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
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
The CEO of TAP is currently on the board of governors for IATA
Christine Ourmieres-Widener
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
TAP Air Portugal is a member of IATA (IATA, as of April 2021)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
The CEO of TAP is currently on the board of governors for IATA
Christine Ourmieres-Widener
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
TAP Air Portugal is a member of IATA (IATA, as of April 2021)
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: TAP Air Portugal appears to have limited engagement and transparency on climate change in 2019-21, including in their top-line statements, engagement with specific climate-related policy or debate around the energy transition.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: TAP Air Portugal has limited top-line communications on climate change. In its 2018 annual report, the company appeared to recognize the science of climate change including the increased risk of extreme weather events linked to human-activity. While in the same annual report, the company took no clear position on the Paris Agreement.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap could find no direct evidence that TAP Air Portugal has engaged with climate-related policy and regulations in 2019-21.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Evidence suggests that TAP Air Portugal does not appear to have a clear recent position on the broader energy transition.
Industry Association Governance: TAP Air Portugal does not disclose a full list of its industry association memberships and indirect climate-related lobbying activities, nor has it published a full audit disclosure of its industry links. TAP Air Portugal is a member of Airlines for Europe (A4E), who have actively lobbied against ambitious EU climate policy for aviation, including all environmental taxes for flights and including aviation in the EU ETS. TAP Air Portugal is also a member of the International Aviation Transport Association (IATA), who have actively lobbied against ambitious climate policy for aviation at global, regional, and national levels.