Colgate-Palmolive

Sector

Consumer Staples

Headquarters

New York, United States

Official Website

colgatepalmolive.com

Climate Policy Engagement Analysis

Climate Lobbying Overview: Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate) appears to exhibit very limited engagement with climate change policy. While the company has issued top-line support for climate action through joint public statements in the past, InfluenceMap found limited evidence and disclosure of the company's recent climate policy engagement activities.

Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Colgate has very limited top-line messaging on climate. In its 2023 Climate Transition & Net Zero Action Plan Colgate indicated general acceptance of climate science but did not explicitly reference the role of human activity in driving climate change. In its 2022 Climate Transition & Net Zero Action Plan, it expressed general support for carbon pricing withoutspecifying a position on government-led carbon pricing policy. On its corporate website, accessed in July 2025, Colgate acknowledges the need to act on climate change and references using the Paris Agreement as a benchmark for its emissions reductions; however, it does not appear to advocate in support of the Agreement itself.

Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Colgate appears to engage on a limited number of specific climate policies. In its 2023 Climate Transition & Net Zero Action Plan, the company outlined internal GHG emissions targets but did not disclose a position on related government regulation. As of July 2025, the company does not appear to disclose its positions on, or engagement with, key strands of climate policy on its corporate website. Additionally, in its 2023 CDP Disclosure, Colgate reported engagement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), although without providing any specific regulatory positions or examples of engagement.

Positioning on Land Use Policy: Colgate shows limited engagement with landuse policy. On its corporate website, accessed July 2025, the company outlines a position on the land-use sector’s contribution to climate change through its “No Deforestation” Policy. Within the same webpage, Colgate expresses support for improvements to agricultural practices within its own operations but does not clearly disclose a position on the role of regulation or legislation.

Positioning on Energy Transition: InfluenceMap did not find evidence of Colgate’s position on, or engagement with, policy related to the transition of the energy mix.

Industry Association Governance: Colgate does not disclose memberships to any industry associations on its website as of July 2025, although it discloses its membership to the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) in its 2023 CDP response. InfluenceMap did not find evidence of membership in additional organizations actively engaged on climate change. Colgate has not published a formal review of its alignment with its industry associations.

A detailed assessment of the company's corporate review on climate policy engagement can be found on InfluenceMap's CA100+ Investor Hub here.

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.

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InfluenceMap Score for Climate Policy Engagement

C

Performance Band

61%

Organization Score

64%

Relationship Score

6%

Engagement Intensity

Disclosure Analysis

Drawing on the assessment of Colgate-Palmolive's real-world climate policy activities outlined above, this section assesses accuracy of the disclosures from Colgate-Palmolive's website and core reporting.

Indicator
Score
Accuracy of Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure
No, does not meet criteria
Sub-Indicator
Score
Accuracy of Direct Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure
No, does not meet criteria
Accuracy of Indirect Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure
No, does not meet criteria

Key

Yes, meets criteria*

Partial, meets some criteria

No, does not meet criteria

* Criteria drawn from the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying.
Full Disclosure Scorecard

Primary Evidence

All primary evidence used to inform the analysis of Colgate-Palmolive can be found in the two tabs below below. In the first tab, hyperlinks in each cell of the matrix provide access to evidence collected on Colgate-Palmolive's direct policy engagement activities. The second tab provides a record of any links between Colgate-Palmolive and the Industry Associations stored in the LobbyMap database.

DATA SOURCES
QUERIES
Main Web Site

Main Web Site

Corporate Media

Corporate Media

CDP Responses

CDP Responses

Direct Consultation with Governments

Direct Consultation with Governments

Media Reports

Media Reports

CEO Messaging

CEO Messaging

Financial Disclosures

Financial Disclosures

Communication of Climate Science

12NSNSNSNSNS

Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action

12NSNSNS1NS

Supporting the Need for Regulations

02NSNS11NS

Support of UN Climate Process

0NSNSNSNSNSNS

Transparency on Legislation

-2NA-1NANANANS

Carbon Tax

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Emissions Trading

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Energy and Resource Efficiency

12NS2NSNSNS

Renewable Energy

NSNSNSNSNSNSNS

Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies

NSNSNSNSNS1NS

GHG Emission Regulation

0NSNSNSNSNSNS

Disclosure on Relationships

-2NA0NANANANS

Land Use

0NSNSNSNSNSNS