ClimateVoice FAQs

Question 1

What is ClimateVoice?

Accepted Answer

ClimateVoice is a nonprofit that leverages the power of employees and corporate influence to win crucial policy battles.

Question 2

How do you mobilize employees for climate policy change?

Accepted Answer

ClimateVoice helps employees activate their collective power by offering toolkits, education, and campaign resources. The goal is to turn employee values into corporate action that advances ambitious climate policy.

Question 3

How can I advocate for pro-climate public policy inside of my company?

Accepted Answer

ClimateVoice equips you with resources to confidently raise climate issues at work. As an employee, you have significant influence within your company, and companies have substantial power in policy. You can exert an outsized impact by raising your voice about climate at work.

Question 4

Why should my company care about climate policy if it already has a green reputation?

Accepted Answer

Companies can live up to their green reputations by lobbying for bold climate policies at every level, stopping any lobbying against climate progress, making strong public statements in support of climate policy, leaving anti-climate trade associations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and leading or joining pro-climate coalitions.

Question 5

Are trade associations still relevant in climate policy?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Trade associations remain extremely influential in shaping national and global climate policy. Groups such as the Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce have used their lobbying power to oppose key environmental regulations. Companies can demonstrate leadership by publicly calling on these groups to lobby for climate-aligned policy.

Question 6

Do executives listen to employees when it comes to climate?

Accepted Answer

71% of US employees believe they have the power to make changes in society, and leadership is listening. Deloitte's 2023 CxO Sustainability Report found more than half of C-suite executives said employee activism on climate led their organizations to increase sustainability actions over the past year.

Question 7

What resources help track a company's lobbying on climate?

Accepted Answer

Key resources include ClimateVoice's Guilt by Trade Association scorecard, InfluenceMap's LobbyMap database, F Minus for state-level fossil fuel lobbyist tracking, the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying, OpenSecrets for lobbying disclosure reports, and PlanetTracker for corporate and trade association climate transition analysis.

Question 8

How does ClimateVoice compare to groups like Ceres and InfluenceMap?

Accepted Answer

Ceres organizes investors and companies, InfluenceMap provides analysis on corporate climate policy engagement, and ClimateVoice is unique in mobilizing employees as change agents inside companies. Together, these efforts create a stronger collaborative push for climate policy alignment.

Question 9

How can ClimateVoice support me as an employee?

Accepted Answer

ClimateVoice provides employees with free consultations, corporate scorecards, and external research and watchdog reports. These tools reveal whether companies' lobbying aligns with their public climate pledges and help employees translate these insights into action inside their workplaces.

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