Lobbying Governance
| Overall Assessment | Analysis | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Tata Communications describes a structured process to keep its policy engagement consistent with climate objectives, noting that "Chief Sustainability Officer assesses the risks and opportunities of the company related to climate change for all business units and accordingly charts out the plan of engagement," and that this plan is shared with "top management and committees such as Sustainable Development Committee, GMC etc. for their input," which indicates an internal mechanism for aligning advocacy with the firm’s climate strategy. Oversight escalates to the board, as the renamed "CSR, Safety and Sustainability Committee…reviews and monitors the business risks and opportunities with reference to sustainability and oversees the progress of business sustainability," signalling that a formal board-level body supervises climate-related engagement. Operationally, a dedicated "Regulatory team maintains a tracker to monitor and ensure timely responses to all consultation papers relevant to us," and the company also "engage[s] external legal counsel and consultants who liaise with regulators on our behalf," demonstrating day-to-day controls over direct lobbying. The company further states it has "a public commitment…to conduct…engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," reinforcing alignment intent. However, the disclosure does not spell out how the firm evaluates or manages the climate-policy positions of the “numerous industry segments” and forums in which it participates, nor does it publish any lobbying-alignment audit or describe criteria for correcting or exiting misaligned associations, so the transparency around indirect lobbying governance remains limited.
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