Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: The Bank of Queensland’s engagement on climate change policy appears to be limited to top-line support for climate action and Australia’s energy transition. InfluenceMap has found no evidence of the company’s positions on specific climate-related regulations and it has not publicly disclosed its industry association memberships.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: The Bank of Queensland displays positive top-line messaging on climate action. The company has continually expressed support for efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C and for the goals of the Paris Agreement between 2018-2023, most recently in its 2022 Sustainability Report, published October 2022, and on its corporate website, accessed April 2023. The Bank of Queensland also appeared to issue support for government regulation on climate change in its 2021 Annual Report, published October 2021.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: The Bank of Queensland does not appear to have transparently engaged on any climate-related regulations from 2018-2023. The company has not submitted a response to CDP’s climate change information request from 2018-2022, nor does it have a dedicated, clearly identifiable disclosure of its climate-relevant policy positions and lobbying activities, as of April 2023.
Positioning on Energy Transition: The Bank of Queensland’s advocacy on the energy transition is confined to top-line statements of support for Australia’s transition to a low carbon economy. In its 2022 Annual Report, published October 2022, the Bank of Queensland stated that it was committed to “supporting Australia and our customers to transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy”. The company appeared to reiterate its support for Australia’s transition to a lower carbon economy in its 2022 Sustainability Report, published October 2022.
Industry Association Governance: InfluenceMap has not been able to find any transparent disclosures from the Bank of Queensland on its industry association memberships, nor on related governance.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q3 2023.