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
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Ampol is a member of the Business Council of Australia (as of February 2023).
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Caltex/Ampol is a member of the BCA's Climate and Energy Committee
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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According to the BCA's website, its policy on climate change comes from its Energy and Climate Change Committee. A committee where the majority of member companies are heavy emitters of carbon. It includes Origin Energy, Orica, Santos, BP, Ausgrid, Chevron, BHP, Caltex, Shell and ExxonMobil.
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex Australia/Ampol is one of over 100 direct members of BCA.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of the Business Council of Australia (as of February 2023).
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex/Ampol is a member of the BCA's Climate and Energy Committee
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
According to the BCA's website, its policy on climate change comes from its Energy and Climate Change Committee. A committee where the majority of member companies are heavy emitters of carbon. It includes Origin Energy, Orica, Santos, BP, Ausgrid, Chevron, BHP, Caltex, Shell and ExxonMobil.
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex Australia/Ampol is one of over 100 direct members of BCA.
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Ampol is a member of the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (AIGN) (as of February 2023).
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex is one of 24 direct members of AIGN, as of August 2021.
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (AIGN) (as of February 2023).
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex is one of 24 direct members of AIGN, as of August 2021.
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol Ltd is a direct members of AIP (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex Australia/Ampol Ltd is one of 4 direct members of AIP, as of August 2021
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Ampol Ltd is a direct members of AIP (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Caltex Australia/Ampol Ltd is one of 4 direct members of AIP, as of August 2021
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of Gas Energy Australia (as of February 2023)
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Ampol is a member of Gas Energy Australia (Up to date, September 2021)
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Ampol is a member of Gas Energy Australia (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of Gas Energy Australia (Up to date, September 2021)
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Ampol is a member of Australian Hydrogen Council (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol Limited is a member of Australian Hydrogen Council as of September 2021
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of Australian Hydrogen Council (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol Limited is a member of Australian Hydrogen Council as of September 2021
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Ampol is a direct members of APGA. (as of February 2023)
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Ampol is one of over 100 direct members of APGA. (Up to date as of November 2022)
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Ampol is a direct members of APGA. (as of February 2023)
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Ampol is one of over 100 direct members of APGA. (Up to date as of November 2022)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of the Carbon Market Institute (as of February 2023)
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Ampol is a member of the Carbon Market Institute (Up to date as of September 2021)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of the Carbon Market Institute (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of the Carbon Market Institute (Up to date as of September 2021)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a member of the Clean Energy Council (as of February 2023)
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Ampol is a member of the Clean Energy Council (as of February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol Australia is a member of EVC. Ampols executive general manager, Brent Merrick, is also on the board of directors of the EVC (last updated February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol Australia is a member of EVC. Ampols executive general manager, Brent Merrick, is also on the board of directors of the EVC (last updated February 2023)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
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Ampol is a founding member of the Australian Climate Leaders Coalition (as of February 2023)
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Ampol is a founding member of the Australian Climate Leaders Coalition (as of February 2023)
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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: Ampol appears to have taken a largely positive approach to climate lobbying, with limited direct engagement on policy. The company adopts a positive top-line position on the need for action on climate change and support for long-term climate policies, however it maintains memberships, including board positions, to industry associations with a strong negative influence on climate policy. In 2020, Ampol completed a re-brand which changed the company name, formerly Caltex.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Ampol communicates positive top-line messaging on the science of climate change and climate policy. In 2019, the company’s climate change position statement accepted the IPCC’s assessment of climate science, acknowledged the importance of action to limit temperature rises to 2 degrees and supported the goals of the Paris Agreement. Ampol’s 2019 climate change position statement also expresses broad support for measures to reduce emissions. However, Ampol’s annual report published in 2018 appeared to caveat its support for emissions reductions policies by stating support for measures that maintain the international competitiveness of Australian industries such as petroleum refining.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In its 2019 climate change position statement on the corporate website, Ampol stated support for initiatives that support the achievement of Australia's 2030 climate change target. InfluenceMap has not found evidence relating to engagement with other climate-related regulations.
Position on the future energy mix: Ampol stated positive top-line support for a transition to a low carbon economy in its 2019 climate change position paper. Furthemore, in its "Future Energy and Decarbonisation Strategy” published 2021, it appeared to support a reduced role for oil, gas and coal in the energy mix, but it was unclear if the extent of this reduction was aligned with IPCC recommendations. However, in the same document it did also state support for increased policy and investments in the transition, including in renewables, electrification and hydrogen. Ampol does not appear to have disclosed engagement with specific regulations intended to enable the energy transition.
Industry Association Governance: Ampol lacks a dedicated, clearly identifiable disclosure of its engagement with industry associations, nor does it publish an audit disclosure of its alignment on climate change policy with its industry associations, but does disclose its industry association memberships in its 2020 sustainability report. Ampol is a member of a number of associations that lobby negatively on climate change policy, including the Business Council of Australia (BCA), where Ampol was a member of its Climate and Energy Committee, the Australian Institute of Petroleum, and the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network.