InfluenceMap.org

Objective, neutral analysis of corporate influence on climate policyFebruary 2015

What is InfluenceMap

• A Web-based mapping of relationships between companies,

business associations and lobbying firms in the context of

climate change policy.

• A knowledge base of the extent to which companies and

business associations are influencing climate policy, based

on sets of legitimate and transparent evidence sources.

• A scoring and comparison system for quantifying this

issue.

What is InfluenceMap

• Internet based tool, graphical in nature that will allow

users to gain an overview of climate policy influencing

activity.

• Layers of hyperlinks to details of our data relating to

business associations, companies, individuals and finally

discrete examples of influencing activity.

• Our transparent scoring system will allow comparison

between companies and business associations’

involvement in influencing climate policy, clearly showing

the logic of each score.

Who is behind InfluenceMap

• Founded as a UK based non-profit by environmental and

Internet entrepreneur Dylan Tanner (ERM, ekobai.com)

and former CDP Lead Policy Analyst Thomas O'Neill.

• Working in partnership with the

Union of Concerned Scientists on methodology for

assessment of corporate influence.

• Funded by leading foundations interested in creating a

neutral, objective knowledge base on this important topic.

How is InfluenceMap Unique

• A living, dynamic knowledge base, updated in real time.

We do not issue 100 page reports. Or retain highly paid

climate experts.

• We assess a range of evidence sources (GRI reports, CDP

responses, disclosure web sites, consultation outcomes)

and weigh them according to reliability and importance in

our scoring.

• We are objective and neutral – its up to civil society to

refer to our tool and decide to what extent corporation

should be involved in the climate policy process.

InfluenceMap: Looking Ahead

• Working tool by summer 2015 –

looking towards UNFCCC Paris

Dec 2015

• Want to partner with like minded

people and organizations

• Following first iteration we will

absorb user and community

feedback

• Discussions with anchor donors

ongoing.

• Contact:

dylan.tanner@influencemap.org

Appendix

• How InfluenceMap Works

• Mapping

• Assessment

• Scoring and Updating

Mapping Assessment Scoring Updatin

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How InfluenceMap Works

Mapping the Links

Relationships

Companies

Business Associations

Key PeopleLobbyists

Strands of Evidence

We map relationships between companies, lobbyists, people etc. and also connect these to strands of evidence. The strength of each relationship is weighted.

Assessment

We have worked out, along with the

Union of Concerned Scientists, a set of indicators covering

corporate influence on climate policy.

Assessment

Data sources are chosen carefully to ensure we have similar

data for each company. Data sources are weighted by

reliability.

Scoring and Updating

• We query each of our data sources against these

indicators, using well defined questions and highly

transparent and consistent instructions to our scoring

team.

• Scores can be viewed for companies and business

associations, by indicator and by data source with the full

logic apparent.

• Aggregate scores can be used to compare business

associations and companies across geographies or sectors.

• Scores change in real time as new data becomes apparent.