Trade Associations
Like many companies, Emerson participates in industry trade organizations to enhance our industry's public image, promote best practices and standards, and improve products and technologies. Our participation does not indicate that we support all of their lobbying efforts or political goals. We pay dues or make contributions to these organizations which are not necessarily related to their lobbying efforts. The Emerson Board of Directors annually reviews major contributions and a listing of trade association memberships. The percentage of trade association dues attributable to the trade association’s lobbying efforts are incorporated into the company LD-2 and reported quarterly. While we periodically assess the alignment of key associations with our positions, we believe our continued participation reflects our commitment to informed dialogue, collaboration, and industry stewardship.
Find a list of Emerson’s primary trade associations here.
Lobbying
Emerson’s shareholders, employees, and customers are keenly affected by public policies at all levels of government. To protect shareholder value, Emerson maintains a small office in Washington, D.C. to engage with public officials at all levels of government to educate them on our company’s operations, emerging technologies and markets. This office also follows and, when necessary, seeks to influence public policy decisions that impact the company and its shareholders.
These activities are governed and regulated by federal and state laws. Emerson’s government affairs team identifies and follows issues of importance to Emerson’s continued well-being. When those issues lend themselves to public policy solutions at the federal level, Emerson’s government affairs team sometimes reaches out to policymakers on Capitol Hill and in the Executive Branch to raise awareness and educate them as to potential effects of policies under consideration. Under federal law, that process is considered “direct lobbying.” Emerson may also engage with policymakers on issues through one or more trade associations to which Emerson belongs and who share our concerns and interests. That is considered “indirect lobbying.” Emerson does not engage in “grassroots” lobbying, defined as attempts to influence policy by attempting to influence the opinion of the public, or our employees, and encouraging them to take action with respect to legislation. All decisions about which government policies Emerson seeks to shape are based upon what is in the best interests of our industry, our company, our employees and, most importantly, our shareholders.
Emerson’s federal lobbying activity is reported in our Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, which are publicly available at two websites:
- US House of Representatives: https://lda.gov/system/public/
- Senate: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/LDA_reports.htm
Emerson’s Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2 and LD-203) for the last two years can be viewed at the following links:
LD-203 Report
Lobbying Contribution Report Mid-Year 2026
Lobbying Contribution Report Year-End 2025
Lobbying Contribution Report Mid-Year 2025
Lobbying Contribution Report Year-End 2024
LD-2 Report
Political Contributions
Emerson does not maintain any federal or state political action committees. Emerson discontinued support for federal candidates in 2021 and officially closed its federal and Missouri PACs in July 2022. Over the last five years, to the best knowledge of Emerson’s Government Relations, Emerson has not made payments to any political candidates, parties and committees, ballot measures, political non-profits (527 organizations), 501(c)4 organizations, or made independent political expenditures.
Should Emerson find resumption of political giving in the best interest of the company, its shareholders, and employees, giving must be approved by Emerson’s CEO, General Counsel, and Chief Transformation and Compliance Officer and would be overseen by the Corporate Governance Committee. Such giving could only be used to promote the interests of the company without regard for private political preferences.
For historical information related to the Emerson PAC, please visit the Federal Election Commission (FEC) website.
For historical information related to the Missouri PAC, please visit the Missouri Ethics Commission website.