First Quantum Minerals Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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None	First Quantum Minerals Ltd does not disclose any governance process for its lobbying activities, including climate lobbying. While the company outlines that its “Environment, Health, Safety and Corporate Social Responsibility (EHS&CSR) Committee, comprising independent directors, is responsible for the review and monitoring of the suitability and effectiveness of the Company’s risk management policies and processes with respect to climate change as defined in the Committee charter,” this relates to risk management and operational planning rather than lobbying. The report also notes that “external relations encourages the development of responsible and effective business relationships with appropriate governments, agencies, regulators,” but provides no detail on oversight, alignment, or monitoring of advocacy or trade association engagements. We found no evidence of a policy to align lobbying activities with climate goals, no process for reviewing lobbying positions, and no specific individual or committee charged with overseeing lobbying compliance, indicating the company does not disclose a lobbying governance framework. View Sources	E

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd does not disclose any governance process for its lobbying activities, including climate lobbying. While the company outlines that its “Environment, Health, Safety and Corporate Social Responsibility (EHS&CSR) Committee, comprising independent directors, is responsible for the review and monitoring of the suitability and effectiveness of the Company’s risk management policies and processes with respect to climate change as defined in the Committee charter,” this relates to risk management and operational planning rather than lobbying. The report also notes that “external relations encourages the development of responsible and effective business relationships with appropriate governments, agencies, regulators,” but provides no detail on oversight, alignment, or monitoring of advocacy or trade association engagements. We found no evidence of a policy to align lobbying activities with climate goals, no process for reviewing lobbying positions, and no specific individual or committee charged with overseeing lobbying compliance, indicating the company does not disclose a lobbying governance framework.

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Lobbying Transparency

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None	First Quantum Minerals provides virtually no transparency about any climate-related lobbying. The disclosures reviewed do not name a single climate policy, bill, regulation, or broader policy area the company has tried to influence; they only reference operational interactions such as environmental audits at the Cobre Panamá mine. Likewise, the company gives no details on the methods it might use to engage policymakers—there is no mention of letters, meetings, trade-association activity, or any other mechanism, nor are any specific governmental bodies or officials identified as targets. Finally, the company sets out no policy positions or objectives it wishes to achieve through lobbying, offering no indication of whether it supports or opposes specific climate measures. As a result, we found no evidence of any substantive disclosure on climate-policy lobbying activities.	E