Fall 2021 - Fall 2022

Go Time for Climate

OVERVIEW

Getting America's companies to back historic climate legislation

Leading up to the September 2022 Congressional vote on The Inflation Reduction Act, a $369 billion climate and energy investment to power our clean energy transition, we tracked 21 top “pro-climate” companies in real time. We praised those companies who spoke up to endorse this legislation and held those that didn’t back this policy accountable for their inaction.

What We Did

We scored where 21 top companies stood on the climate bill

Our scorecard assessed each companies’ position on the huge climate investments in the 2021 Build Back Better Act – and reported them to the press and public as “Obstructing,” “Cautiously Supporting,” and “Boldly Leading.”

It focused on large climate-positive companies with an InfluenceMap Organization score over 65, indicating generally positive positions on climate policy. (See IM's analysis here).

The 21 companies included were: 3M, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Constellation Energy, Exelon, Google, HP, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Nike, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Salesforce, Tesla, and Walmart.

Obstructing

These companies do not meet any of the criteria.

Cautious

These companies meet some, but not all of the criteria.

Leading

These companies meet all the criteria.

What Happened

The business voice mattered

Employee engagement, and powerful media coverage influenced 6 companies to make positive steps or statements endorsing this climate bill.

When the initial bill failed and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was introduced, ClimateVoice quickly pivoted with a second scorecard, rating companies as “Vocal” or “Silent” on the huge climate investment. In a matter of weeks, four major companies supported the historic bill – and two others joined after passage.