Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Alaska Air Group provides a moderate level of transparency about its climate-related advocacy. It identifies the broad policy area it focuses on—sustainable aviation fuel—and notes specific work on “Treasury guidance on consistent carbon intensity calculation methodology for SAF,” but it does not consistently name additional pieces of legislation or regulations, so the scope of policy disclosure remains limited. The company is clearer about how it engages: it describes direct efforts by its Government Affairs team, quarterly lobbying reports filed with the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, involvement “with policymakers, industry leaders, and environmental organizations,” and indirect action through trade associations such as oneworld and Airlines for America, demonstrating that it uses several mechanisms and has at least one identifiable federal target. Alaska Air is most explicit on the outcomes it seeks, stating that it lobbies for “tax incentives for production and use; permitting reform to ease physical plant development; infrastructure investment to facilitate the supply chain … clear accounting methodologies; and mechanisms to mature the market and ensure fair and equitable access to SAF supply,” clearly outlining multiple policy changes it wants enacted. Together, these disclosures show a reasonably detailed picture of objectives and methods, while still leaving gaps around the exact bills and regulations the company has tried to influence. | 2 |