What InfluenceMap does

InfluenceMap is a UK-registered non-profit Community Interest Company founded in 2015, just before the Paris Agreement, that produces data-driven analysis of how corporations, industry associations, and the financial sector engage with climate and biodiversity policy. Its work is organized around three core platforms: LobbyMap, which tracks and scores climate policy lobbying of 500+ companies and 250+ industry associations globally; FinanceMap, which analyzes climate-related metrics and stewardship across the asset management sector; and Carbon Majors, a database of historical production and emissions data for 122 of the world's largest oil, gas, coal, and cement producers. These are supplemented by regional platforms covering India, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and South Korea, plus specialized tools for methane policy, automotive decarbonization, and sustainable finance policy engagement.

The organization serves a multi-stakeholder audience including institutional investors and asset managers (notably as the exclusive data provider to the Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark covering 700 investors with $68 trillion AUM), corporations seeking alignment reviews, policymakers, media, and civil society. Its methodology is aligned with the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying and scored against IPCC benchmarks. Distribution is open-access and digital-first, with regional offices in London, New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Brussels, São Paulo, Toronto, and Canberra supporting direct investor engagement, briefings, and government testimony.

InfluenceMap is funded entirely through philanthropy, generates no commercial revenue from its platforms or reports, and maintains an 11-50 employee footprint. All content is free to view and use, with registration required for some reports; commercial reuse (e.g., incorporation into tradable indices) is prohibited under its terms.

Name

InfluenceMap

Legal name

InfluenceMap CIC

Website

https://influencemap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InfluenceMap is a UK-registered non-profit think tank that produces data-driven analysis of corporate and financial sector climate policy engagement via its LobbyMap, FinanceMap, and Carbon Majors platforms, serving institutional investors, companies, policymakers, media, and civil society globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Policy Research and ESG Data Analytics

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Climate policy research
• Corporate climate accountability
• Sustainability data analytics
• ESG investor research
• Climate lobbying database

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Funding: InfluenceMap is a non-profit think tank funded through philanthropy. The organization does not generate commercial revenue from its platforms or reports. All content is open source and free to view and use. The organization was founded just before the Paris Agreement in 2015 and maintains its independence from political, commercial, or campaign-specific interests.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

InfluenceMap is a non-profit think tank that develops and maintains proprietary databases and web platforms tracking, scoring, and analyzing corporate climate and biodiversity policy engagement. Its three core programs—LobbyMap, FinanceMap, and Carbon Majors—provide quantitative assessments of corporate lobbying against IPCC benchmarks, climate-lens metrics for the asset management sector, and historical emissions data for major fossil fuel producers, supplemented by regional and sector-specific platforms (India, Brazil, Canada, Methane, Automotive, Sustainable Finance, COP).

Product overview

InfluenceMap is a global non-profit think tank offering a portfolio of interconnected data platforms focused on corporate climate and sustainability accountability. The core products consist of LobbyMap (corporate climate lobbying database), FinanceMap (asset management climate analysis), and Carbon Majors (emissions database for major fossil fuel producers). These are supplemented by regional platforms (India, Brazil, Canada), specialized tools (Methane Platform, Automotive Climate Tool, Sustainable Finance Platform, COP Platform), and investor-focused resources (CA100 Investor Hub, LobbyMap Scores, FinanceMap Banking League Table). The organization operates as a research platform with content free to view, with registration required for full report access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LobbyMap: World's leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying on climate policy
• FinanceMap
• Carbon Majors

Products and services

• LobbyMap World's leading database tracking corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy globally, providing scoring (0-100 Organization Scores) and evidence-based analysis for over 500 companies and 250+ industry associations against Paris Agreement-aligned benchmarks. Used by institutional investors, asset managers, companies, and policymakers to assess lobbying alignment.
• FinanceMap Most comprehensive publicly available metrics and analysis of the asset management sector through a climate lens, covering both portfolios and corporate stewardship. Used by investors and stewardship teams to assess the climate performance and policy engagement of asset managers and banks, including a Banking League Table ranking.
• Carbon Majors Database of historical production data from 122 of the world's largest oil, gas, coal, and cement producers, quantifying direct operational emissions and emissions from the combustion of marketed products. Used by researchers, journalists, and policymakers to attribute emissions to major producers.
• India Platform Beta platform tracking real-time climate policy engagement of over 30 companies and 9 industry associations in India, drawing from over 4,500 individual data points and benchmarking entities against India's 2070 net zero target across sectors including automotive, energy, mining, steel, cement, chemicals, utilities, and IT.
• Brazil Platform Platform assessing corporate climate policy engagement in Brazil through evaluation of 20 of the largest climate-relevant companies and 12 industry associations across automotive, aviation, energy, new energy, mining, steel, paper and forest products, chemicals, consumer staples, and electric utilities sectors.
• Canada Platform Platform covering climate policy engagement profiles for 48 companies and 9 industry associations in Canada, providing detailed analysis of influencing strategies and policy-level impact, with InfluenceMap's Public Policy Engagement Alignment Assessment contribution to Climate Engagement Canada.
• Methane Platform Platform collating recent corporate engagement with global methane policy through regular bulletins and analysis, covering direct and indirect (via industry associations) corporate advocacy on methane regulation, including EU Methane Regulation analysis.
• Automotive Climate Tool Tool focused on automotive sector climate policy engagement assessment and analysis, providing detailed evaluation of automakers' direct and indirect lobbying on vehicle decarbonization and emissions standards globally.
• Sustainable Finance Policy Engagement Platform Platform tracking sustainable finance policy engagement activities by financial institutions and their industry associations, analyzing how banks and asset managers influence sustainable finance regulatory frameworks globally.
• COP Corporate Accountability Platform Portal containing InfluenceMap tools and recent reports for media, policymakers, business, and civil society groups attending and covering COP events, including the Fossil Fuel Misinformation Tracker tracking over 3,700 pro-fossil fuel narrative instances from 200+ companies and associations.
• CA100 Investor Hub Investor hub providing LobbyMap's analysis of CA100+ target companies and their industry associations, with resources for shareholder resolutions, disclosure scorecards, and 1-2-1 briefing support for the 700 investors managing $68 trillion AUM in the Climate Action 100+ initiative.
• LobbyMap Scores Online database of scoring and profiles for companies and industry associations on climate policy engagement, with Organization Scores on a 0-100 scale measuring support or opposition to Paris Agreement-aligned climate policy, serving as the core scoring reference within the LobbyMap platform.
• FinanceMap Banking League Table League table ranking banks on climate-related financial metrics and portfolio analysis, providing comparative climate performance scores for financial institutions (with influence noted in Canadian House of Commons testimony on bank net-zero alignment).

Quantifiable outcome

• Between 2020 and 2024, the proportion of engaged companies tracked by InfluenceMap that aligned their advocacy with science-based guidance tripled from 5% to 15%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Climate Action 100+ (CA100+)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022InfluenceMap is the exclusive data provider to Climate Action 100+, the world's largest investor initiative on climate change with 700 investors responsible for over $68 trillion in assets under management. Since 2022, InfluenceMap's assessments on climate policy engagement are directly integrated into the CA100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark under the Climate Policy Engagement Alignment assessment.
• Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRI is a signatory-backed organization that supports its international network of investors to put principles for responsible investment into practice. PRI uses InfluenceMap assessments in supporting investors to understand real-world climate policy engagement activities of companies and engage them on this issue.
• Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIIGCC is the European investor network focused on climate change, providing investors an opportunity to engage with policymakers on climate policies. Uses InfluenceMap data to support investor engagements with companies in Europe.
• Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIGCC is an investor network focused on climate change issues affecting investors in Asia. Uses InfluenceMap's research to support analysis of influential corporate actors and corporate lobbying in Asia, including the country platforms.
• CerescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeres is a non-profit organization working with the most influential investors and companies to build leadership solutions for climate change. Uses InfluenceMap as the most comprehensive source of information for investors on corporate climate lobbying, informing CA100+ engagements.
• Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGCC represents investors on climate change policy issues in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Uses InfluenceMap data to provide transparency over climate lobbying activities and support investor engagements with companies.
• Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICCR is a coalition of faith-based institutional investors. Uses InfluenceMap's various platforms to assist members in understanding the role that companies and trade associations play in the clean energy transition.
• Business DeclaresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness Declares is a network of positive businesses. Listed as a supporting partner on InfluenceMap's Lobby Responsibly platform.
• Race To ZerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRace To Zero is a global campaign mobilizing leadership and support for net zero commitments. Listed as a supporting partner on InfluenceMap's Lobby Responsibly platform.
• B Lab UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerB Lab UK is the nonprofit network transforming the economy for people, place and planet. Listed as a supporting partner on InfluenceMap's Lobby Responsibly platform.
• VolansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolans is a consultancy focused on systemic change. Listed as a supporting partner on InfluenceMap's Lobby Responsibly platform and co-authored 'Mobilising Trade Associations as a Force for Good' playbook.
• Climate Engagement CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Engagement Canada is an investor initiative involving institutional investors working with Canadian companies on climate action. InfluenceMap contributes its Public Policy Engagement Alignment Assessment to the initiative.
• Global Standard on Responsible Climate LobbyingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestor-driven framework launched in March 2022 that sets out 14 indicators covering disclosure, governance, and oversight processes for responsible climate lobbying. InfluenceMap's methodology for assessing corporate disclosures was formally updated in line with this standard.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• RepRisk: Commercial ESG risk analytics platform using NLP to monitor corporate ESG controversies and lobbying. Comparable emerging player focused on reputational and policy-influence data for investors.
• South Pole Group: Climate solutions provider offering carbon accounting, climate strategy, and policy advisory services. Comparable emerging player with overlapping climate policy and corporate accountability work for investors and corporates.
• NewClimate Institute: Non-profit climate policy research organization producing analysis on corporate and government climate action. Comparable emerging peer with similar open-source methodology and policy-focus.

Direct peers

• Carbon Tracker Initiative: Non-profit financial think tank analyzing climate risk in fossil fuel markets and the energy transition. Direct peer to InfluenceMap in producing investor-relevant climate analysis with overlapping mission and stakeholder base.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): Global non-profit running the world's largest environmental disclosure system used by investors, companies, and policymakers. Closely comparable to InfluenceMap as an investor-driven climate data non-profit with overlapping investor and corporate stakeholder base.
• Climate Action Tracker (CAT): Independent scientific analysis tracking government climate action and policy alignment. Direct peer in producing open-source climate policy analysis with comparable methodology rigor and stakeholder audience.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Sustainable1 (Trucost): Commercial ESG and climate data provider with carbon emissions and climate transition analytics. Comparable broad incumbent that overlaps with InfluenceMap's Carbon Majors and FinanceMap but at commercial scale.
• MSCI ESG Research: Broad incumbent providing paid ESG data and ratings to global investors. Overlaps with InfluenceMap's FinanceMap on asset manager climate analysis but operates as a commercial platform with much wider ESG coverage.
• ISS ESG: Major commercial provider of ESG ratings, climate data, and proxy voting analytics. Comparable broad incumbent serving institutional investors on climate stewardship topics where InfluenceMap's data is used.
• Bloomberg ESG Data: Commercial ESG data offering integrated into Bloomberg Terminal, serving the same investor audience. Broad incumbent that competes for investor wallet share in climate analytics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/influencemap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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