Federation of French Industry (MEDEF)
What do our scores mean?
The organizational score represents the degree to which the organization influencing climate policy and legislation. Corporations also have relationship scores reflecting their links with influencers like trade associations. Both are combined to place the corporation in a performance band. Full details can be found here.
Engagement Intensity
The engagement intensity (EI) is a metric of the extent to which the company is engaging on climate change policy matters, whether positively or negatively. It is a number from 0 (no engagement at all) to 100 (full engagement on all queries/data points). Clearly energy companies are more affected by climate regulations and will have a higher EI than, for example retailers. So an organization’s score should be looked at in conjunction with this metric to gauge the amount of evidence we are using in each case as a basis for scoring. On our scale, an EI of more than 35 indicates a relatively large amount of climate policy engagement.
Relationship Score, December 2020
A new batch of industry associations has been uploaded onto the InfluenceMap system and the relationship scores recalculated accordingly.
Updated terminology, February 2021
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.
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What do the 0,1,2 and NSs, NAs mean?
Each cell in the organization's matrix presents a chance for us to assess each data source against our column of climate change policy queries. We score from -2 to 2, with negative scores representing evidence of obstructive influence. "NA" means "not applicable" and "NS" means "not scored" - that is we did not find any evidence either way. In both cases, the cell's weighting is re-distributed over others. Red and blue cells represent highly interesting negative or positive influence respectively. Full details can be found here.
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Main Web Site
The main organizational Web site of the company and its direct links to major affiliates and attached documents. |
Social Media
We search other media and sites funded or controlled by the organization, such as social media (Twitter, Facebook) and direct advertising campaigns of the organization. |
CDP Responses
We assess and score responses to two questions from CDP's climate change information request (12.3 a & 12.3c) related to political influence questions (currently these are not numerically scored by the CDP process). |
Legislative Consultations
Comments from the entity being scored on governmental regulatory consultation processes, including those obtained by InfluenceMap through Freedom of Information requests. |
Media Reports
Here we search in a consistent manner (the organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
CEO Messaging
Here we search in a consistent manner (the CEO/Chairman, organization name and relevant query search terms) a set of web sites of representing reputable news or data aggregations. Supported by targeted searches of proprietary databases. |
Financial Disclosures
We search 10-K and 20-F SEC filings where available, and non US equivalents where not. . |
EU Register
Information provided by to the voluntary EU Transparency Register. |
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Communication of Climate Science
Is the organization transparent and clear about its position on climate change science? |
2
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2
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NA | NS | NS | NS | NA | NA |
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Alignment with IPCC on Climate Action
Is the organization supporting the science-based response to climate change as set out by the IPCC? (the IPCC) |
0
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0
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NA |
0
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-2
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0
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NA | NA |
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Supporting the Need for Regulations
To what extent does the organization express the need for regulatory intervention to resolve the climate crisis? |
0
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0
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NA |
0
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-1
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0
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NA | NA |
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Support of UN Climate Process
Is the organization supporting the UN FCCC process on climate change? |
1
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2
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NS |
0
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1
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1
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NA | NA |
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Transparency on Legislation
Is the organisation transparent about its positions on climate change legislation/policy and its activities to influence it? |
0
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NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Carbon Tax
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: carbon tax. |
0
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-2
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NA |
0
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-1
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0
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NA | NA |
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Emissions Trading
Is the organisation supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: emissions trading. |
0
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0
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NA |
0
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-1
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0
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NA | NA |
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Energy and Resource Efficiency
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: energy efficiency policy, standards, and targets |
1
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0
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NA |
-1
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-1
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-2
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NA | NA |
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Renewable Energy
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Renewable energy legislation, targets, subsidies, and other policy |
0
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0
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NA |
-1
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-1
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NS | NA | NA |
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Energy Transition & Zero Carbon Technologies
Is the organization supporting an IPCC-aligned transition of the economy away from carbon-emitting technologies, including supporting relevant policy and legislative measures to enable this transition? |
0
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0
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NA |
0
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-1
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0
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NA | NA |
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GHG Emission Regulation
Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: GHG emission standards and targets. Is the organization supporting policy and legislative measures to address climate change: Standards, targets, and other regulatory measures directly targeting Greenhouse Gas emissions |
0
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0
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NA |
0
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-1
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-1
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NA | NA |
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Disclosure on Relationships
Is the organization transparent about its involvement with industry associations that are influencing climate policy, including the extent to which it is aligned with these groups on climate? |
1
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NS | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Climate Lobbying Overview: MEDEF appears to be lobbying on climate policy in France with mainly negative positions, however, engagement appears to have improved over time in its top line messaging, whilst maintaining emphasis on innovation and competitiveness in regards to climate regulation.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: In 2019 the organisation stated support for carbon neutrality by 2050 in France in the French Business Climate Pledge, which MEDEF facilitated. However, the President in 2018 emphasized the role of innovation and technology to combat climate change and in 2020 stressed the competitiveness of industries and the cost-effectiveness of implementing climate policy in Europe and France.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In 2020 MEDEF expressed support for the carbon border adjustment mechanism in order to avoid carbon leakage but only with the continuation of current carbon leakage measures such as free quotas and indirect cost compensation. MEDEF has a mixed approach to a carbon tax, the President in 2019 stating support for a national French tax, but other sources emphasizing the threat of overlapping regulations. In a position paper concerning the Programmation Pluriannuelle d'Énergie (PPE) in 2018, MEDEF stated support for energy efficiency legislation in buildings, as well as advocating for a framework to support the development of renewable energy in France. However, in 2020, the President wrote a letter to the French Minister of the Energy and Ecological Transition to request a moratorium on the implementation of energy and environmental legislation for six months, such as the PPE, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing a lack of ability to respond to consultations.
Positioning on Energy Transition: MEDEF generally supports the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy mix, yet at times stressing the impact on competitiveness and the cost-effectiveness of solutions. The President in 2020 signed a letter stating support for the electrification of transport, however, in 2018, commenting on the PPE, MEDEF suggested there is a role for high GHG emission energy sources in the future energy mix as well as stressing the impact on energy security from the transition away from current energy infrastructure. Commenting on the Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive in 2020, the association appeared to not support measures which would have aligned energy taxation policy with the recent heightened EU climate ambition.