Background

Teneo is a public relations company that describes itself as a “CEO advisory firm.”¹“Our Firm,” Teneo, Accessed August 19, 2024. Archived August 19, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ggFPw It provides its clients with strategy and communications advice, management consultancy, financial, risk, and people advice.²“Advisory & Consulting Offerings,” Teneo, Accessed August 19, 2024. Archived August 19, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/afTTw 

Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, and Doug Band founded Teneo in 2011.³“Teneo,” Management Consulted, updated February 20, 2023. Archived September 5, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/57Vxt. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. It is headquartered in New York and has a global presence with over 40 offices worldwide.⁴“Our Firm,” Teneo, Accessed August 19, 2024. Archived August 19, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ggFPw “Teneo” refers to Teneo Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.⁵“Regulatory Information,” Teneo, Accessed September 5, 2024. Archived September 5, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/76bGt

Teneo’s client list has included fossil fuel sector companies such as ADNOC,⁶Diana Marszalek. “ADNOC’s Omar Zaafrani On Using Communications To Transform An Oil Giant,” PRovoke Media, January 16, 2018. Archived March 3, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5p4FR Chevron,⁷“Chevron,” Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/NyIX7 BHP, Centrica,⁸“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Engie,⁹“Register for 1st June 2023 – 31st August 2023,” PRCA register, 2023. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. EnQuest, Worley,¹⁰“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Eurogas¹¹“Teneo Strategy,” LobbyFacts.eu, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vUMbC and Trafigura.¹²“Register for 1st June 2023 – 31st August 2023,” PRCA register, 2023. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. It has also worked for clients in other polluting sectors, such as the steel, chemical, food, and transport industries.¹³“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Teneo has also worked with the arms industry¹⁴“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. and advised Purdue Pharma LP.¹⁵Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli. “Advisory firm Teneo taps Rothschild vice chairman with bankruptcy bent,” Reuters, January 18, 2022. Archived August 19, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. This company made the painkiller OxyContin and promoted it as safe despite being aware that it is highly addictive, contributing to a public health crisis that led to the deaths of more than 500,000 people across the U.S.¹⁶Jan Hoffman. “Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims,” New York Times, September 1, 2021. Archived August 19, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/UOJ2i

Teneo has an extensive relationship with the Government of Saudi Arabia,¹⁷“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 08/18/2023, 11:41:43 AM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. promoting Saudi Arabia’s Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company, the Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which partly owns the oil giant Aramco¹⁸“Saudi Arabia’s investment fund has been set an impossible task,” The Economist, March 14, 2024. Archived May 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.),¹⁹“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/02/2024, 7:39:12 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. and the futuristic urban area Neom.²⁰“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/09/2024, 10:52:07 AM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

In April 2024, Teneo won the contract to manage communications for COP29 for the Government of Azerbaijan, which will be hosting COP29 in November 2024.²¹“OMB No. 1124-0006, received 06/10/2024, 5:26:27 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Teneo also worked to prepare Masdar, the renewable energy unit of ADNOC (the UAE’s owned oil company), for COP28.²²Kevin McCauley. “Edelman Handles COP28 Media for Masdar,” O’Dwyer’s, December 6, 2023. Archived September 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hB9uW

Controversy over close ties with the Clinton family

Before founding Teneo, Declan Kelly was Hillary Clinton’s special economic envoy to Northern Ireland. Kelly planned the launch of Teneo during this period in partnership with Douglas (Doug) Band,²³Rachael Bade. “How a Clinton insider used his ties to build a consulting giant,” Politico, April 13, 2016. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. who was advising Bill Clinton at the time.²⁴“Doug Band,” Teneo, 2020. Archived February 2, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/14Kcb. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Mr. Clinton became an advisor in 2011 at Teneo’s founding.²⁵“Declan Kelly to work with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair,” BBC News, June 30, 2011. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pQ7To An acquaintance of the Clintons invested in Teneo, and several Clinton Foundation or Clinton-linked companies signed on as Teneo clients.²⁶Rachael Bade. “How a Clinton insider used his ties to build a consulting giant,” Politico, April 13, 2016. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

A memo by Band in 2011 said that Teneo partners had raised more than $8 million for the Clinton Foundation and $3 million in paid speaking fees for Bill Clinton.²⁷Rosalind Helderman and Tom Hamburger. “Inside ‘Bill Clinton Inc.’: Hacked memo reveals intersection of charity and personal income,” Washington Post, October 26, 2016. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Politico reported that Teneo clients had, in return, received exposure to Mr. Clinton, for example, appearing with him on stage,²⁸Rachael Bade. “How a Clinton insider used his ties to build a consulting giant,” Politico, April 13, 2016. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. attending dinners with him, and meeting him at golf games.²⁹James V. Grimaldi and Anupreeta Das. “Clinton Foundation’s Fundraisers Pressed Donors to Steer Business to Former President,” Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2016. Archived October 27, 2016. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.  Teneo also had a close relationship with the Clinton Global Initiative, an annual Clinton Foundation event attended by the former president and other world leaders, at which Teneo obtained speaking roles for its clients and meetings with foreign leaders.³⁰Rachael Bade. “How a Clinton insider used his ties to build a consulting giant,” Politico, April 13, 2016. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

According to emails released by WikiLeaks, Chelsea Clinton complained in December 2011 that someone had informed her that an associate of Band’s who was a member of her father’s office staff had been making calls to British lawmakers “on behalf of President Clinton” for Teneo clients, particularly for the chief executive of Dow Chemical.³¹Rosalind Helderman and Tom Hamburger. “Inside ‘Bill Clinton Inc.’: Hacked memo reveals intersection of charity and personal income,” Washington Post, October 26, 2016. Archived October 27, 2016. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Kxfg7#selection-881.0-881.91. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

By 2012, Bill Clinton had left the advisory board but remained an unpaid advisor and a Teneo client.³²Kate Hickey. “Teneo’s Declan Kelly delivers Bill Clinton, keeps expanding,” Irish Central, June 22, 2012. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Rjrhj Mr Clinton said of his changed role: “I did not sever my financial relationship with Teneo. I changed it … Because of the help I continue to receive with my business relationships and speaking engagements, as well as with CGI and other philanthropic activities, like the Ireland investment conference, I felt that I should be paying them, not the other way around.”³³Kate Hickey. “Teneo’s Declan Kelly delivers Bill Clinton, keeps expanding,” Irish Central, June 22, 2012. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Rjrhj

From 2012 to 2013, Hillary Clinton’s aide, Huma Abedin, also had a role at Teneo. During this period, Doug Brand wrote to Abedin to arrange a meeting at the State Department between Hillary Clinton and Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.³⁴Gabriel Sherman. “Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile,” Vanity Fair, December 2, 2020. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Pu4Rb In April 2012, Doug Brand asked for Abedin’s help getting Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, then a Teneo client, appointed to a post on the President’s Global Development Council. There is no evidence that Abedin interceded on Teneo’s behalf, and Rodin did not get the appointment.³⁵Rachael Bade. “Emails show Huma Abedin’s ties to private consulting firm,” Politico, September 23, 2015. Archived January 28, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Vanity Fair reported in 2020 that the relationship between Teneo and the Clintons had become cold.³⁶Gabriel Sherman. “Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile,” Vanity Fair, December 2, 2020. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Pu4Rb

Teneo Chairman sexual misconduct

In June 2021, the Financial Times reported that Teneo Chairman and CEO Declan Kelly had inappropriately touched six women at a Global Citizen charity fundraising event earlier that year. As a result, Global Citizen removed Kelly from the board, and General Motors announced that it would stop working with Teneo³⁷Arash Massoudi and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson. “Teneo chief ousted from charity after allegations of drunken misconduct,” Financial Times, June 24, 2021. Archived June 24, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.^,38Arash Massoudi, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, and Kate Beioley. “GM cuts ties with Teneo after CEO misconduct allegations,” Financial Times, June 25, 2021. Archived June 25, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Kelly resigned from Teneo a few days later.³⁹Lauren Hirsch. “The chief executive of Teneo, an influential advisory firm, steps down.,” New York Times, June 29, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Stance on Climate Change

In Teneo’s inaugural 2022 Sustainability Report, Paul Keary’s CEO said: “We believe the futures of our firm, our people and our planet are inextricably connected. We are committed to operating responsibly as we create long-term, sustainable growth for Teneo and our stakeholders. We are also deeply committed to helping our clients develop and execute their own sustainability efforts.”⁴⁰“Sustainability Report 2022,” Teneo, 2022. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 across its global business.⁴¹“Our Firm – ESG at Teneo – Our Targets,” Teneo, Accessed September 2, 2024. Archived September  2, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. As of September 2024, it has no interim emissions reduction targets. However, it says it will set interim targets once it has completed a baseline assessment of its emissions- a process that began in 2021. Similarly, it does not have an emissions reduction plan but says it will develop this once it has completed the baseline assessment.⁴²“Our Firm – ESG at Teneo – Our Targets,” Teneo, Accessed September 2, 2024. Archived September  2, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo does advise its clients on climate change. In its 2022 Sustainability Report, Teneo says that it developed “a climate transition plan for one of the world’s most recognized consumer staples brands, communicating how the company will meet its long-term net zero goals, actions it will take to achieve those goals and abatement levers it will employ in the interim.”⁴³“Sustainability Report 2022,” Teneo, 2022. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Teneo also says that it has advised “one of the largest food and beverage companies on potential employee activism on environmental and social topics by developing an activist employee playbook and preparedness plan.”⁴⁴“Sustainability Report 2022,” Teneo, 2022. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, a non-binding United Nations pact to get businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies and to report on their implementation.⁴⁵“Our Firm – ESG at Teneo – Our Targets,” Teneo, Accessed September 2, 2024. Archived September  2, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. It also participates in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, obtaining a bronze medal in 2023.⁴⁶“Sustainability Report 2023,” Teneo, 2023. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

CVC Capital Partners, which owns a majority stake in Teneo, has publicly set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). One of CVC Capital Partners’ commitments is for 100% of its eligible private equity and listed equity investments to have set SBTi-validated targets by 2035. CVC Capital Partners has not stated whether Teneo would be considered “eligible.”⁴⁷“Climate & SBTi,” CVC, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/sqol9

Funding

Teneo is mainly backed by private equity, with Teneo having sold a majority stake to CVC Capital Partners, a private equity firm, for more than $350 million in 2019.⁴⁸Javier Espinoza. “Private equity group acquires politically-connected Teneo,” Financial Times, June 7, 2019. Archived August 19, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. CVC Capital Partners has invested in fossil fuels: As of 2021, it had invested in Messer Americas, Naturgy Energy Group, Neptune Energy, CLH Group, and PKP Energetyka.⁴⁹Alyssa Giachino, Riddhi Mehta-Neugebauer, “Private Equity Propels the Climate Crisis,” Private Equity Stakeholder Project, October 2021. Archived September 5, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo was previously partially backed by BC Partners, another investment firm, which sold its stake as part of the deal with CVC Capital Partners.⁵⁰Cara Lombardo. “Teneo Agrees to Sell Majority Stake to Private-Equity Firm,” Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2019. Archived October 6, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Statista (a platform that provides company data) states that, in 2022, Teneo was the PR agency with the second highest fee income in the UK, earning 220 million USD in fees that year.⁵¹“Leading public relations (PR) agencies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by fee income,” Statista, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/sm2q9 

Key People

Founders

Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, and Doug Band founded Teneo in 2011.⁵²“Teneo,” Management Consulted, updated February 20, 2023. Archived September 5, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/57Vxt. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Declan Kelly resigned from Teneo after misconduct allegations (see background section above).

Global Executive Committee

	Role	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Ursula Burns	Chairperson	Y	Y	Y	Y
Paul Keary	CEO	Y	Y	Y	Y
Brian Baker	Chief People Officer	Y	Y	Y
Daniel Butters	CEO, Financial Advisory	Y	Y	Y	Y
Andrea Calise	President, U.S. Strategy & Communications	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Robert Mead	Chairman, Americas	Y	Y	Y
Stephen Meahl	Chief Integration Officer	Y	Y	Y	Y
Geoff Morrell	President, Global Strategy & Communications	Y	Y
Tim Nixon	CEO, Management Consulting	Y	Y
Steven Sullivan	Chief Financial Officer	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Chris Wearing	Chief Commercial Officer	Y	Y

Source: Teneo.⁵³“Global Executive Committee,” Teneo, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/2TMhk

Teneo employees with connections with polluting industries

• Geoff Morrell, President of Global Strategy and Communications, held senior communications and lobbying roles at BP for 11 years before joining Teneo.⁵⁴“Geoff Morrell,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
• Nick Claydon, Vice Chairman of Global Strategy and Communications⁵⁵“Nick Claydon,” Teneo, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/MjUqL and former CEO of Teneo UK and member of Teneo’s global executive committee,⁵⁶“Global Executive Committee,” Teneo, August 2, 2024. Archived August 2, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/oiVHI was head of communications at British Airways between 1998 and 2001.⁵⁷“Nick Claydon,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
• Steven Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer, worked as a financial analyst for General Electric from 2007 to 2009.⁵⁸“Steven Sullivan,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
• Adam Daifallah has been the senior managing director at Teneo since 2020.⁵⁹“Adam Daifallah,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Daifallah was a director of SecondStreet.org, a Canadian free-market think tank that has opposed carbon taxes and is a member of the fossil fuel industry-backed Atlas Network,⁶⁰“SecondStreet.org,” DeSmog, 2022. until March 2023.⁶¹“Adam Daifallah,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. He was also Chairman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation,⁶²“Adam Daifallah,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. a libertarian anti-tax group with ties to the Atlas Network⁶³“Canada should learn from Australia’s failed carbon tax experiment,” Atlas Network, January 17, 2017. Archived August 3, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/E3VS4. and the oil industry,⁶⁴Taylor Noakes. “Canada Oil Companies Delete Carbon Capture Mentions on Websites Before New Regulations Kick in,” DeSmog, July 3, 2024. until January 2020.⁶⁵“2019 Annual Report,” Canadian Taxpayers Federation, 2019. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
• Dr. Mark Watson, Senior Managing Director and Head of ESG Advisory (APAC) at Teneo, was a Policy Advisor at the Energy Retail Association.⁶⁶“Dr. Mark Watson,” Teneo, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/H5JrN This trade association promoted the interests of electricity and gas retailers in the domestic market in Great Britain and has now become Energy UK.
• Andrew Liveris, senior advisor, is the former CEO of Dow Chemical. He sits on the boards of Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Neom. He is also a special advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia.⁶⁷“Andrew Liveris,” Teneo, Accessed September 20, 2024. Archived September 20, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yIT0b

Teneo employees with U.S. political connections

• Former U.S. President Bill Clinton worked as a paid advisor for Teneo between 2011 and 2012 (see background section for further details).⁶⁸Kate Hickey. “Teneo’s Declan Kelly delivers Bill Clinton, keeps expanding,” Irish Central, June 22, 2012. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Rjrhj
• Between 2021 and 2013, Huma Abedin worked as a consultant for Teneo and as an aide for Hillary Clinton (see background section for further details).⁶⁹Gabriel Sherman. “Confessions of a Clintonworld Exile,” Vanity Fair, December 2, 2020. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Pu4Rb
• Paul Ryan, Teneo Vice Chairman, was the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in office from October 2015 to January 2019.⁷⁰“Speaker Paul Ryan,” Teneo, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/BUIe4
• Stephen Meahl, Chief Integration Officer, was an advisor in the Office of the US Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland from 2010-2011. He joined Teneo immediately after this period.⁷¹“Stephen W. Meahl,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
• George J. Mitchell, Teneo Senior Advisor, was a U.S. senator and then a Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. Subsequently, he became a special envoy for President Clinton and President Obama.⁷²“George J. Mitchell,” Wikipedia, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kAUsa
• In 2019, a Managing Editor at Teneo, Jason Miller, who was also an aide to former President Donald Trump, resigned from his post at Teneo after posting a series of obscenity-containing tweets about the Democratic congressman Jerrold Nadler. Miller was re-hired by Teneo three days later as a consultant through a rapidly formed Limited Liability Company to do the same work for the same salary.⁷³Murray Waas. “Trump aide concealed work for PR firm and misled court to dodge child support,” The Guardian, March 25, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/0jmTU
• Chris Dodd, a Senior Advisor for Teneo since 2021, is a former senator and top advisor to President Joe Biden.⁷⁴Caitlin Oprysko. “Kelly out at Teneo,” Politico, June 29, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
• General Ray Odierno (now deceased) was a Teneo Senior Advisor and was the 38th Chief of Staff (Chief Executive Officer) of the United States Army.⁷⁵“Statement on the passing of Teneo Senior Advisor General Ray Odierno,” Teneo, October 10, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lpNfW

Teneo employees with UK political connections

• Former Labour Cabinet Minister Sir Ben Bradshaw joined Teneo as a Senior Advisor in July 2024.⁷⁶“Teneo Appoints Former Labour Cabinet Minister Sir Ben Bradshaw as Senior Advisor,” Teneo, July 22, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Y2VGi
• Evan Mervyn Davies (Lord Davies of Abersoch) is a Senior Advisor at Teneo.⁷⁷“Lord Davies of Abersoch,” Teneo, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/TkSOE He is also a Member of the House of Lords and a former Labour government minister.⁷⁸“Lord Davies of Abersoch,” UK Parliament, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/cZcK6 
• Rob Fuller, a Teneo Director, took a leave of absence for six weeks to volunteer for the Labour Party in the lead-up to the 2024 General Election. After the election, he posted on LinkedIn that he had “worked with some absolutely fantastic people.” John Lehal, Labour’s chief operating officer and former lobbyist, responded to the post: “We were lucky to have you.” Another public affairs professional commented: “Great experience for you, great for Labour to have your strategic advice and great for Teneo for future relationships.”⁷⁹“Revealed: Corporate lobbyists were at heart of Labour’s election campaign,” openDemocracy, August 1, 2024. Archived August 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/knRAg
• Lord Andred Feldham joined Teneo in 2023 and is now Teneo’s Global Vice Chairman. Lord Feldham was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2016⁸⁰“Andrew Feldman,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. and is a member of the House of Lords in addition to being, as of 2024,⁸¹“Lord Feldman of Elstree,” UK Parliament, Accessed September 9, 202. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. a director of the Conservative Party Foundation Limited.⁸²“Lord Feldman,” The Conservative Foundation, Accessed September 9, 202. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/zAUU3 
• Lord William Hague, a Member of the House of Lords, former Leader of the Conservative Party, and former Foreign Secretary,⁸³“Lord Hague of Richmond,” UK Parliament, Accessed September 9, 202. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. was an advisor to Teneo from 2015⁸⁴“William Hague gets new private sector role with Teneo,” City A.M., May 31, 2015. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9AYXi to 2024.⁸⁵Michael O’Dwyer and Arash Massoudi. “Former Tory leader William Hague joins corporate intelligence group Hakluyt,” Financial Times, April 18, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 
• Amber Rudd, a former Cabinet Minister for the Conservative Party,⁸⁶“Amber Rudd,” UK Parliament, Accessed September 9, 202. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. was a Senior Advisor for Teneo from 2020⁸⁷“Amber Rudd Joins Teneo as a Senior Advisor,” Teneo, February 4, 2020. Archived February 28, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/FZrNU to 2021.⁸⁸Andy Silvester. “Exclusive: Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd to join Finsbury from Teneo,” City A.M., October 6, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/OHZgk
• Craig Oliver was a Principal at Teneo from 2016 to 2021.⁸⁹“Sir Craig Oliver,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. He was Director of Politics and Communications at 10 Downing Street from 2011 to 2016 while David Cameron was Prime Minister.⁹⁰“Craig Oliver (British journalist),” Wikipedia, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/uayuc

Political connections outside the U.S. and UK

• Alan Kelly, the brother of Teneo founder Declan Kelly, is an Irish politician, previous Leader of Ireland’s Labour Party, and former cabinet minister.⁹¹Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Arash Massoudi, Ortenca Aliaj, James Fontanella-Khan and Sujeet Indap. “How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control,” Financial Times, July 1, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/HPDqT. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
• The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney (now deceased) was a strategic advisor to Teneo and also a former Prime Minister of Canada.⁹²“Statement on the passing of The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, P.C.,” Teneo, March 1, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/2IREI

Fossil Fuel Clients

Year	Country	Client	Campaign	Income, if available	Citation
2024		BHP Group			93“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Centrica			94“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		EnQuest			95“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Worley			96“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		ADNOC			97“Andy Parnis: Congratulations to ADNOC Logistics & Services on a highly successful IPO. A pleasure to work with the company and advisory team on ADNOC’s sixth IPO on ADX.,” LinkedIn, 2023. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		BHP Group			98“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Centrica			99“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Engie			100“Register for 1st June 2023 – 31st August 2023,” PRCA register, 2023. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		EnQuest			101“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023	Abu Dhabi	Masdar (ADNOC)	COP28	1.6 million USD	102Kevin McCauley. “Edelman Handles COP28 Media for Masdar,” O’Dwyer’s, December 6, 2023. Archived September 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hB9uW
2023		Trafigura			103“Register for 1st June 2023 – 31st August 2023,” PRCA register, 2023. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Worley			104“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2022		ADNOC			105“Andy Parnis,” Teneo, September 26, 2022. Archived September 26, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/kqMes
2022		Chevron			106“Chevron,” Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/NyIX7
2021		ADNOC			107“ADNOC Drilling IPO: Creating a fully compliant website for ADNOC Drilling’s first IPO listing,” Omnia, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/imR8j
2021		BHP Group			108Diogo Augusto and Paul Dobson. “Revealed: Westminster COP26 PR firms linked to fossil fuels,” The Ferret, November 12, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SdNaz
2018		ADNOC			109Diana Marszalek. “ADNOC’s Omar Zaafrani On Using Communications To Transform An Oil Giant,” PRovoke Media, January 16,2018. Archived March 3, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5p4FR
2017		ADNOC			110Diana Marszalek. “ADNOC’s Omar Zaafrani On Using Communications To Transform An Oil Giant,” PRovoke Media, January 16,2018. Archived March 3, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5p4FR
2016		BHP Group			111“Teneo Strategy,” LobbyFacts.eu, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vUMbC
2016		Eurogas			112“Teneo Strategy,” LobbyFacts.eu, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vUMbC
2015		BHP Group			113Joe Aston. “Teneo advising BHP Billiton on Samarco disaster in Brazil,” Financial Review, December 6, 2015. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/oPVjG
2015		Eurogas			114“Teneo Strategy,” LobbyFacts.eu, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vUMbC
2014		BHP Group			115Matthew Stevens. “Andrew Mackenzie’s advice from Teneo: BHP fields Rear Window fallout,” Financial Review, November 13, 2014. Archived May 21, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Zemnq
2011		BHP Group			116Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Arash Massoudi, Ortenca Aliaj, James Fontanella-Khan and Sujeet Indap. “How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control,” Financial Times, July 8, 2021. Archived June 14, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Other Clients of Interest

Year	Country	Client	Campaign	Income, if available	Citation
2024	Azerbaijan	Government of Azerbaijan	COP29		117“OMB No. 1124-0006,”FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Babcock			118“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Dow Chemical Company			119“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Geely	Work for both Geely and the London Electric Vehicle Company, a Geely subsidiary		120“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		McDonald’s			121“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024	Saudi Arabia	Neom		1,384,493 USD	122“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/09/2024, 10:52:07 AM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024	Saudi Arabia	Public Investment Fund (PIF)		4,053,333 USD	123“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/02/2024, 7:39:12 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Tata Steel			124“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Thames Water			125“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		Unilever			126“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Babcock			127“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		COP28			128Ben Stockton and Amy Westervelt. “Inside the campaign that put an oil boss in charge of a climate summit,” The Intercept, October 25, 2023. Archived April 12, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pZ5Qr
2023		Dow Chemical Company			129“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Drax			130“Register for 1st June 2023 – 31st August 2023,” PRCA register, 2023. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Geely	Work for both Geely and the London Electric Vehicle Company, a Geely subsidiary		131“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2024		McDonald’s			132“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023	Saudi Arabia	Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company		505,000 GBP	133“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 08/18/2023, 11:41:43 AM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Tata Steel			134“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Thames Water			135“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2023		Unilever			136“Register for 1st December 2023 – 28th February 2024,” PRCA register, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2022	Saudi Arabia	Neom			137“HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces the establishment of TROJENA, the global destination for mountain tourism in NEOM,” PR Newswire, March 3, 2022. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SzeYA
2021		General Motors			138Arash Massoudi, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Kate Beioley. “GM cuts ties with Teneo after CEO misconduct allegations,” Financial Times, June 25, 2021. Archived June 25, 2021. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2021	Saudi Arabia	Neom		3,300,000 USD	139“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 10/21/2021, 5:27:34 PM,” FARA, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2021	Saudi Arabia	Public Investment Fund (PIF)			140“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 09/05/2021, 5:04:40 PM,” FARA, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2020	Saudi Arabia	Neom		1,200,000 USD	141“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 10/13/2020, 4:42:22 PM,” FARA, 2020. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.,142“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 12/24/2020, 10:52:17 AM,” FARA, 2020. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.
2019	Saudi Arabia	Neom		328,125 Saudi Riyal per week	143“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 07/08/2019, 5:53:18 PM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 6, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Actions

April – November, 2024

In April 2024, Teneo agreed to handle communications for COP29 for the Government of Azerbaijan, which will be hosting COP29 in November 2024.¹⁴⁴“OMB No. 1124-0006, received 06/10/2024, 5:26:27 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Azerbaijan is one of the ten most fossil fuel-dependent economies in the world.¹⁴⁵Fiona Harvey. “How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy,” The Guardian, July 29, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/QUROP

A Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filing detailed the services Teneo would be providing:¹⁴⁶“OMB No. 1124-0006, received 06/10/2024, 5:26:27 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 

• Developing a COP29 narrative: “a compelling description of Azerbaijan’s ambition for COP29, its vision for the event, and its role in the energy transition and climate action.”
• Initial content development.
• Campaign planning.
• Issues management.
• Organizational development.
• Media relations.
• Media training.

Teneo stated that it would also be conducting an opinion research study to understand the opinions of “key stakeholders or similar elite opinion leaders” about Azerbaijan going into COP29 and “an in-depth assessment of the existing media coverage and social media discussion related to Azerbaijan and COP29.”¹⁴⁷“OMB No. 1124-0006, received 06/10/2024, 5:26:27 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. 

For this work, Teneo is being paid $475,000 each month by the Azerbaijani government. In May — when the contract officially started — and June, Teneo received higher sums of $1,425,000 and $950,000, respectively. In total, throughout the contract, Teneo will receive $5,225,000.¹⁴⁸“OMB No. 1124-0006, received 06/10/2024, 5:26:27 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. One Teneo consultant, Alexander Keynes, will be paid $25,000 monthly solely for their work on COP29 and earn $50,000 in bonuses.¹⁴⁹“OMB No.1124-0005, received 06/10/2014 5:25:50 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Across April and May, Teneo reached out to media contacts at major news outlets such as the Financial Times and The New York Times on 122 occasions on behalf of COP29 to arrange interviews and potential article placements. For example, FARA filings show that Teneo reached out to Attracta Moody, climate correspondent at the Financial Times, four times between February 29 and March 7, including to arrange an interview with the COP29 president, Mukhtar Babayev, which took place at the Climate Capital Live Financial Times event on March 8, 2024.¹⁵⁰“OMB No. 1124-0006, received 06/10/2024, 5:26:27 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.^,151Financial Times Live. “Mukhtar Babayev, will be interviewed by the FT for the first time since being appointed @COP29_AZ President-Designate at Climate Capital Live. Hear first-hand what his plans are to tackle climate change internationally.,” Post by @ftLive, March 8, 2024. Retrieved from X.com. Archived .png on file at DeSmog. Following the engagement by Teneo, Nikkei Asia published an opinion piece by Mukhtar Babayev in June 2024. This article said, “The presidency has set out a clear plan to keep 1.5 C within reach.”¹⁵²Mukhtar Babayev. “World must not give up on 1.5 C global warming target,” Nikkei Asia, June 12, 2024. Archived June 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Azerbaijan had a target for a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, rather than a net zero by 2050 target,¹⁵³Attracta Moody. “Azerbaijan vulnerable to climate change, host of UN summit says,” Financial Times, March 9, 2024. Archived March 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. though it has said that it will upgrade its target before COP29.¹⁵⁴Kate Abnett. “Azerbaijan to upgrade climate target before COP29 summit,” Reuters, July 2, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. The article also noted, “With COP29, we are aiming to foster inclusivity throughout the process, ensuring that diverse perspectives are heard and valued.”¹⁵⁵Mukhtar Babayev. “World must not give up on 1.5 C global warming target,” Nikkei Asia, June 12, 2024. Archived June 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Many criticized Azerbaijan in January 2024 for having established an all-male COP29 organizing committee, a decision from which it subsequently backtracked.¹⁵⁶Attracta Moody. “Azerbaijan vulnerable to climate change, host of UN summit says,” Financial Times, March 9, 2024. Archived March 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Source: X.¹⁵⁷Financial Times Live. “Mukhtar Babayev, will be interviewed by the FT for the first time since being appointed @COP29_AZ President-Designate at Climate Capital Live. Hear first-hand what his plans are to tackle climate change internationally.,” Post by @ftLive, March 8, 2024. Retrieved from X.com. Archived .png on file at DeSmog.

2024

Teneo has an extensive relationship with the government of Saudi Arabia, which DeSmog estimates to have been worth more than 30 million USD to Teneo.¹⁵⁸Adam M. Lowenstein. “‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil,” DeSmog, October 25, 2024. This relationship includes ongoing work for Neom,¹⁵⁹“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/09/2024, 10:52:07 AM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. a futuristic urban area Saudi Arabia is developing, and the Public Investment Fund (PIF),¹⁶⁰“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/02/2024, 7:39:12 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which partly owns the oil giant Aramco.¹⁶¹“Saudi Arabia’s investment fund has been set an impossible task,” The Economist, March 14, 2024. Archived May 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. The agreement is that these contracts will continue until at least August 31, 2024,¹⁶²“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/09/2024, 10:52:07 AM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. and January 1, 2025, respectively.¹⁶³“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 02/02/2024, 7:39:12 PM,” FARA, 2024. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

In February, Teneo declined to comply with a subpoena issued by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations regarding its work for the PIF, saying that Saudi Arabia would not let them share the documents because they considered them ‘classified.’¹⁶⁴Caitlin Oprysko. “Senate panel chides PIF consultants for deferring to Saudi court,” February 7, 2024, Politico. Archived February 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

November 30 – December 13, 2023

Teneo earned $1.6 million for preparing Masdar, the renewable energy unit of ADNOC (the UAE’s owned oil company), for COP28, held in the UAE.¹⁶⁵Kevin McCauley. “Edelman Handles COP28 Media for Masdar,” O’Dwyer’s, December 6, 2023. Archived September 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hB9uW The COP28 president, Sultan al-Jaber, was also the chair of ADNOC.¹⁶⁶“Sultan al-Jaber: A quick guide to the COP28 president,” BBC News, December 1, 2023. Archived September 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/4OeRC Teneo’s work for Masdar was conducted over the three months leading up to COP28 and involved Teneo advising Masdar on communications and strategy development. Geoff Morrell, President of Global Strategy and Communications, who previously held senior roles at BP, led this work.¹⁶⁷Kevin McCauley. “Edelman Handles COP28 Media for Masdar,” O’Dwyer’s, December 6, 2023. Archived September 13, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hB9uW

Teneo then sent 13 representatives to COP28.

April 2023

Teneo signed a contract to promote the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company, an organization created partly by the PIF (and 80 percent owned by it). Teneo was to be paid £505,000 for this work. Teneo described the function of the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company as “to offer guidance and resourcing to support businesses and industry in the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] region as they play their part in the global transition to net zero.”¹⁶⁸“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 08/18/2023, 11:41:43 AM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Riham ElGizy, who has headed the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company since January 2023, previously worked at Aramco and BP.¹⁶⁹“Riham ElGizy,” LinkedIn, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. ElGizy is also a steering committee member of the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative,¹⁷⁰Adam Hanieh. “Laundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’,” CADTM, August 8, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/gsOho which has been controversial,¹⁷¹“A wolf in sheep’s clothing: why Africa should shun carbon markets,” Climate Change News, September 7, 2023. Archived June 18, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/xMwwM with some organizations arguing that it is a “false solution” that distracts from the need to decarbonize.¹⁷²Ashoka Mukpo, “Can carbon markets solve Africa’s climate finance woes?,” Mongabay, November 7, 2023. Archived June 18, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/M5W9J

The Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company has organized the world’s two largest carbon auctions. They sourced seventy percent of the credits sold in these auctions from offset projects in Africa, and Aramco was one of the principal buyers of these credits.¹⁷³Adam Hanieh. “Laundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’,” CADTM, August 8, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/gsOho Teneo promoted at least one of these auctions.¹⁷⁴“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 08/18/2023, 11:41:43 AM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

2022

Teneo undertook further promotional work for Neom. This promotional work included promoting Trojena,¹⁷⁵“HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces the establishment of TROJENA, the global destination for mountain tourism in NEOM,” PR Newswire, March 3, 2022. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SzeYA a mountainous region within Neom that proposes using cloud seeding to create an outdoor ski resort in the desert.¹⁷⁶“https://efile.fara.gov/docs/3634-Informational-Materials-20210210-29.pdf,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. In a press release by Teneo, Crown Prince Mohammed, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia,¹⁷⁷David Gritten. “Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister,” BBC News, September 28, 2022. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ob55M said that Trojena “confirms our commitment to be part of the global effort to protect the environment.”¹⁷⁸“HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces the establishment of TROJENA, the global destination for mountain tourism in NEOM,” PR Newswire, March 3, 2022. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SzeYA

August 2021

Teneo agreed to undertake promotional work for Neom under a $3.3 million contract,¹⁷⁹“OMB No, 1124-0004, received 10/21/2021, 5:27:34 PM,” FARA, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. further continuing the relationship that started in 2019. In a press release by Teneo, Al-Nasr, the Neom CEO, said: We are also establishing a model for sustainable living around the world.”¹⁸⁰“https://efile.fara.gov/docs/6698-Informational-Materials-20220615-14.pdf,” FARA, 2022. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo also agreed to help the PIF launch several projects, including LIV Golf (described in the contract as “Project Wedge”).¹⁸¹“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 09/05/2021, 5:04:40 PM,” FARA, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. LIV Golf is the Saudi professional golf tour, part of a broader Saudi effort that experts have described¹⁸²Ben Freeman. “Saudi sportswashing stonewalls the Senate,” Responsible Statecraft, August 21, 2024. Archived September 18, 2024. URL: https://archive.ph/JCC9j as “sportswashing.”¹⁸³“The Perils of Sportswashing & Greenwashing for U.S. Foreign Policy,” Quincy Institute for Responsible Stagecraft, December 7, 2023. Archived May 11, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/G0NQE

2021

The press secretary for the COP26 unit, Lynn Davidson, was also employed by Teneo as a managing director.¹⁸⁴Diogo Augusto and Paul Dobson. “Revealed: Westminster COP26 PR firms linked to fossil fuels,” The Ferret, November 12, 2021. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/SdNaz

2020

Teneo signed two new contracts with Neom, extending the relationship established in 2019. The value of these contracts was 1.2 million USD.¹⁸⁵“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 10/13/2020, 4:42:22 PM,” FARA, 2020. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.^,186“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 12/24/2020, 10:52:17 AM,” FARA, 2020. Archived September 13, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog

In 2020, The Guardian newspaper reached out to Teneo for comment regarding the killing of an activist who opposed Neom, Abdul Rahim, and the forced displacement of the Huwaitat tribe by the Saudi government. Teneo declined to comment.¹⁸⁷Ruth Michaelson. “‘It’s being built on our blood’: the true cost of Saudi Arabia’s $500bn megacity,” The Guardian, May 4, 2020. Archived September 6, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/PZpf0

2019

Saudi Arabian authorities hired Teneo in 2019 to represent Neom. Teneo was to be paid 328,125 (Saudi Riyal), plus expenses, per week as a retainer for this service.¹⁸⁸“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 07/08/2019, 5:53:18 PM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 6, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo’s 2019 FARA filings described the work Saudi Arabia hired them to do for NEOM, including developing strategy, narrative and messaging, stakeholder engagement, crisis preparedness, and content development.¹⁸⁹“OMB No, 1124-0006, received 07/08/2019, 5:53:18 PM,” FARA, 2019. Archived September 6, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

March 2015 – March 2016

Teneo lobbied for mining company BHP Billiton (now known as BHP Group Limited) in the EU for in the region of 25,000 – 49,999 euros.  During the same period, it lobbied for Eurogas, a European trade association for gaseous energies.¹⁹⁰“Teneo Strategy,” LobbyFacts.eu, Accessed September 16, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vUMbC

December 2015

Teneo’s São Paulo office helped BHP Billiton respond to a disaster at its Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil.¹⁹¹Joe Aston. “Teneo advising BHP Billiton on Samarco disaster in Brazil,” Financial Review, December 6, 2015. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/oPVjG The tragedy occurred when a dam collapsed, killing 19 people and leading to mining waste spilling into a river with resulting flooding and the largest spread of pollutants ever recorded in history.¹⁹²Jack Mendel. “BHP: Mining giant floats £20bn settlement for Samarco dam disaster,” City A.M., April 29, 2024. Archived September 16, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/PK6RT

Related Organizations

CVC Capital Partners is a private equity firm that has backed Teneo since 2019.¹⁹³Javier Espinoza. “Private equity group acquires politically-connected Teneo,” Financial Times, June 7, 2019. Archived August 19, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

BC Partners is another investment firm that backed Teneo until CVC Capital Partners bought out its stake in 2019.¹⁹⁴Cara Lombardo. “Teneo Agrees to Sell Majority Stake to Private-Equity Firm,” Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2019. Archived October 6, 2019. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.

Teneo Subsidiaries

Teneo is composed of various subsidiaries, for example (not all necessarily currently active): Teneo Consulting, Teneo Strategy, Teneo Risk, Teneo Capital (a New York-based independent investment bank providing strategic and financial advice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising, financial restructuring, valuation, and capital markets transactions¹⁹⁵“Teneo Expands Investment Banking Operations,” Teneo, February 24, 2026. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/1OdWv), Teneo Sports, Teneo Intelligence, Teneo Ventures,¹⁹⁶“Teneo H oldings LLC,” LittleSis, April 2024, Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9ZgLk Teneo Financial Advisory Limited, and Teneo Securities LLC.¹⁹⁷“Regulatory Information,” Teneo, Accessed September 5, 2024. Archived September 5, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/76bGt

Companies acquired by Teneo

Teneo has acquired at least 20 companies since its founding:¹⁹⁸“Teneo Holdings today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Blue Rubicon and Stockwell,” Teneo, July 9, 2015. Archived March 11, 2016. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.^,199“Teneo Holdings to acquire Pendomer Communications,” Teneo, October 26, 2015. Archived November 5, 2015. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog.^,200Ciarán Hancock. “New York-based Teneo buys Irish PR firm PSG Communications,” Irish Times, July 18, 2016. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/0Dt9G^,201“Teneo,” Crunchbase, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archived .pdf available at DeSmog. ^,202“Teneo acquires Australian communications consultancy Quay Advisers,” Consulting.US, March 20, 2019. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/7LRXO^,203“Teneo Acquires Hatley Strategy Advisors,” Teneo, January 7, 2020. Archived September 20, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/A6R4R^,204Pallavi Madhiraju. “Teneo acquires financial advisory firm Goldin Associates,” Business News Today, August 25, 2020. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/gXOke^,205“Teneo acquires Dublin consultancy Kotinos Partners,” Irish Times, September 21, 2020. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/m3w7F^,206James Warrington. “Advisory firm Teneo moves in on Deloitte’s restructuring arm,” City A.M., February 13, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/J8zay^,207“Anna Whitlam People goes global, becoming part of Teneo,” Telum Media, August 6, 2021. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/L1Sr7^,208John Harrington. “Teneo buys more of KPMG’s restructuring business,” PR Week, March 29, 2022. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lCQDk

Contact & Address

New York headquarters:

280 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10017
United States

+1 (212) 886 1600
[email protected]²⁰⁹“The Global CEO Advisory Firm,” Teneo, Accessed September 9, 2024. Archived September 9, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/unz7L

Social Media

• Facebook: Teneo
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Resources

• 1
  “Our Firm,” Teneo, Accessed August 19, 2024. Archived August 19, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/ggFPw
• 2
  “Advisory & Consulting Offerings,” Teneo, Accessed August 19, 2024. Archived August 19, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/afTTw
• 3
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