Ralph Lauren Corp

Ralph Lauren presents a clear structure for governing climate-related lobbying. It states that its Chief Global Impact & Communications Officer "has responsibility for overseeing our climate change strategy as well as oversight for direct and indirect engagement with policy makers and our relationships with trade associations," and that "she evaluates and approves any direct engagement with policy makers on climate change and directs any policy engagement through trade associations like the American Apparel and Footwear Association." This role is "positioned to identify and resolve any conflicts between our overall climate strategy and the policy priorities of our trade associations," while day-to-day activity is handled by the Head of Public Affairs who "regularly meets with our climate and sustainability teams to understand, evaluate, and execute policy engagement actions," demonstrating an ongoing monitoring mechanism that covers both direct and indirect lobbying. The company outlines an escalation process: "If we identify inconsistencies between our external engagements and partners and our climate commitments, we engage directly with the organization to provide feedback... and encourage changes to its position to align with our climate commitments," indicating active alignment efforts. Board-level oversight is established as "our Nominating, Governance, Citizenship & Sustainability Committee receives quarterly progress updates and the full Board receives progress updates at least once per year," reinforcing accountability. In addition, Ralph Lauren confirms it has "a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement." While this indicates strong governance, the company does not disclose any publicly available climate-lobbying alignment audit or comprehensive report, nor evidence of disengaging from persistently misaligned associations, so transparency on the effectiveness of its review remains limited.