Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Limited | Interpublic Group discloses that it engages on climate issues largely through industry bodies and multi-stakeholder initiatives, but the detail it provides is limited. It points to indirect engagement via the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Ad Net Zero and the “America Is All In” coalition, and notes that its Chief Sustainability Officer sits on the 4As’ Sustainability Task Force, signalling how the company channels its views to policymakers. Beyond these references, however, it does not spell out what form those contacts take—such as meetings, letters or consultations—nor does it identify any particular legislative committees, ministries or regulators it addresses. The company links its advocacy to broad policy themes, stating, for example, that it has become “the first advertising holding company to publish its decision not to support or engage in marketing or communications aimed at influencing public policy that seeks to extend the life of fossil fuels” and that it “pledge[s] to support these policies at the national and local level” in line with the Paris Agreement; yet it does not name specific bills or regulatory proposals it has sought to influence. Similarly, the outcomes it pursues are framed in general terms—support for a U.S. climate strategy that cuts emissions 50 % by 2030, achievement of net-zero emissions by 2050, and refusal to promote policies extending fossil-fuel use—without pinpointing the concrete legislative changes it wants enacted. Consequently, while IPG offers some insight into the channels it uses and its high-level policy stance, the absence of detailed mechanisms, clearly identified policy instruments or concrete lobbying objectives means its overall transparency on climate-related lobbying remains limited. | 1 |