April 5, 2021
This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here.
For decades, companies have been lobbying in Washington D.C., and at other capitals around the world. Much of it has gone against the interest of sustainable outcomes.
As just one example, oil companies have spent millions of dollars lobbying to block climate change policies, according to a 2019 report from InfluenceMap. Others have lobbied to support roads over public transit, or conventional energy facilities over renewables, or the interests of Big Ag over organic and regenerative farmers.
There are signs this is changing. More companies understand that their interests are directly linked to a clean environment, healthy citizens and a cohesive society.
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