RTX Corp

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	RTX provides a very high level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It names a broad suite of concrete policy files it has tried to shape, including the U.S. Sustainable Skies Act, several FY24 U.S. appropriations and FAA authorisation bills directed at Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) R&D and deployment, the EU “ReFuel” Eco-Labelling Scheme for Aviation, the UN ICAO CAAF/3 process and CORSIA framework, and other initiatives under the European Green Deal. The company also spells out how it seeks to influence these measures. Actions disclosed range from “signing a letter of endorsement for the proposed bill, the Sustainable Skies Act,” to participation by “Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney … in the technical expert groups which have been created by the EASA Management Board,” “multiple engagements with policymakers on different bills and authorizations,” and the provision of “Pratt & Whitney engineers [who] regularly provide expert testimony and public commentary.” Targets are clearly identified, such as the EASA Management Board, FAA, U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, EPA, EU regulators and the International Civil Aviation Organization. RTX is equally explicit about the outcomes it is pursuing: it advocates a SAF blender’s tax credit of $1.50–$2.00 per gallon, supports the environmental labelling scheme to inform passengers and cut aviation impacts, presses for public funding for SAF research and infrastructure, and backs ICAO goals of 2 % annual fuel-efficiency gains, carbon-neutral growth after 2020 and a 50 % cut in aviation CO₂ by 2050. By detailing the specific policies, the engagement channels and the precise results it wants to achieve, the company demonstrates comprehensive disclosure of its climate-policy lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Strong	RTX Corp demonstrates a structured approach to aligning its policy advocacy with its climate strategy: its “direct policy and trade association activities are centrally controlled by the company’s Corporate Government Relations organization,” which “adheres to formal policies and procedures in their outreach to legislators and regulators” and “coordinates with affected Businesses and functional organizations” so that “the activities reflect the company’s overall climate change strategy.” This centralized Government Relations function serves as a formal body overseeing both direct lobbying and engagement through trade associations (with business units taking “a prominent role in the engagement activities” for some industry bodies such as ATAG). However, the company does not disclose any board-level or executive sign-off process, a recurring audit or third-party review of its climate lobbying, nor a public commitment to align its engagement “in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement,” stating instead “No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years.” We found no evidence of a defined review cycle or clear criteria for assessing or exiting associations whose positions may conflict with its climate objectives.	3