Climate Lobbying Index

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Petrofac discloses that "Climate related strategy and the supporting communications plan is agreed by the Board and the Group Executive Committee (GEC)" and that "Executives who carry out climate related activities relating to public policy operate in line with agreed company strategy, policies and procedures, as endorsed by the Board and GEC," indicating that senior leadership signs off on, and is meant to oversee, externally facing climate-related engagement. The accompanying ‘Controls’ framework refers to creating “the right tools, channels and governance to underpin our communications and ensure consistency of messages and integrity of information presented” and a commitment to “measurement – we review communications to measure the impact – and the value add, of our activities”, which suggests some monitoring of how public-policy messaging is managed. However, the disclosure focuses on communications tactics (videos, speaker bureau, trade-media strategy) rather than providing a structured procedure for reviewing direct lobbying positions or evaluating the company’s memberships in trade associations, and it explicitly notes “No, but we plan to have one in the next two years” when asked about a public commitment to align engagement with the Paris Agreement. The company therefore provides limited evidence of a lobbying-governance process beyond high-level Board endorsement and general messaging controls, and it does not disclose any mechanism for assessing or aligning indirect lobbying activities or a dedicated climate-lobbying review. View Sources	1

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Limited

Petrofac discloses that "Climate related strategy and the supporting communications plan is agreed by the Board and the Group Executive Committee (GEC)" and that "Executives who carry out climate related activities relating to public policy operate in line with agreed company strategy, policies and procedures, as endorsed by the Board and GEC," indicating that senior leadership signs off on, and is meant to oversee, externally facing climate-related engagement. The accompanying ‘Controls’ framework refers to creating “the right tools, channels and governance to underpin our communications and ensure consistency of messages and integrity of information presented” and a commitment to “measurement – we review communications to measure the impact – and the value add, of our activities”, which suggests some monitoring of how public-policy messaging is managed. However, the disclosure focuses on communications tactics (videos, speaker bureau, trade-media strategy) rather than providing a structured procedure for reviewing direct lobbying positions or evaluating the company’s memberships in trade associations, and it explicitly notes “No, but we plan to have one in the next two years” when asked about a public commitment to align engagement with the Paris Agreement. The company therefore provides limited evidence of a lobbying-governance process beyond high-level Board endorsement and general messaging controls, and it does not disclose any mechanism for assessing or aligning indirect lobbying activities or a dedicated climate-lobbying review.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
None	Petrofac Ltd provides virtually no transparency about its climate-related lobbying. Although it notes an "ongoing contribution to policy development and regulatory frameworks" and refers broadly to work on projects such as Northern Endeavour decommissioning and a low-emissions ammonia facility, it never identifies a single climate policy, law or regulation it has tried to influence. The company does not describe any lobbying mechanism—there is no mention of meetings, letters, consultations, trade-association activity, or the specific government bodies it might approach. Likewise, it offers no explanation of the policy outcomes it seeks, beyond general operational aims to support the energy transition. In short, the disclosures focus on project execution and technical expertise rather than any effort to shape public climate policy, leaving readers without evidence of substantive lobbying transparency.	0

Petrofac Ltd

Lobbying Transparency and Governance