Corporate Political Engagement Policy and lobbying spend
We advocate our positions on matters which affect us, our employees, customers, shareholders or local communities, in accordance with our values and the Shell General Business Principles.
Shell’s Corporate Political Engagement Policy, provided below, summarises how Shell engages with political stakeholders. It sets out our approach in four main areas: internal governance, political contributions, responsible lobbying, and the recruitment and secondment of individuals between government bodies and Shell.
Regulated lobbying disclosures, including lobbying expenditure
In the EU, Germany and the USA, Shell reports expenditure associated with our lobbying activities in line with the requirements and guidelines set out in the EU Transparency Register, the German Lobbying Transparency Regulation, and the US Lobbying Disclosure Act respectively. These submissions are publicly available. There are different rules for which costs should be reported in these three submissions.
- In the EU, Shell’s submission to the EU Transparency Register can be accessed at transparency-register.europa.eu by searching the REG Number: “05032108616-26”. In 2025, Shell's reported estimated annual costs related to activities covered by the register were between €4,500,000 and €4,999,999.
- In Germany, the Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH and Shell Deutschland GmbH submissions to the Federal Lobby Register can be accessed at www.lobbyregister.bundestag.de/startseite by searching the registration numbers: “R001354” (Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH) and “R001348” (Shell Deutschland GmbH). Information about the entities’ “Annual financial expenditure in the area of representation of interests” for 2025 will be published in the German Lobby Register by June 30, 2026.
- In the USA, Shell USA, Inc.’s submissions under the US Lobbying Disclosure Act can be accessed at disclosurespreview.house.gov by searching House ID: “316890000”. In 2025, Shell USA, Inc.’s reported expenses related to lobbying practices were $6,030,000.
We also provide submissions in some other countries in line with their applicable requirements and/or guidelines, though these submissions are not required to include lobbying spend.
- In Canada, the Shell Canada Limited submission to the Registry of Lobbyists can be accessed at https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/en/ by searching the keywords: “Shell Canada Limited”.
- In Scotland, the Shell U.K. Limited submission to the Lobbying Register can be accessed at https://lobbying.scot/page/search by searching the registrant: “Shell U.K. Limited”.
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. On this webpage, “Shell,” “we” and “our” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them.
