Corporate political engagement transparency statement 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.
Our statement on corporate political engagement, provided below, is based on Transparency International 鈥� 麻豆传媒鈥檚 principles for corporate political engagement transparency. It provides details of our approach in four main areas:
- internal governance
- political payments
- responsible lobbying
- recruitment and secondments.
Regulated lobbying disclosures, including lobbying expenditure
In the European Union (EU), Germany and the USA, we report expenditure associated with our lobbying activities in line with the requirements and guidelines set out in the EU Transparency Register, German Lobbying Transparency Regulation and the US Lobbying Disclosure Act respectively. There are different rules for which costs should be reported in these three submissions and we are required to comply with the appropriate requirements for each jurisdiction. These submissions are publicly available:
- In the EU, Shell鈥檚 submission to the EU Transparency Register can be accessed at transparency-register.europa.eu by searching the REG Number: 鈥�05032108616-26鈥�. Shell鈥檚 reported 鈥淓stimated annual costs attributable to activities covered by the register鈥� were 鈧�4,500,000 to 鈧�4,999,999 in 2024.
- In Germany, Shell鈥檚 submissions to the Lobby Register can be accessed at www.lobbyregister.bundestag.de/startseite by searching the registration numbers: 鈥淩001354鈥� (Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH) and 鈥淩001348鈥� (Shell Deutschland GmbH). In 2023, Shell鈥檚 reported 鈥溌槎勾� financial expenditure in the area of representation of interests鈥� was 鈧� 210,001-220,000 and 鈧� 1,120,001-1,130,000 respectively. We expect the data for 2024 to be published in the German Lobby Register by June 30, 2025.
- In the USA, Shell鈥檚 submissions under the Lobbying Disclosure Act can be accessed at disclosurespreview.house.gov by searching House ID: 鈥�316890000鈥�. Shell鈥檚 reported expenses related to lobbying practices were $7,060,000 in 2024.
We also provided submissions in some other countries, though these are not required to include lobbying spend.
- In Canada, Shell鈥檚 submission to the Registry of Lobbyists can be accessed at https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/en/ by searching the keywords: 鈥淪hell Canada Limited鈥�.
- In Scotland, Shell鈥檚 submission to the Lobbying Register can be accessed at lobbying.scot/SPS/Search/Search by searching the registrant: 鈥淪hell U.K. Limited鈥�.
Page last updated: May 8, 2025
