The diagram below charts the Total Score and global Engagement Intensity for the 50 companies operating in Australia that are most significant to climate change (please see FAQs for how these companies were chosen). The higher the Total Score, the more the company lobbies to support Paris-Aligned climate policy. The Total Score expresses how supportive or obstructive the company is towards climate policy aligned with the Paris Agreement, incorporating an analysis of its trade association links. The Engagement Intensity (0-100) expresses the intensity of this activity, whether positive or negative. This diagram shows the global Engagement Intensity rather than how companies are lobbying in Australia specifically, which is shown in the second diagram.
InfluenceMap maintains the world’s leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy around the globe, covering around 300 companies and 150 industry groups globally. Full details of what our metrics mean are contained within the info icons. A full explanation of our methodology can be found here.
The above diagram shows the global Engagement Intensities for each company. In order to determine which companies are the most engaged within Australia, InfluenceMap analyzed how many Australian-specific engagements each company had. The diagram below shows the top 15 companies most engaged with Australian climate policy, and which sector they belong to.
Below is a ranking table with the 50 companies included in this research. A summary profile and full access to the data underlying the assessments can be accessed via the links in the table
Influencemap Performance Band | Organization | Engagement Intensity | ||
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C+ | AGL Australia | 39 | Utilities | Oceania |
D | Alcoa | 14 | Metals & Mining | North America |
C- | Ampol Limited (formerly Caltex Australia) | 10 | Energy | Oceania |
D+ | Anglo American | 23 | Metals & Mining | Europe |
B | Apple | 30 | Information Technology | North America |
C | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group | 10 | Financials | Oceania |
D- | Banpu | 9 | Energy | Oceania |
D+ | BHP | 37 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
C- | Bluescope Steel | 34 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D+ | Boral Limited | 7 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
C | BP | 60 | Energy | Europe |
D- | Chevron | 48 | Energy | North America |
C- | CLP Holdings (EnergyAustralia) | 18 | Utilities | Asia |
D+ | Coles Group | 2 | Consumer Staples | Oceania |
C+ | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 7 | Financials | Oceania |
D- | ConocoPhillips | 37 | Energy | North America |
D | ExxonMobil | 52 | Energy | North America |
C- | Fortescue Metals Group | 27 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D- | Glencore International | 31 | Metals & Mining | Europe |
C | Insurance Australia Group | 7 | Financials | Oceania |
C- | Lendlease | 5 | Construction Materials | Oceania |
C | Macquarie Group | 20 | Financials | Oceania |
D+ | Mitsubishi Corporation | 22 | Industrials | Asia |
B- | National Australia Bank | 12 | Financials | Oceania |
D+ | Orica | 16 | Industrials | Oceania |
C- | Origin Energy | 44 | Energy | Oceania |
F | Peabody | 18 | Metals & Mining | North America |
C- | Qantas Airways | 12 | Transportation | Oceania |
D | Rio Tinto Group | 40 | Metals & Mining | Europe |
C | Shell | 64 | Energy | Europe |
D | Santos | 22 | Energy | Oceania |
N/A | Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) | 2 | Telecommunications | Asia |
D+ | South32 | 15 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
C | Suncorp | 7 | Financials | Oceania |
F | Sunset Power International (Delta Electricity) | 14 | Utilities | Oceania |
C | Telstra | 8 | Telecommunications | Oceania |
D+ | Virgin Australia | 7 | Transportation | Oceania |
D | Viva Energy | 11 | Energy | Oceania |
C- | Wesfarmers | 13 | Retailing | Oceania |
C+ | Westpac Banking Corporation | 15 | Financials | Oceania |
E- | Whitehaven Coal | 21 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D- | Woodside | 39 | Energy | Oceania |
C | Woolworths Ltd | 9 | Consumer Staples | Oceania |
E+ | Yancoal | 14 | Metals & Mining | Oceania |
D | Toyota Motor | 39 | Automobiles | Asia |
N/A | AMP | 4 | Financials | Oceania |
C | Holcim | 47 | Construction Materials | Europe |
N/A | Metcash | 1 | Consumer Staples | Oceania |
D | Beach Energy | 10 | Energy | North America |
D- | Newcrest Mining | 6 | Materials | Oceania |
D+ | InterGen | 5 | Energy | Europe |
C- | Snowy Hydro | 11 | Energy | Oceania |
D | Tamboran Resources | 13 | Energy | Oceania |
D+ | Senex Energy | 10 | Energy | Oceania |