Government Affairs & Collective Action (GACA)
The Government Affairs & Collective Action (GACA) Impact Topic guides companies to play a leadership role in fostering shared understanding and implementing solutions toward an equitable, inclusive, and regenerative economy beyond their own operations. It requires companies to collaborate with external stakeholders and broader systems to magnify their impact, including by contributing to their operating countries’ economies and infrastructure. Companies do this through responsible lobbying, undertaking collective action, and responsible tax practices.
As a company with no workers, we are required to comply with the following:
- GACA 1.1: The company has a public policy on responsible lobbying.
- GACA 2.1: The company takes part in collective action to advance social or environmental impacts.
Below we demonstrate publicly the policies we’ve implemented and the actions we’ve taken to meet these requirements.
Statement on Lobbying
In compliance with GACA 1.1
Up to date as of March 31, 2026
Context
At Enharmonic Encounters, we understand the potential scale of social and environmental impact, whether positive or negative, that can result from lobbying and political contributions. Through our Statement on Lobbying, we promote full transparency on where we stand at a given point in time and communicate our commitment to responsible practices.
Definitions
As defined by B Lab’s standards for B Certification (V2), lobbying and advocacy are often used interchangeably and refer to activities carried out by, or on behalf of, an organized group that include:
- Communicating directly or indirectly with public officials, policymakers, or their representatives with the aim of influencing public decision-making.
- Seeking to influence public opinion, directly or indirectly, beyond normal advertising and marketing practices, in order to steer public decision-making.
These definitions encompass both direct engagement with public actors and indirect efforts to influence public opinion, where the ultimate goal is to influence public decision-making (e.g., future regulations), in addition to indirect lobbying via intermediary organizations such as lobbyists, consultants, or trade organizations.
Further Definitions
Political contributions are financial or in-kind contributions, given directly or indirectly, to any of the following:
• Political parties
• Elected representatives
• Individuals seeking elected political office
Contributions include cash donations, sponsorship of events for political parties, paying for campaign materials or services, or providing staff time or other in-kind support.
Our Current Actions on Lobbying and Political Contributions
At present we neither engage in lobbying and advocacy nor do we make political contributions.
Should we choose to begin lobbying or making political contributions at any point in the future, we commit to doing so via the framework of a responsible lobbying policy and annual reporting practices in alignment with the Government Affairs & Collective Action (GACA) Impact Topic of V2.
The Founder and Executive Director, representing our highest governing body, reserves the right to exercise oversight and review over any and all decisions related to lobbying and political contributions at Enharmonic Encounters.
Jeffrey David Stewart | March 31, 2026
Founder and Executive Director
Collective Action for the Advancement of Social or Environmental Impacts
In compliance with GACA 2.1
via GACA 2.1c: The company collaborates with multiple stakeholders to advance social or environmental impacts.
Up to date as of March 31, 2026
Context
In September 2025, we had the pleasure of attending Encontro+B in Brazil, the premier platform for our ecosystem of Certified B Corporations across Latin America and the Caribbean. One of the strategic partnerships we formed at that event was with Coletivo Marketing B, a collective of Brazilian marketing professionals, including from Ecomunica, a leading Certified B Corporation in Brazil’s marketing and advertising space, that was ideated to explore how communication can be leveraged as an even more powerful tool for all purpose-driven enterprises.
At Encontro+B, Coletivo Marketing B announced its launch of a guide (in Portuguese) against the various forms of greenwashing and impactwashing, focusing on how to communicate responsibly through genuine impact storytelling rooted in real action. Given the world’s current state of affairs, it’s more important than ever to communicate authentically and with integrity. Needless to say, we saw a golden opportunity to make this content available to our ecosystem globally.
Our Actions, Rooted in Collaboration
At Enharmonic Encounters, we are very keen on leveraging our world language expertise through our translation and interpreting services to empower our global society to be more accessible, inclusive, and representative of our diversity. This commitment runs even deeper in our own ecosystem of Certified B Corporations.
In our constant pursuit of this purpose, we united with key stakeholders from Coletivo Marketing B and Ecomunica in a consolidated pro-bono effort to translate the Anti-Allwashing Guide from Portuguese into English. We dedicated the following resources for this collaboration:
Over 40 hours
of pro-bono work dedicated to the translation.
Over 7,500 words
translated from Portuguese into English.
Ripples to Waves: Small Collaborations Reach Large Horizons
The Anti-Allwashing Guide was officially launched at the World Climate Summit at COP30 in Brazil in November 2025, mediated by Ecomunica and Coletivo Marketing B, our partners on the ground in Brazil. Other key stakeholders were present representing the UN Global Compact Brazil Network, Sistema B Brasil, Azzas 2154, Corre, and the World Climate Foundation.
The occasion was underscored further through exclusive coverage (in Portuguese) at Meio & Mensagem, a prominent marketing and advertising platform in Brazil.
Positive Impact Alignment over the Long Term
Our Anti-Allwashing Guide reflects Coletivo Marketing B’s purpose to transform marketing into a force for good by helping companies and organizations prevent narratives disconnected from reality and craft ethical, transparent, and coherent communication.
We have aligned our collaboration with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
We believe that “acting before communicating” is the first step to transforming discourse into genuine actions, and so our aim is to extend an invitation to our ecosystem and the world to construct collective pathways, exchange knowledge, and share visions on how marketing can generate real positive impact.