This scorecard provides a detailed breakdown of InfluenceMap's assessment of Volvo Group's disclosures on climate policy engagement. This does not include an assessment of the company's real-world climate policy engagement, which can be found on InfluenceMap's online profile of Volvo Group, accessible via the buttons on the right hand side of the page.
The disclosure assessments are directly integrated into the CA100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark as part of InfluenceMap's Climate Policy Engagement Alignment’ assessment, under two distinct indicators:
In 2023, InfluenceMap’s methodology to assess corporate disclosures on climate policy engagement was formally updated in line with the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying and stakeholder input. The detailed methodology - as well as additional resources including best practice guidance and Volvo Group's company profile - is accessible via the buttons on the right hand side of the page.
A summary of Volvo Group's performance under this assessment is shown below, using the traffic-light assessment framework shown in the key. A more detailed breakdown is available below.
| Indicator | Score |
|---|---|
| Accuracy of Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure | Partial, meets some criteria |
| Sub-Indicator | Score |
|---|---|
| Accuracy of Direct Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure | Partial, meets some criteria |
| Accuracy of Indirect Climate Policy Engagement Disclosure | No, does not meet criteria |
A summary of Volvo Group's performance under this assessment is shown below, using the traffic-light assessment framework shown in the key. A more detailed breakdown is available below.
The Review Score (0-100) assesses corporate performance against seven indicators, using the same traffic-light framework. A ‘Green’ scores 2 points, a ‘Yellow’ scores 1 point, and a ‘Red’ scores 0 points. This total is converted into a percentage from 0 to 100, calculated using the total number of points available (14). As such, only certain scores within the 0 to 100 range are possible under this methodology. A Review Score of 100 would indicate that a company has met all of the assessment criteria related to the review process.
| Date of Review | Score |
|---|---|
| No Review Published |
This is an assessment of the accuracy of a company's reporting on its direct and indirect (via industry associations) climate policy engagement activities.
InfluenceMap utilizes its proprietary database to assess how corporate disclosures on climate policy positions and engagement activities compare to InfluenceMap's independent assessment of the companies' and industry associations' real-world climate policy engagement. In short, it assesses the extent to which the company has disclosed on all climate policy engagement identified by InfluenceMap's database.
The tables below provide: (1) a breakdown of Volvo Group's performance under each sub-indicator, using the traffic-light assessment framework shown in the key; and (2) examples of leading practice by companies.
Has the company published an accurate account of its corporate climate policy positions and engagement activities (as compared to InfluenceMap’s database)?
Volvo Cars has published a partial account of its positions and engagement activities, but excludes 3 cases of material evidence of direct climate policy engagement identified by InfluenceMap's database. Volvo Cars has disclosed its support for the 2035 CO2 emissions reduction target and for policies incentivizing the electrification of road transport in its 2024 Sustainability Report, published in March 2025.
However, Volvo Cars does not appear to have disclosed a complete and accurate account of its climate policy engagement. For example, Volvo Cars does not appear to have disclosed its engagement on the Greening Corporate Fleet consultation in July 2024, or its subsidiary, Polestar's, consultation response on Australia's New Vehicle Efficiency Standard in March 2024, or the Australian Enquiry into the Transition to Electric Vehicles in March 2024.
Enel has published a complete and accurate account of its positions and engagement activities on specific climate-related policies, and this is aligned with InfluenceMap's assessment of the company using its LobbyMap database. Enel included its climate advocacy activities, positions, and links to the company’s government consultation responses to specific climate-related policies from 2022-2024 in its 2023 Climate Policy Advocacy report, published April 2024. It also covered a range of regions in its disclosure, including Global, Europe, North & South America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
BP partially met the assessment criteria under this indicator, as it excluded material evidence of climate policy engagement. However, BP’s ‘Advocacy Activities’ webpage provides a clear and detailed disclosure of the company’s climate policy engagement, with filters for jurisdiction; date; and topic, including links to relevant consultation responses. It also contains sorting options for most recent, and most relevant.
Has the company published an accurate account of the climate policy positions and engagement activities of the industry associations of which it is a member (as compared to InfluenceMap’s database)?
The company has disclosed a partial list of its industry association memberships, but appears to exclude 7 industry associations which are actively engaged on climate policy, such as the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the Japan Climate Leaders Partnership (JCLP), the Electric Vehicle Council, SmartEN, and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
However, the company has not disclosed an account of its industry associations' positions and engagement activities. Volvo Cars has therefore excluded key instances of engagement with specific climate-related policies by its industry associations. For example, In October 2023 comments to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Alliance for Automotive Innovation advocated to weaken proposed CAFE standards.
See Appendix A below for details of the company's industry association memberships.
Unilever has published a complete and accurate account of its industry associations' positions and engagement activities on specific climate-related policies. In its March 2024 industry association review, the company attached LobbyMap profile links to each association’s assessment. Iberdrola published a largely complete and accurate of its industry associations' positions and engagement activities on specific climate-related policies.
Iberdrola and its North American subsidiary Avangrid both disclosed the climate policy engagement activities of their industry associations in their respective industry association climate lobbying reviews.
Volvo Group has published one review to date in December 2021.
However, company reviews published more than two years prior to the end of InfluenceMap’s data collection period for the Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark 2024 assessments - i.e. August 1st 2024 - will not be included in the updated review assessments.
As such, Volvo Group's December 2021 disclosure is not included in the review assessments.
Yes, meets criteria
Partial, meets some criteria
No, does not meet criteria
The table below provides a ranking of Volvo Group's industry associations currently covered by InfluenceMap’s database by Performance Band, i.e. a full measure of a company’s climate policy engagement, accounting for both its own engagement and that of its industry associations. Detailed profiles for all industry associations can be explored via the links in the table.
Industry associations are categorized by InfluenceMap as having climate policy engagement that is aligned, partially misaligned or misaligned with delivering the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement by Performance Band:
The ranking table below is updated automatically on a continual basis as: (1) new evidence is collected for the industry associations; (2) new industry associations are added to the company profile; (3) industry associations are removed from the company profile, e.g. if the company leaves the association.
As such, the industry associations and/or scores in the ranking table below may differ from the findings in Identify & Assess (Indirect) above, which was written on the date of assessment. See the top of this page for the date of assessment.
| Industry Association | InfluenceMap Performance Band | InfluenceMap Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Vehicle Council | B+ | Aligned |
| E-Mobility Europe (formerly AVERE) | B+ | Aligned |
| Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) | B- | Partially Aligned |
| European Round Table for Industry (ERT) | C+ | Partially Aligned |
| Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) | C+ | Partially Aligned |
| Hydrogen Europe | C | Partially Aligned |
| China Association of Automobile Manufacturers | C | Partially Aligned |
| National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA) | C- | Partially Aligned |
| European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) | D+ | Partially Aligned |
| Eurogas | D+ | Partially Aligned |
| BusinessEurope | D- | Misaligned |
| Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) | E+ | Misaligned |
| The Transport Project | E+ | Misaligned |
| National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) | E | Misaligned |
