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.
Climate Lobbying Overview: Martin Marietta Materials (Martin Marietta) appears to have very limited transparent engagement with climate change policy. However, the company retains board membership of several key industry associations which are engaging negatively on US climate policy.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Martin Marietta appears to have limited top-line communications on climate change policy in recent years. The company does not appear to have taken a clear position regarding the need for climate regulation, the Paris Agreement, nor long-term emissions reductions.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Martin Marietta appears to have limited transparent engagement with specific climate policies in since 2018. The company stated in its 2020 Sustainability Report, published in 2021, that it does not engage on climate policy. However, it described its position on technologies needed to reduce emissions in the cement sector in broad terms, without elaborating on specific policies or describing engagement activities.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Martin Marietta appears to have limited transparent engagement with policy related to the transition of the energy mix. However, in its 2020 Sustainability Report, published in 2021, the company advocated for the removal of regulatory constraints on alternative fuels, without defining what this includes, and for policies to support Carbon Capture and Storage.
Industry Association Governance: Martin Marietta disclosed membership of industry associations in its 2020 Sustainability Report, describing the associations’ positions and how it is attempting to influence them. However, it does not disclose the engagement activities of the associations, nor has it published a review of alignment with associations. The company is a member of two groups that lobby negatively on climate policy, the Portland Cement Association, in which a senior executive is on the board, and the US Chamber of Commerce, in which the CEO is on the board of directors.