We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
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.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
John E. Gallina, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Anthem, is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (correct as of February 2022)
John E. Gallina Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
John E. Gallina, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Anthem, is a member of the US Chamber of Commerce (correct as of February 2022)
John E. Gallina Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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.
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Climate Lobbying Overview: Anthem, Inc. (Anthem) appears to have very low engagement with climate change policy, with several instances of negative lobbying regarding greenhouse gas emissions legislation since 2018. InfluenceMap found limited evidence of top-line messaging and disclosure of the company's positions and engagement.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: InfluenceMap did not find evidence of Anthem’s top-line climate messaging. In recent years, Anthem does not appear to have commented on the general need for climate policy or the Paris Agreement.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Anthem has had a handful of engagements on climate policy, specifically related to greenhouse gas emissions standards and legislation. In October 2020, the company advocated for greenhouse gas standards for aircraft through a letter sent to the EPA by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. However, through its similar participation in joint letters from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Anthem lobbied for the repeal of the Clean Power Plan in 2018 and in 2020 lobbied for limiting cost-benefit analyses within the Clean Air Act rulemaking process, potentially preventing future regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The company does not appear to disclose its positions toward, or engagement with, various strands of climate policy on its corporate website or in its 2020 CDP response.
Positioning on Energy Transition: InfluenceMap did not find Anthem’s position on the energy transition.
Industry Association Governance: Anthem discloses memberships to multiple industry associations on its website but does not properly list any associations in its 2020 CDP response, along with position alignment on climate change. The company is a member of the Business Roundtable and the US Chamber of Commerce, which largely negatively lobbies against climate policy.