This briefing provides an overview of how European chemical companies under the Nature Action 100 and/or PRI Spring investor initiatives are engaging with policies that intend to reduce the impact of pollution on biodiversity loss.
This briefing assesses the alignment of South Korea’s 11th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand with climate science and examines the corporate actors and engagement dynamics that influenced and shaped its development.
This briefing highlights growing misalignment in EU energy companies’ direct and indirect (via industry associations) advocacy, creating an increasingly one-sided policy dialogue that investors can address through targeted engagement.
This briefing provides an overview of the direct and indirect (via industry associations) engagement of Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) companies within the aviation and oil and gas sectors on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It explores the narratives deployed by both industries to weaken or obstruct ...
This is the fifth online briefing in InfluenceMap’s regular series collating recent corporate engagement with global methane policy, captured on the Methane Platform.
InfluenceMap’s analysis of corporate engagement with three major US vehicle emissions standards under consultation in 2023–2024 reveals that oppositional companies and industry associations have strategically used concerns about critical mineral supply chains to delay the transition to electric vehi...
New analysis from InfluenceMap finds that the Canadian oil and gas industry's advocacy campaigns against climate policies in the sector resulted in the federal government withdrawing key climate regulations and echoing science-misaliged industry narratives.
New analysis from InfluenceMap finds that global insurance groups have mobilized to slow down efforts by supervisors and regulators to tackle climate-related insurance risk, through a series of consultations held by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).
FinanceMap’s assessment of the world’s largest asset managers finds that only a small group of leading firms is conducting robust stewardship of investee companies’ climate lobbying activities.
FinanceMap’s 2025 assessment of the Canadian Big Five banks’ 2020–2024 lending and underwriting activities finds that the banks show persistent high exposure to the fossil fuel sector, particularly high-cost domestic oil and gas producers, while having limited relative exposure to green companies.
This briefing analyzes the corporate and industry influence on the Korea Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS) over the 15-year timeframe, led by the cross-sector industry associations and steel industry to weaken the ambition and effectiveness of the policy.
A new briefing analyzing corporate Australia's engagement with the Future Made in Australia plan and positioning on the possible future role of nuclear power generation.
A briefing covering the EU steel industry's engagement with EU policymakers from 2023–24.
New InfluenceMap analysis finds a rift in advocacy by the Technology Sector on the issue of Scope 2 emissions accounting.
New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda dependent on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the continued reliance on fossil fuels.
Assessing Electric Power Industry Influence on the 7th Strategic Energy Plan and 1.5°C Pathways
This new research demonstrates that major automotive companies, both directly and through their European industry association, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), are actively advocating against legislative and regulatory measures intended to reduce biodiversity loss in the Eur...
This briefing is the first in a series examining how the aviation industry has influenced debates on the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). It analyzes industry advocacy positions, narratives, and lobbying tactics at a pivotal moment, as the EU prepares for the 2026 review of the EU...
South African industry remains a blockage to ambitious climate change policy in the country. This report analyses the corporate climate policy positions of sixteen companies and twelve industry associations in South Africa, and examines the policy impact of climate policy engagement by South African...
New InfluenceMap analysis explores how a network of fossil fuel companies and industry associations across Japan and Australia is working to influence government policy on the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to expand Australian LNG exports and increase reliance on fossil gas in parts of Southea...
Updated InfluenceMap analysis of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s climate negotiations reveals insufficient transparency, and the development of policies disproportionately reflecting industry interests, indicating a strong case of corporate “policy capture.”.
This briefing offers three key observations on Australian corporate advocacy from the LobbyMap database that are likely to inform climate policy developments in the first year of Labor’s second term in government.
New InfluenceMap analysis finds that the Canadian Chamber of Commerce engages on climate policy much more negatively than many of its corporate members.
This bulletin offers insights on the climate policy engagement of major steel companies and their industry associations from the first half of 2024.
This briefing contains an overview of the corporate lobbying detected by InfluenceMap related to fossil fuels for the month of February 2024.
A new briefing analyzing the latest emissions data from the Carbon Majors database.
InfluenceMap's initial analysis of 20 of India's most climate significant companies and eight of India’s most influential industry associations revealed a clear opportunity for corporate India to step up and drive policy engagement to deliver India’s climate targets.
This bulletin offers insights on the climate policy engagement of companies and industry associations in the steel sector and value chain from the second half of 2024.
New InfluenceMap analysis shows how powerful industry associations are strategically opposing state Climate Superfund bills and laws, including in California, that aim to recoup the costs of climate change.
Insurance Industry Downplays Climate Risk to Resist Regulation
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Japanese gas giants' Canberra lobbying record exposed
Report Reveals Large Japanese Gas Companies' Lobbying Record with Australian Policymakers
A new report looking at industry influence on energy policy in South Korea.
Two new influenceMap briefings reveal the influence of industry on Canadian climate legislation rollbacks.
A new briefing details how misleading narratives around critical minerals have become a central, successful tactic fo...
This policy brief summarizes recent oil and gas sector lobbying on US permitting reform, drawing on analysis from the LobbyMap platform, which tracks and assesses over 1,000 of the world’s largest companies and 350 industry associations' engagement on climate policy in near real-time.
This policy brief analyzes fossil fuel industry policy advocacy ahead of New York's recent proposed climate rollbacks.
This analysis highlights the three-step playbook that aviation industry groups—Airlines for America (A4A), Airlines for Europe (A4E) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA)—have deployed since 2007 to stall the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
InfluenceMap maintains the world’s leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy around the globe. Our research and reports have been informing investors, the media and the corporate sector since 2015. InfluenceMap is a data provider to the Climate Action 100+ investor process.
InfluenceMap maintains the FinanceMap platform which is the most comprehensive publicly available metrics and analysis of the asset management sector through a climate lens, both on portfolios and corporate stewardship.
Carbon Majors is a database of historical production data from 122 of the world’s largest oil, gas, coal, and cement producers. This data is used to quantify the direct operational emissions and emissions from the combustion of marketed products that can be attributed to these entities.
This platform showcases InfluenceMap's initial analysis of corporate climate policy engagement in Brazil, through the assessment of 20 of the largest and most climate-relevant companies and 12 industry associations operating in the automotive, aviation, energy (oil and gas), new energy (renewables and battery), mining, steel, paper and forest products, chemicals, consumer staples, and electric utilities sectors in Brazil.
InfluenceMap’s India platform tracks the real-time climate policy engagement of 20 companies and eight key industry associations in India. The platform provides detailed analysis of key entities, their influencing strategies and the impact of this activity at a policy level. The platform is under development, with this Beta version available for use in the short term.
In the run up to this pivotal global event, understanding corporate influence has never been more crucial. This portal contains InfluenceMap tools, as well as easy links to our recent reports, for media, policymakers, business, and civil society groups attending and covering the meeting.
This policy brief analyzes fossil fuel industry advocacy leading up to New York Governor Kathy Hochul's proposals to weaken New York's signature climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
