Boeing
What do our scores mean?
The organizational score represents the degree to which the organization influencing climate policy and legislation. Corporations also have relationship scores reflecting their links with influencers like trade associations. Both are combined to place the corporation in a performance band. Full details can be found here.
Engagement Intensity
The engagement intensity (EI) is a metric of the extent to which the company is engaging on climate change policy matters, whether positively or negatively. It is a number from 0 (no engagement at all) to 100 (full engagement on all queries/data points). Clearly energy companies are more affected by climate regulations and will have a higher EI than, for example retailers. So an organization’s score should be looked at in conjunction with this metric to gauge the amount of evidence we are using in each case as a basis for scoring. On our scale, an EI of more than 35 indicates a relatively large amount of climate policy engagement.
Relationship Score, December 2020
A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
Updated terminology, February 2021
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
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What do the 0,1,2 and NSs, NAs mean?
Each cell in the organization's matrix presents a chance for us to assess each data source against our column of climate change policy queries. We score from -2 to 2, with negative scores representing evidence of obstructive influence. "NA" means "not applicable" and "NS" means "not scored" - that is we did not find any evidence either way. In both cases, the cell's weighting is re-distributed over others. Red and blue cells represent highly interesting negative or positive influence respectively. Full details can be found here.
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What is the Relationship Score
A corporation, as well as its organizational score will have a relationship score. It is computed by aggregating the organizational scores of the Influencers (trade bodies etc.) it has relationships with, weighted by both the strength of these relationships and the relative importance of the Influencers towards climate change policy. Full details can be found here.
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Main Web Site
The main organizational Web site of the company and its direct links to major affiliates and attached documents. |
Social Media
We search other media and sites funded or controlled by the organization, such as social media (Twitter, Facebook) and direct advertising campaigns of the organization. |
CDP Responses
We assess and score responses to two questions from CDP's climate change information request (12.3 a & 12.3c) related to political influence questions (currently these are not numerically scored by the CDP process). |
Legislative Consultations
Comments from the entity being scored on governmental regulatory consultation processes, including those obtained by InfluenceMap through Freedom of Information requests. |
Media Reports
Here we search in a consistent manner (the organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
CEO Messaging
Here we search in a consistent manner (the CEO/Chairman, organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
Financial Disclosures
We search 10-K and 20-F SEC filings where available, and non US equivalents where not. . |
EU Register
Information provided by to the voluntary EU Transparency Register. |
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Communication of Climate Science
Is the organization transparent and clear about its position on climate change science? |
1
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NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action
Is the organization supporting the science-based response to climate change as set out by the IPCC? (the IPCC) |
0
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0
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NA | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
Supporting the Need for Regulations
To what extent does the organization express the need for regulatory intervention to resolve the climate crisis? |
0
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NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
Support of UN Climate Process
Is the organization supporting the UN FCCC process on climate change? |
NS | NS | NS | NS |
1
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NS | NS | NA |
Transparency on Legislation
Is the organisation transparent about its positions on climate change legislation/policy and its activities to influence it? |
-1
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NA |
-2
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NA | NA | NA | NS | NA |
Carbon Tax
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: carbon tax. |
NS | NS | NA | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
Emissions Trading
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: emissions trading. |
NS | NS | NA | NS |
-2
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NS | NS | NA |
Energy and Resource Efficiency
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: energy efficiency policy, standards, and targets |
NS | NS | NA | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
Renewable Energy
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Renewable energy legislation, targets, subsidies, and other policy |
NS |
1
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NA |
0
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0
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NS | NS | NA |
Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies
Is the organization supporting an IPCC-aligned transition of the economy away from carbon-emitting technologies, including supporting relevant policy and legislative measures to enable this transition? |
NS |
1
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NA | NS |
1
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NS | NS | NA |
GHG Emission Regulation
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: GHG emission standards and targets. Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Standards, targets, and other regulatory measures directly targeting Greenhouse Gas emissions |
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2
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NS |
-1
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2
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NS | NS | NA |
Disclosure on Relationships
Is the organization transparent about its involvement with industry associations that are influencing climate policy, including the extent to which it is aligned with these groups on climate? |
-1
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NS |
-1
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NA | NA | NA | NS | NA |

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of Business Roundtable

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing's CEO is on Business Roundtable's Board of Directors.
Dennis A. Muilenburg

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing CEO is on Executive Committee
James McNerney, Jr

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of Business Roundtable

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing's CEO is on Business Roundtable's Board of Directors.
Dennis A. Muilenburg

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing CEO is on Executive Committee
James McNerney, Jr

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US-Iraq Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior Exec. is the chairman of the US section of the Hong-Kong US Business Council
Raymond L. Conner

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US -Japan Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior exec. is a board member of the US-Japan Business Council
WIll Shaffer

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US-Turkey Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Exec. is on the board of directors of the Brazil-US Business Council, which operates under US Chamber of Commerce
Donna Hrinak

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US Bahrain Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US-Iraq Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior Exec. is the chairman of the US section of the Hong-Kong US Business Council
Raymond L. Conner

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US -Japan Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior exec. is a board member of the US-Japan Business Council
WIll Shaffer

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US-Turkey Business Council

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Exec. is on the board of directors of the Brazil-US Business Council, which operates under US Chamber of Commerce
Donna Hrinak

InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Boeing is a member of the US Bahrain Business Council
How to Read our Relationship Score Map
In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
Climate Lobbying Overview: Boeing in 2020 appears to have mixed engagement with climate regulation for the aviation sector. Boeing appears to prioritize global climate regulation for aviation, including a CO2 emissions standard for aircraft, at the expense of more ambitious action at a national and regional level. Boeing retains memberships to several powerful industry associations globally actively opposing regulatory intervention on climate, including policy relating to international aviation.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: In its 2020 Environment Report, Boeing endorsed the need for GHG emissions reductions for aviation, supporting an industry-wide goal of reducing emissions from the sector by 50% by 2050 compared to a 2005 baseline. It is of note that, according to the IPCC, global net CO2 emissions should reach net zero around 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, rising to 2070 for a 2°C target. In 2020, Boeing also continues to communicate top-line support for the International Civil Aviation Organization’s CORSIA emissions mitigation scheme, under which airlines must buy offsets for emissions beyond average baseline emissions of 2019, and/or use ‘CORSIA eligible’ fuels (a voluntary scheme until 2027). Boeing does not appear to have stated explicit support for the Paris Agreement in 2018-20.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In 2019-20 Boeing has had mixed engagement with specific climate regulations in the EU and US. In 2020, Boeing led advocacy for the US to certify ICAO’s global CO2 standard for aircraft into US law. However, this support appears to be qualified by major exceptions, urging the US government in a 2020 consultation response not to introduce a more ambitious CO2 standard than set by ICAO, and to delay the regulatory standard-setting date for certain aircraft.
In the US, Boeing appears to have lobbied against the Oregon cap and trade system in 2019 arguing it would “significantly increase energy costs” to its operations. While Boeing opposed introducing an EU mandate for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) in an April 2020 consultation response, in November 2020 it appears to have changed position, supporting an EU SAF blending mandate as part of the Clean Skies for Coalition initiative.
Positioning on Energy Transition: In 2019-20 Boeing appeared to communicate support for the decarbonization of aviation by promoting SAFs. In 2020, Boeing, as part of the Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative, stated support for policies, including a SAF price floor, to promote demand and support for SAFs in the EU. In a joint 2020 letter to ICAO, Boeing advocated for “broad agreement” on measures to encourage the development of SAFs without stating positions on specific policy measures. Similarly, in a joint 2019 press release Boeing called on global governments to promote sustainable aviation fuels.
Industry Association Governance: Boeing publicly discloses a limited list of its memberships to industry associations on its website without disclosing its direct engagement with them on climate change, their climate policy positions, or the company’s role within each association. In 2020 a senior executive from Boeing is on the board of the National Association of Manufacturers and Boeing remains a member of the US Chamber of Commerce, both of which are actively lobbying against US climate policy. Boeing is also a strategic partner of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which has consistently opposed ambitious climate policy for international aviation. Boeing has not published a review of its alignment with its industry associations.