InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

IHG describes a process for integrating its advocacy work with its climate strategy by having its "Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility teams reside under the same Global Corporate Affairs umbrella," which it says "enables us to better prioritize and align our sustainability strategy" and ensures "our engagement and advocacy efforts support IHG's responsible business objectives as outlined in our Journey to Tomorrow plan." The company further reports that "the content of this Policy been approved by the Responsible Business Committee and will be reviewed regularly and updated as necessary," with "Board oversight of our environmental strategy and priorities, and the management of our principal environment-related risk management systems." However, IHG confirms it has "No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years" regarding alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and we found no evidence of targeted procedures or a named individual responsible for reviewing or managing climate-related lobbying activities, nor any mechanism for aligning its indirect lobbying through trade associations.