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Avis Budget Group offers a moderate level of transparency on its climate-related lobbying. It identifies a handful of concrete policy areas it works on, notably seeking “federal government assistance to support the expansion of EV deployment, including the expansion of EV infrastructure across the country and at U.S. airports” and advocating for “delaying the scheduled phaseout of the full expensing tax provisions” that would affect investments in low-emission fleets; it also cites state-level priorities around EV infrastructure, tax and insurance policy. The company explains how it pursues these goals, describing indirect engagement through industry bodies and direct government relationships: its Vice-President of Government Affairs is a “Board member of the American Car Rental Association (ACRA)” and acts as a “liaison between ACRA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,” while the firm also belongs to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) and Leaseurope and “engages federal and state governments” on EV and tax issues. Although these disclosures name specific associations and government targets and spell out two clear policy outcomes it is seeking, they stop short of detailing the full range of mechanisms (such as meetings or submissions) or providing a comprehensive list of all climate policies involved, so the overall picture is informative but not exhaustive.
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Avis Budget Group outlines a clear procedure to ensure that its indirect lobbying activities align with its climate change objectives but does not disclose governance measures for its direct lobbying or a designated person overseeing climate-lobbying alignment. It requires that “Prior to entering into new affiliations or expanding the scope of current affiliations, an organization’s policy positions are among the several factors that we would consider,” that “through membership and participation, we would be able to monitor whether their activities are consistent with our climate and energy strategy,” and it “utilize[s] our annual disclosures to the CDP Climate Change program as an opportunity to further review and assess whether the public policy positions of trade associations for which Avis Budget Group has an affiliation are consistent with our own climate change strategy.” The company also states that “Our Vice President of Government Affairs serves on the Board of Directors for ACRA and provides advisory and direction in his capacity as a Board member,” yet it does not indicate that this individual oversees or reviews the alignment of lobbying with its climate goals, nor does it publish a dedicated audit or report on its climate-related lobbying efforts. We found no evidence of any formal governance process covering its direct lobbying activities.
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