Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | AtkinsRéalis has provided comprehensive detail on its climate-policy lobbying activities. It explicitly names its engagement with government bodies including “Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada, House of Commons, Infrastructure Canada, NRCan, GAC” on issues such as the “decarbonization of existing buildings and assets in Canada to support sustainability and net zero objectives” and the “use of existing Canadian technology and expertise to support sustainability, climate change and net zero objectives internationally and multilaterally.” It discloses that it maintains “registrations for in-house lobbyists as required by law and regulation in the jurisdiction,” files “monthly reports certified by the CEO on our federal lobbying activities and any other reportable activities,” and conducted 35 “reportable communications with designated public office holders at the federal level” in Canada in 2022, and registers its personnel in the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada’s registry and the Office of the Clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives. The group also details its targeted advocacy for “efficient approval processes for major energy projects,” “recommendations on Federal policy regarding nuclear power development in the province of Ontario, Canada,” and “support for energy work plans that include Candu nuclear power new builds in China and Argentina.” It clearly outlines its desired outcomes, including “accelerating the current hydrogen research programme, with a minimum of two demonstration projects,” “expediting and funding pilot carbon capture and storage projects as quickly as possible,” and “urgently prioritizing Government consultation on alternative financing models (RAB) for nuclear,” demonstrating a high level of transparency across the full spectrum of its climate lobbying efforts. | 4 |