(C12.3b) Provide details of the trade associations your organization engages with which are likely to take a position on any policy, law or regulation that may impact the climate.
Question dependencies
This question only appears if you select “Yes we engage indirectly through trade associations” in response to column 1 in C12.3.
Change from last year
Modified question (2021 C12.3c)
Rationale
Trade associations are a crucial tool through which companies can shape policy and interact with legislators and industry peers. These trade associations can potentially play a significant role in the development and adoption of climate policy. As such, investors and data users expect companies to be transparent about their relationships and responsibilities with the groups which are likely to take a position on legislation related to climate change.
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| Trade association | Is your organization's position on climate change consistent with theirs? | Has your organization influenced, or is your organization attempting to influence their position? | State the trade association’s position on climate change, explain where your organization’s position differs, and how you are attempting to influence their position (if applicable) | Funding figure your organization provided to this trade association in the reporting year, if applicable (currency as selected in C0.4) (optional) | Describe the aim of your organization’s funding | Have you evaluated whether your organization’s engagement with this trade association is aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement? |
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Trade association drop-down options (column 1)
- Advanced Energy Economy (AEE)
- Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
- American Chemistry Council
- American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
- American Legislative Exchange Council
- American Petroleum Institute
- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
- Business Council of Australia
- Business Roundtable
- BusinessEurope
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
- CEMBUREAU: The European Cement Association
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
- Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
- Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)
- Cross Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI)
- Edison Electric Institute (EII)
- Eurelectric
- Eurometaux
- European Automobile Manufacturers Association
- European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)
- European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT)
- European Steel Association (Eurofer)
- Federation of French Industry (MEDEF)
- Federation of German Industries (BDI)
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
- FuelsEurope
- German Automotive Association (VDA)
- German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)
- Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA)
- Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
- International Air Transport Association
- International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Chamber of Shipping
- International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM)
- Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
- Japan Chemical Industry Association/日本化学工業協会
- Minerals Council of Australia
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Mining Association
- Portland Cement Association
- Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
- SolarPower Europe
- Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAIP)
- The Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA)
- Tropical Forest Alliance
- US Chamber of Commerce
- WindEurope
- World Steel Association
- Other, please specify
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Trade association (column 1)
- If none of the listed options apply, select “Other, please specify” and enter the name of the trade association.
- Note that this question asks you to provide details of all trade associations you are a member of that take a position on climate change, not only (but including) those for which you have a formal representation on or provide funding beyond membership.
Is your organization's position on climate change consistent with theirs? (column 2)
- Select the option which best describes the consistency of your organization’s position on climate change with the trade association’s. Refer to the “Additional information” for resources on the climate change positions of trade associations.
- You will have the opportunity to provide more details in column 4.
How has your organization, or is your organization attempting to influence their position? (column 3)
- Select the option which best describes the actions your organization has taken, or is in the process of taking to influence the trade association’s position on climate change.
- You will have the opportunity to provide more details in column 4.
State the trade association’s position on climate change, where your organization’s position differs, and how you are attempting to influence their position (if applicable) (column 4)
- Provide details of the trade association’s position on climate change and give examples of any activities the trade association has undertaken in the reporting year to influence climate change policy.
- Elaborate on your selections in columns 2 and 3. For example:
- If your organization’s position is “Inconsistent” or “Mixed”, explain how your organization’s position on climate change differs from the trade association’s position.
- If you selected “Unknown” in column 2, explain why you do not know whether the trade association’s position on climate change is consistent with your organization’s position and state whether you intend to research the trade association’s position on climate change in the future.
- If you have attempted or are attempting to influence the trade association’s position on climate change, describe the actions you are taking to achieve this and the associated timeframe.
Funding figure your organization provided to this trade association in the reporting year, if applicable (currency as selected in C0.4) (optional) (column 5)
- Enter the total amount of funding you have provided to this trade association in the reporting year, including any membership or other fees.
Describe the aim of your organization’s funding (column 6)
- This column only appears if the value for column 5 is greater than 0.
- Give an overview of what you aim to achieve through your funding, including any specific outcomes in relation to the trade association’s position on climate change and its activities to influence climate change policy.
Have you evaluated whether your organization’s engagement with this trade association is aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement? (column 7)
- Indicate whether your organization has evaluated the position of the trade association and its activities to influence climate change policy for alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
- Any actions you took as a result of this evaluation should be detailed in columns 3 and 4.
- Alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement: refers to the Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal, as expressed in relevant IPCC reports, in particular the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) and the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR1.5).
- Engagement that is aligned with the Paris Agreement could include, for example:
- Influencing a trade association that supports climate denial to change its position or terminating your membership with this trade association.
- Publicly supporting a trade association which aims to influence ambitious climate policy.
Explanation of terms
- Trade associations: Trade associations (sometimes also referred to as industry associations, trade groups, trade bodies, or industry trade groups) are an association of people or companies in a particular business or trade, organized to promote their common interests. Trade associations are relevant here as they present an “industry voice” to governments to influence their policy development. The majority of organizations are members of multiple trade associations, many of which take a position on climate change and actively engage with policy makers on the development of policy and legislation on behalf of their members.
Additional information
Climate change position of trade associations
- To aid companies in sorting through the climate-related action of trade associations and determining where the groups in which they belong actually stand on climate change, InfluenceMap has launched a corporate climate lobbying platform which uses data-driven analysis to provide detailed measurement of how trade associations influence policy needed to address climate change.
