Groupe PSA (Stellantis)
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 | NA | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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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 |
0
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NS | NA |
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Supporting the Need for Regulations
To what extent does the organization express the need for regulatory intervention to resolve the climate crisis? |
-1
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NS | NS | NS | NS |
-1
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NS | NA |
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Support of UN Climate Process
Is the organization supporting the UN FCCC process on climate change? |
1
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2
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NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Transparency on Legislation
Is the organisation transparent about its positions on climate change legislation/policy and its activities to influence it? |
0
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NA |
-2
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NA | NA | NA | NS | NS |
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Carbon Tax
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: carbon tax. |
NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Emissions Trading
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: emissions trading. |
NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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Energy and Resource Efficiency
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: energy efficiency policy, standards, and targets |
1
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NS |
0
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NS |
0
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NS | NS | NA |
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Renewable Energy
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Renewable energy legislation, targets, subsidies, and other policy |
NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NA |
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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? |
0
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NS |
0
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NS | NS |
0
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NS | NA |
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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 |
NS | NS |
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NS |
-1
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-1
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NS | NA |
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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? |
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NS |
-2
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NA | NA | NA | NS | NS |
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
PSA Group Chairman is on the Board of Directors of ACEA
Carlos Tavares
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Peugeot Citroen CEO is on the President of ACEA
Carlos Tavares
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Peugeot Citroen CEO is on the Board of Directors of ACEA
Carlos Tavares
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
PSA Group Chairman is on the Board of Directors of ACEA
Carlos Tavares
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Peugeot Citroen CEO is on the President of ACEA
Carlos Tavares
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Peugeot Citroen CEO is on the Board of Directors of ACEA
Carlos Tavares
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
PSA Groupe is a member of BusinessEurope through it's membership of MEDEF
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
PSA Groupe is a member of BusinessEurope Corporate Advisory Group through subsidiary Opel
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
PSA Groupe is a member of BusinessEurope through it's membership of MEDEF
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
PSA Groupe is a member of BusinessEurope Corporate Advisory Group through subsidiary Opel
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Groupe PSA is an indirect member of MEDEF through the CCFA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Groupe PSA is a member of MEDEF
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior Executive of Peugeot Citroen was on the executive committee of a regional sector of MEDEF
Yvan Lambert
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Vice-President of Peugeot's board is the President of MEDEF
Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Groupe PSA is an indirect member of MEDEF through the CCFA
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Groupe PSA is a member of MEDEF
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Senior Executive of Peugeot Citroen was on the executive committee of a regional sector of MEDEF
Yvan Lambert
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Vice-President of Peugeot's board is the President of MEDEF
Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Groupe PSA is a member of the VDA
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of PSA Groupe subsidiary Opel is on the board of VDA
Michael Lohscheller
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
Groupe PSA is a member of the VDA
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
CEO of PSA Groupe subsidiary Opel is on the board of VDA
Michael Lohscheller
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A major subsidiary (Peugeot Citroen Automobiles) of Groupe PSA is a member of the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders
n/a
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
InfluenceMap Comment:
A major subsidiary (Peugeot Citroen Automobiles) of Groupe PSA is a member of the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders
n/a
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.
As of January 2021, Groupe PSA has merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to form Stellantis. InfluenceMap is currently in the process of merging these companies in our system to reflect this development. This profile relates only to Groupe PSA’s lobbying activities up to January 2021.
Climate Lobbying Overview: Groupe PSA is actively engaging with European climate policy with mixed positions. While the company has signalled its support for emissions reductions and the electrification of transport, these positions often go hand in hand with qualifications around ‘technological neutrality’ and arguments around the costs of climate action. The company’s CEO, Carlos Tavares, appears to have taken a number of oppositional public positions, particularly around the EU’s emissions standards for vehicles.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Groupe PSA has stated support for a ‘global response’ to climate change in it’s 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report (2020), although it is unclear if the company supports a response in line with the recommendations of the IPCC. Similarly, in a January 2020 press release, the company appeared to support emissions reductions, although it emphasized the role of governments in aiding consumers to make choices based on CO2 emissions, and it was unclear whether the emissions reduction the company supported were in line with the recommendations of the IPCC. Groupe PSA has signalled its opposition to policies that ‘ignore market forces’ by, for example, banning particular technologies. In a February 2018 interview with Forbes, Groupe PSA CEO Carlos Tavares opposed what he called ‘overly heavy and prescriptive’ climate regulation, stressing concerns around competitiveness.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Groupe PSA CEO Carlos Tavares appears to have consistently opposed the European Union’s efforts to impose stringent vehicle emissions standards for light vehicles since 2015.. In an October 2018 Telegraph article, Tavares described members of the European Parliament as having"extreme positions" and the "superficiality of thinking" around the CO2 standards. In a March 2019 [383372 interview with the New York Times, Tavares warned that the standards 'jeopardized’ jobs and could ‘destabilize...European societies.’ Tavares also argued in a July 2018 press release that enforcement of the standards should be delayed in 2020-2021 if fast charging networks were not rolled out in time. It is worth noting that, according to InfluenceMap’s analysis, the company has not publicly criticised the EU’s CO2 standards since 2018.
Positioning on Energy Transition: In its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report (2020), PSA Groupe stated it’s support for the electrification of transport and policy measures to support this, including incentives and the roll-out of charging infrastructure, as well as vehicle taxation schemes. However, the group also stressed that taxation schemes should be “non-discriminatory and technology-neutral in nature”, reflecting the company’s assertion from it’s 2018 CSR report that “there is no “one-size fits-all” technology that will produce a carbon-free environment.” Carlos Tavares has also previously warned that the roll-out of electric mobility would increase Europe’s dependence on Chinese manufacturers.
Industry Association Governance: Groupe PSA has named some trade associations they are a member of in its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. It does not appear that there are any further details about its role within, or the political activities of, these trade associations. The company has not completed an audit of its trade associations and their positions.
CEO Carlos Tavares was the president of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association) until December 2019. ACEA has actively opposed various strands of EU climate regulation for the automotive sector, including lobbying for weaker LDV and HDV CO2 tailpipe regulation up to 2018. Groupe PSA currently participates in ACEA’s Environmental ELV steering committees. The company is also a member of a number of other obstructive trade associations, including BusinessEurope, the German Automotive Association (VDA) and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).