.st0{fill:#001689;} .st1{fill:#E40032;} Search Search About Us Sustainability Investors Careers Newsroom Political Engagement and Contributions Sempra and its operating companies consider engaging with policymakers to be an important and necessary part of doing business. We monitor hundreds of proposed laws, rules, regulations and policies, and engage at the federal, state, and local levels of government to ensure that the perspectives of our company, our shareholders, our customers, and our employees are represented before lawmakers and regulators. When warranted, we also take positions for or against proposals and sometimes suggest amendments as part of the public policy process. When operating outside the U.S., our company complies with all applicable laws and is committed to acting in an ethical manner when conducting business. Direct and Indirect Lobbying We believe that our business — which includes natural gas infrastructure as well as various renewable resources and emerging technologies — will play a critical role in the transition to a lower-carbon energy system. The Sempra family of companies engage in direct and indirect lobbying activities at the federal, state, and local levels of government consistent with our commitment to creating long-term, sustainable value, including the important role our infrastructure plays in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. We believe that our direct lobbying activities align with the relevant policies of the legislative and regulatory jurisdictions in which we operate (such as California’s goal to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045 and the U.S. EPA’s methane rules) and important global multi-lateral collaborations, including the Paris Agreement’s goals of limiting average global warming to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C.i For example, we believe that our direct engagement regarding California legislation promoting the in-state production and distribution of biomethane as a practical step toward furthering the state’s greenhouse gas and short-lived climate pollutant reduction goals aligns with the Paris Agreement because it could enable emissions reductions in transportation and agriculture, which are sources of nitrogen oxides and methane emissions, respectively. See our response to the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire for more detail on how our direct and indirect lobbying on topics related to the energy transition demonstrate the foregoing. Trade Associations Sempra and its operating companies are members of several trade associations focused on the important business and technical issues of our industry and the interests of our stakeholders. As a general matter, these associations enable us to learn the views of others, obtain feedback and, ultimately, voice our perspectives on proposed legislation and regulations in an educated and thoughtful manner. Some of these associations engage in lobbying activities. We believe that our indirect lobbying activities through these associations are also consistent with a transition to a lower carbon energy system and generally align with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise. For example, one of the trade associations we are a member of advances improved natural gas production practices by working to develop a metric for methane intensity so that such emissions can be measured, compared, and reduced, which we believe aligns with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise. Trade association policies generally reflect a compromise of the membership so at times the policy positions and lobbying activities of these associations may not fully align with Sempra’s positions on a particular issue, including the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise, in which case we work to mitigate any risks associated with such misalignment. Specifically, we seek to do this in three primary ways: Education of the association staff and key members; Ongoing engagement with the association to try to move consensus positions; and If needed, dissenting from association positions, including not providing formal company participation or endorsement. Compliance with Lobbying and Disclosure Laws We believe that public policy engagement is an important and appropriate role for companies, as long as it is conducted in a legal and transparent manner. In the U.S., there are federal, state and local lobbying registration and disclosure laws with which Sempra and its operating companies comply, and the company has a robust training and reporting program in place to ensure compliance. Political Engagement and Contributions Policy i The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, is an agreement under which 196 countries agreed to collaborate on long-term strategies focused on financial, technical and capacity-building programs with a stated goal to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C, with a stretch target of 1.5°C, above pre-industrial levels. 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