Verbund AG

Verbund states that its "strategy, policy and corporate responsibility departments" are "responsible for the strategy implementation as well as the consistency of political interest representation," indicating that these departments serve as the internal body overseeing whether lobbying is aligned with the company's climate strategy. The company further confirms that it has "a public commitment...to conduct [its] engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," which demonstrates a formal policy intention to keep lobbying consistent with its climate commitments. However, the disclosure stops at this high-level description: it does not explain the specific monitoring steps, review frequency, escalation procedures, or criteria used to assess alignment, and it offers no information on how indirect lobbying via trade associations is managed or whether the board is involved. As a result, while there is evidence of a governance policy and named departmental oversight, the transparency and depth of the process remain limited.