CRH PLC

CRH discloses a detailed, climate-specific lobbying governance framework that spans both its own advocacy and that undertaken on its behalf by trade associations. The company states that it has "recently carried out a review of our climate lobbying practices and related disclosures... Read more about our climate lobbying review and positions on crh.com," indicating that an audit of lobbying alignment is publicly available, and adds that it will "publish our next review during 2024," demonstrating a recurring, transparent review cycle. The governing mechanism is clearly described: "CRH has a strong governance framework for public policy engagement with clear accountabilities. Our executive leadership team is responsible for ensuring our policies and practices are implemented across our business; and our Board and its Committees, including the Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility Committee, monitors progress," while "Every review undertaken by CRH will be overseen by our Global Leadership Team and the Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility Committee of our Board." Monitoring methods cover both direct and indirect lobbying; the company explains that it "maintain[s] ongoing dialogue with our colleagues across CRH who oversee public policy engagement" for its own lobbying and that, for associations, "each trade body was asked to respond to a questionnaire... CRH has also undertaken a review of its trade bodies' websites, communications, publications and social media to assess their policy positions on climate change." CRH explicitly ties these processes to the Paris Agreement, noting "we have undertaken this review to ensure that our direct lobbying and trade groups' lobbying aligns with the Paris Agreement," and sets enforcement actions: "In case of any misalignment... we would consider terminating our membership of any trade group that contradicted the Paris Agreement and our own climate policies." This combination of a published alignment review, structured annual monitoring of both direct and association lobbying, and board-level oversight indicates strong and comprehensive governance of climate-related lobbying activities.