-governance process. Overall, the disclosure signals an aspiration to align external engagement with climate goals but provides little transparency on mechanisms, oversight or accountability, indicating limited governance in this area. View Sources	1

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Limited

Poste Italiane makes only a brief, high-level reference to aligning its policy engagement with its climate strategy, stating that it is "continually engaging in dialogue and cooperation with both national and international entities and associations that promote values and actions that are consistent with the Group's overall climate change strategy and related objectives" and that environmental protection is treated as “a non-negotiable aspect when creating sustainable value”. While this shows an intention to ensure that external engagement activities do not contradict the Group’s 2030 carbon-neutrality target, the company does not disclose a dedicated governance framework for lobbying: we found no description of procedures for monitoring or reviewing lobbying positions, no indication that trade-association positions are assessed for alignment, and no named board committee or executive responsible for approving or overseeing lobbying activity. Other excerpts – such as the “Linea Guida in materia di esercizio del diritto di voto ed attività di engagement” overseen by the Business Development/ESG function or the “Investment Committee [that] periodically receives specific reports regarding the monitoring of ESG profiles” – relate to investment stewardship rather than public-policy advocacy, and therefore do not evidence a lobbying-governance process. Overall, the disclosure signals an aspiration to align external engagement with climate goals but provides little transparency on mechanisms, oversight or accountability, indicating limited governance in this area.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Strong	Poste Italiane discloses climate-policy lobbying in considerable detail. It names several identifiable measures it has engaged on, including Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the EU Taxonomy, the European Alliance for a Green Recovery, and the “A New Green Deal for Italy – Manifesto,” as well as work to extend the Taxonomy so that it “considers the postal sector as a specific sector.” The company also explains how it seeks to influence these files: it joined PostEurop to “actively collaborat[e] and engag[e] with European Authorities,” its CEO signed an open letter that “was sent to the Italian and European institutions,” it participates in the IIGCC “EU Policy” working group, and it co-signed other collective investor statements addressed to EU leaders. Finally, Poste Italiane is explicit about what it wants to achieve, calling for the EU Taxonomy to be widened to cover postal activities and to “incentivize the decarbonization of the postal sector,” while investor-led campaigns pursue government commitments ahead of COP29 and push companies to adopt 1.5 °C-aligned science-based targets. Together, these disclosures give a strong, though not exhaustive, picture of the company’s climate-related lobbying objectives, channels and policy focus.	3