This scorecard ranks a selection of large, U.S. based companies that are members of the BRT and/or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. These 20 companies are all in the top 650 of the Forbes Global 2000 list and have engaged on climate policy according to InfluenceMap. ClimateVoice will be expanding this Scorecard to include additional companies with a record of climate policy engagement according to InfluenceMap. 

*Membership dues reported above are the most recently reported annual dues available publicly. The BRT and U.S. Chamber do not disclose membership dues publicly. Some companies only report their lobbying allocation, some report their total dues paid and may or may not break out their lobbying portion. All data reflected above is based on company reporting. That said, companies report their trade association dues in a number of ways and what is reported here may not be exhaustive. Trade association membership dues vary widely by company and these numbers are based on the most recently available public information. We encourage the companies listed above to contact us with new information.

†These lobbyists work for these companies while also lobbying for the fossil fuel industry. The ‘paid lobbyists from the fossil fuel industry’ data is collected from F Minus’ Lobbyist Database. For Chevron and Exxon, these numbers represent their lobbyists who work for other clients and may not be exhaustive. These numbers also do not include in-house employees who lobby in states.

‡Companies were invited to sign a ClimateVoice Business Statement urging the BRT and U.S. Chamber to lobby for climate policy.

§P&G reports that $98,000 of its total dues to BRT and the Chamber are allocable to lobbying or political expenditures.

Several companies have begun producing reports assessing alignment between company positions on climate change and the positions and lobbying of their key trade associations. Examples of companies producing reports include Ford Motor Company, GM, Microsoft, Pfizer, and Unilever. The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), representing more than $18 trillion in assets, recommends full disclosure of lobbying activities, and disclosure of political contributions of $10,000 or more as best practice.

You can find a list of our sources here.