Our work with industry associations
We value our memberships of industry associations, which provide a platform for industry-wide engagements with governments, regulators and communities on a range of topics. Many of the associations we are a member of engage on public policy, legislation and regulation. They also often play an important role in developing and implementing industry standards and best practices in areas such as health, safety, security and the environment.
Climate and Energy Transition Lobbying Report 2025
This report provides an update on our direct and indirect climate and energy transition lobbying in 2025. It is the eighth year that we have reported on our industry associations and provided updates about our advocacy related to climate and the energy transition.
Our principles for participation in industry associations
Our approach
Governance
We have an internal management framework for industry associations. This builds on the foundations of the Shell Performance Framework, which is the overarching framework we use to deliver our strategy.
Climate and energy transition policy and advocacy alignment
- Within the industry associations we are a member of, we are committed to advocating policies that we believe are in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the world achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
- We publish our global climate and energy transition policy positions on shell.com/advocacy. They serve as a global framework for our advocacy on climate and energy transition topics. Shell relationship managers for industry associations are provided with guidance about advocating in line with these positions. We have processes in place to guide staff if we identify misalignment with an industry association.
- We publish a review of the policy and advocacy positions of selected industry associations, which includes the methodology for selecting and assessing the associations. Where we identify misalignment with any of our assessment criteria, we set out how we plan to address this and provide an update the following year. The Vice President Policy and Advocacy in Corporate Relations has responsibility for taking decisions in relation to the review or next steps. Where necessary, issues can be escalated in accordance with our usual escalation protocol. This is part of our annual assurance process.
- Where we identify misalignment with any of our assessment criteria, Shell takes one or more of the following steps depending on our assessment of the importance of the topic, the extent of the misalignment and the broader value of our membership:
- continue to be transparent about our own policy and advocacy positions, and the differences with our selected industry associations, by publishing this information on our website;
- remain in the association and engage with it in areas where we have different views;
- pursue our advocacy independently or through other associations or coalitions; and/or
- reassess our membership, including weighing up the broader business value of remaining in the association and the likelihood of the association changing its position(s), against ending activities such as board and committee participation or ending overall membership.
Working with industry associations
Climate and energy transition policy and advocacy
We believe that any industry association we are a member of, and that is involved in climate and energy transition policy and advocacy, should lobby in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the world achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Transparency
We believe that the industry associations we are a member of should publish the following information on their websites:
- an overview of the association’s governance and decision-making related to policy and advocacy;
- a list of member companies, including members of their governing body or bodies; and
- the association’s main public policy positions, consultation submissions and other evidence of advocacy positions (if appropriate).
We encourage industry associations to be transparent about their fee structures for membership.
Industry associations and similar organisations we are a member of
The list below shows industry associations and similar organisations that Shell is a corporate member of, and where we paid a membership fee or dues of $50,000 or above in 2025.
See below for the methodology used to compile the list.
List of industry associations and similar organisations we are member of
List of industry associations and similar organisations we are member of
Organisation name |
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Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) |
International Air Transport Association (IATA) |
Alaska Oil & Gas Association (AOGA) |
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) |
Alliance To End Plastic Waste (AEPW) |
International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) |
American Clean Power Association (ACP) |
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) |
American Cleaning Institute (ACI) |
International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) |
American Petroleum Institute (API) |
International Transport Forum (ITF) - Corporate Partnership Board |
Assorisorse (Risorse Naturali ed Energie sostenibili) |
Ipieca |
Australian Energy Council (AEC) |
Isopa |
Australian Energy Producers (AEP) |
Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) |
Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) |
Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council |
Avenergy Suisse |
Louisiana Chemistry Association (LCA) |
BDEW (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V.) |
Louisiana Energy Users Group (LEUG) |
Biogas Danmark |
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA) |
Bluewater Association for Safety, Environment, and Sustainability (BASES) |
Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) |
Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP)/Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás (ABEP)1 |
NACS (Advancing Convenience & Fuel Retailing) |
Business Council of Australia (BCA) |
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) |
Business Council of Canada (BCC) |
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) |
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) |
Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) |
California Hydrogen Coalition (CHC) |
Nederlandse Vereniging Duurzame Energie (NVDE) |
California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) |
NedZero |
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) |
New Energy Coalition |
Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) |
New England Power Generators Association (NEPGA) |
Center for Innovative Policy (CIP) |
NLHydrogen |
Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) |
Northeast Capital Industrial Association (NCIA) |
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) |
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) |
Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) |
Offshore Norge |
Clean Grid Alliance |
Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) |
CO2CRC |
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) |
Confederation of British Industry (CBI) |
Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) |
Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) |
Plastics Europe |
Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) |
Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) |
Danish Industry (DI) |
Polska Organizacja Przemysłu i Handlu Naftowego (POPiHN) |
Deltalinqs |
Ras Laffan Environmental Society (LES) |
Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) |
Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) |
en2x (Wirtschaftsverband Fuels und Energie e.V.) |
Republican Governors Public Policy Committee (RGPPC) |
EnerGeo Alliance |
Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) |
ENERGIA |
Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) |
Energie-Nederland |
Royal Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI) |
Energy Institute (EI) |
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) |
Energy UK |
Texas Competitive Power Advocates (TCPA) |
Eurobitume (European Bitumen Association) |
Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) |
Eurogas |
The Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development (Al-Attiyah Foundation) |
European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) |
The National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition (NLCRC) |
European Fuel Manufacturers Association (EFMA), includes FuelsEurope and Concawe |
The Open Group |
European Round Table for Industry (ERT) |
The Sulphur Institute (TSI) |
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) |
The Welding Institute (TWI) |
French Association of Large Companies (AFEP) |
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) |
Fuels Industry Association of South Africa |
UFIP Énergies et Mobilités |
Fuels Industry UK |
UK Chamber of Shipping |
Global CCS Institute |
UNITI Bundesverband EnergieMittelstand e.V. |
Global Maritime Forum |
VEMW (Vereniging voor Energie, Milieu en Water) |
Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) |
Vereniging Energie voor Mobiliteit en Industrie (VEMOBIN) |
Greater Houston Partnership |
Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) |
Grow Louisiana Coalition |
WindEurope |
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) |
Hydrogen Council |
World Economic Forum (WEF) |
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP) |
World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) |
1 We pay a membership fee to ABEP, which is an association that participates in IBP and pays its own membership fee to IBP.
Note: The organisations listed below are included in our Climate and Energy Transition Lobbying Report 2024 and/or our Climate and Energy Transition Lobbying Report 2025, but are not included in the list above. They are not in scope of the list since the 2025 membership fee payment was under $50,000 and/or we discontinued our membership (see footnote).
Organisation name |
American Chemistry Council (ACC)2 |
Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (AIGN) |
Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) |
BusinessEurope |
China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) |
EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC)2 |
Hydrogen Europe |
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) |
International Gas Union (IGU) |
KAZENERGY Association |
Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) |
Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) |
Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI) |
2 In 2026, we left two of the associations where we previously found alignment in our Climate and Energy Transition Lobbying Report 2024 (published in May 2025): the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC). We ended our memberships of ACC and EUCCC following internal business reviews, which led us to streamline our memberships and adjust cost allocations.
Methodology
Methodology
Our internal processes require staff to record memberships of industry associations and similar groups in our Code of Conduct Register. The above list is based on data provided by relationship managers in the register and/or data validated by our Corporate Relations function. Information on membership fee/dues is based on data from invoices and/or records in our internal finance systems. Any payments made in local currencies are converted to US dollars using Shell standard conversion rates that we use for planning purposes.
This list focuses on organisations relating to industry issues. It does not include organisations categorised as professional bodies, think tanks, or consortia focused on regulatory compliance, joint industry projects (JIPs), research-focused organisations or response groups (including emergency response).
The list is not exhaustive and is subject to change. It will be reviewed against data from our Code of Conduct Register and may be updated as a result.
In some cases, an organisation’s invoice(s) may cover sub-organisations or forums too; in such cases, we have only listed the main organisation that provided the invoice. In other cases, an organisation may charge additional obligatory fees, similar to membership fees, that we have taken into account for the list.
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. In certain cases, more than one Shell entity is a member in an association.
