Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Lobbying Overview: Barrick Gold exhibits limited engagement on science-aligned climate policy, only communicating positive top-line statements on the just energy transition and the science of climate change.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Barrick Gold’s top-line communications on climate policy are limited. In its 2024 Sustainability Report, published May 2025, the company recognized some of the science of climate change. The company has not explicitly stated support for the Paris Agreement or the need for government regulation to respond to climate change.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap has been unable to identify instances of Barrick Gold publicly engaging with climate-related regulations.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Barrick Gold’s positions on the energy transition are limited to positive top-line statements. In its May 2025 Sustainability Report, the company made statements recognizing the role of critical minerals in energy transition technologies, and appeared to support a transition to these technologies. Previously, CEO Mark Bristow supported the transition “away from fossil fuels” in a February 2023 Financial Post article.
Industry Association Governance: Barrick Gold disclosed some of its industry associations, including the Mining Association of Canada, in its 2024 Sustainability report, published in May 2025. The disclosure has no further details on the nature of Barrick’s membership to each association or their climate policy positions. The company has not published a review of its industry association memberships, and also did not disclose its membership to the National Mining Association, which has engaged negatively on US climate policy.
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 2025.