A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
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)
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO is Member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Howard C. Nye
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO is Member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Howard C. Nye
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior executive is on the board of directors of Portland Cement Association
Alan Rowley
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Martin Marietta is a member of the Portland Cement Association
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Senior executive is on the board of directors of Portland Cement Association
Alan Rowley
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Martin Marietta is a member of the Portland Cement Association
not specified
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: Martin Marietta Materials (Martin Marietta) appears to have very limited engagement with climate change policy, and InfluenceMap has found limited evidence of corporate disclosures on climate change. However, the company engaged negatively to influence a controversial US policy on science-based environmental rulemaking, which had the potential to prevent effective government regulation on climate change.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Martin Marietta appears to have limited top-line communications on climate change policy in recent years. In 2017, the company appeared to express ambiguity in its acceptance of climate change on its corporate website, emphasizing the role of natural cycles in causing climate change. In a 2018 letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company supported the limitation of what science can be used in EPA rulemaking. This rule had the potential to prevent effective government regulation on climate change by limiting the data that the EPA could utilize to publicly available data, excluding significant amounts of research from various respected institutions across the US. In recent years Martin Marietta does not appear to have taken a clear position regarding the need for climate regulation, the Paris Agreement, and emissions reductions.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap was unable to find engagement from Martin Marietta regarding specific climate policies in recent years. The company does not appear to disclose its positions toward, or engagement with, climate-related policy on its corporate website.
Positioning on Energy Transition: InfluenceMap has not found evidence of Martin Marietta’s position on, or engagement with, policy related to the transition of the energy mix.
Industry Association Governance: Martin Marietta does not disclose memberships of industry associations on its website. However, the company is a member of two groups that lobby negatively on climate policy, the Portland Cement Association and the US Chamber of Commerce. The company profile for Martin Marietta CEO C. Howard Nye included information that he serves on the board of directors at both groups. Cummins has not reviewed its alignment with its industry associations, as of March 2021.