United Rentals Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	United Rentals provides a moderate level of transparency on its climate-related lobbying. It discloses that it "works with legislature to craft appropriate language regarding certain environmental regulations," "participates in discussions around grants for low- and zero-emission equipment," and offers "feedback on current low- and zero-emission equipment and adoption challenges," showing several concrete mechanisms and identifying state legislatures in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon and Texas as its targets. The company also quantifies its spend, noting that "our lobbying expenditure, including state and federal lobbying, totaled $481,845," and that detailed reports are filed publicly, further illustrating its engagement channels and breadth. On the substance of policies lobbied, it indicates that it focuses on "tax incentives to promote the adoption of alternative fueled equipment/vehicles" and broader work on “alternative fuels” and “low-carbon products and services,” but it stops short of naming specific bills or regulatory proposals, providing only high-level policy categories. Likewise, the outcomes it seeks remain general—the firm wishes to “progress the adoption of alternative fueled equipment” and ensure grant programmes “include all relevant technologies,” without specifying concrete legislative amendments, targets or timelines. Overall, while the company is open about how and where it lobbies, it offers limited detail on the exact policies it seeks to influence and the precise results it aims to secure.	2

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	United Rentals Inc does not disclose any internal governance processes specifically addressing lobbying, whether direct or indirect, or any commitment to align its public engagement with climate policy. When asked "Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement? […] No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years," the company indicates it has no intention of adopting such a policy. Although United Rentals outlines extensive climate oversight—"The Nominating and Corporate Governance (“N&CG”) Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors ... holds primary board-level responsibility for oversight of the Company’s ... climate strategy and other climate-related issues" and has established a "Corporate Responsibility Core Team" and a "Sustainability Steering Committee" to manage climate objectives—none of these structures are tied to the oversight of lobbying activities. We found no evidence of any policy, procedures, individual, or committee dedicated to reviewing or ensuring alignment of the company’s direct or indirect lobbying with its climate or broader policy positions.	0