WSP Global Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	WSP Global Inc. provides an unusually detailed picture of its climate-policy lobbying. It names multiple identifiable measures it has engaged on, including Canada’s proposed “National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters,” the US SEC’s draft rule on “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-related Disclosures for Investors,” UK consultations on “Scope 3 greenhouse-gas reporting linked to the Government’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting framework,” Sweden’s work on a “Climate Declaration of Buildings” under the Fossil-Free Sweden initiative, and recommendations put to the Victorian Government on incorporating carbon accounting into infrastructure decisions. The company also spells out how it engages and with whom: it “submitted consultation responses” to Canadian regulators, “responded to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rules,” “submitted written evidence to a Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) consultation,” testified before the US House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, and worked through trade coalitions such as SteelZero and ConcreteZero—explicitly identifying targets ranging from the SEC and CSA to DESNZ and the Victorian Government. Finally, WSP is clear about the results it is pursuing: it expresses “Support with no exceptions” for NI 51-107, seeks “robust, detailed and regular climate disclosures for the purposes of investor transparency,” backs mandatory Scope 3 reporting in the UK, advocates reference values for building-sector emissions in Sweden, and urges adoption of a carbon-management standard and procurement changes in Victoria to achieve the state’s 2045 net-zero goal. This breadth of policy references, clear description of lobbying channels and targets, and explicit statement of desired legislative and regulatory outcomes demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency around the company’s climate lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	WSP Global has taken steps to govern its climate lobbying through formal association reviews but provides limited transparency on oversight or direct lobbying procedures. In 2022 the company “signed the Corporate Knights Action Declaration on Climate Policy Engagement…committing to support climate action aligned with the Paris Agreement and to work with our major industry and trade associations to advance alignment,” and in Egypt “we pledged to work with major industry and trade associations to ensure greater compliance with the Paris Agreement” and to implement “due diligence required to make further progress in this regard.” In 2023 “we developed a screening process to evaluate the level of climate policy involvement, influence and alignment of our key associations,” covering approximately 80% of its business, and “identified 167 associations that were fully or partially aligned, three that were not aligned, and 71 for which we were unable to determine alignment,” with commitments to “exit the association” or “remain members where our own activity…is not misaligned” when necessary. WSP also notes that “none of our lobbying activities, advocacy or political contributions in the USA in 2023 were found to be misaligned with climate action,” reflecting monitoring of direct engagement in that market. However, we found no evidence of a designated individual or committee specifically overseeing climate lobbying alignment, nor a process for reviewing direct lobbying beyond the US, which limits the clarity and comprehensiveness of its governance framework.	2