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The Lobbying Effect: Social LobbyMap’s 2025 in Review

In 2025, Social LobbyMap continued to deepen understanding of how corporate political engagement aligns – or fails to align – with companies’ stated social and sustainability commitments. As a core project of the EIRIS Foundation, Social LobbyMap plays a vital role in advancing transparency and accountability in corporate lobbying on human rights and sustainability legislation.

This round‑up highlights some of the most significant Social LobbyMap developments from the past year and points readers to further resources and reports.

Social LobbyMap identifies financial sector lobbying around CSDDD

A new report by the EIRIS Foundation, applying its Social LobbyMap methodology, examines and highlights the role of private sector influence in the exclusion of financial sector downstream value chain activities from the scope of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Social LobbyMap Methodology Consultation

Corporate power and human rights legislation – friends or foes?

Corporate climate lobbying has rightfully received a lot of attention from investors and civil society. Yet corporate lobbying on the ‘S’ in ESG is equally very much a live issue. And it can lead to severe human rights impacts.

2023 Renewable Energy and Human Rights Benchmark

The 2023 Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark assessed and scored the human rights policies and practices of 28 leading companies across the renewable energy supply chain, including wind and solar project developers, oil and gas companies entering into renewables, and wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers.

EIRIS Foundation response to IFRS Consultation on Agenda Priorities

The EIRIS Foundation has responded to the ISSB’s request for feedback around its agenda and priorities.

EIRIS Foundation to scope social policy lobbying

The EIRIS Foundation are delighted to have picked up an exciting new project scoping for the best way to expand the ‘Lobby Map’ approach created by Influence Map to cover social issues.

2nd Edition of Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark published today

The 2nd edition of the only Renewable Energy and Human Rights Benchmark has been launched today by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC). The EIRIS Foundation is pleased to have partnered with the Centre in its data collection and review process of the benchmark this year.

It’s time for investors to treat social & environmental considerations equally

A group of 6 leading organisations working with investors on social justice have issued a joint statement on the EU Social Taxonomy.

Burma/Myanmar conflict risk: how can investors respond?

This webinar, intended primarily for an investor-audience, brings together corporate and investor responsibility experts to explore how investors can make conflict risk in Burma/Myanmar part of their ESG integration, engagement and investment decisions in response to the recent coup and the ongoing Rohingya crisis.