Taylor Wimpey PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Taylor Wimpey PLC has a strong governance framework for aligning its policy engagement with climate objectives, anchored by a dedicated internal team and formal board review. As the company explains, "A dedicated team within Taylor Wimpey is responsible for overseeing engagement with policy makers and trade associations on climate change policy," with that team also part of the Legacy, Engagement and Action for the Future (LEAF) committee to ensure that "any engagement remains consistent with Taylor Wimpeys strategic approach to sustainability and climate change." This process spans both direct lobbyingsuch as "responding to Government consultations, engagement with local and regional government through the planning process"and indirect advocacy via "membership of industry organisations such as the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the British Property Federation (BPF)." Oversight is explicitly assigned to the Board, which "will monitor the effectiveness of this Policy and will review the Policy on a regular basis and at least every two years," demonstrating clear accountability. However, the company does not disclose a publicly available audit or third-party review of its climate lobbying alignment, nor does it yet hold a public position statement to conduct engagement in line with the Paris Agreement, stating "No, but we plan to have one in the next two years." These gaps indicate robust internal governance but no external validation or formal Paris alignment yet. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Taylor Wimpey PLC has a strong governance framework for aligning its policy engagement with climate objectives, anchored by a dedicated internal team and formal board review. As the company explains, "A dedicated team within Taylor Wimpey is responsible for overseeing engagement with policy makers and trade associations on climate change policy," with that team also part of the Legacy, Engagement and Action for the Future (LEAF) committee to ensure that "any engagement remains consistent with Taylor Wimpeys strategic approach to sustainability and climate change." This process spans both direct lobbyingsuch as "responding to Government consultations, engagement with local and regional government through the planning process"and indirect advocacy via "membership of industry organisations such as the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the British Property Federation (BPF)." Oversight is explicitly assigned to the Board, which "will monitor the effectiveness of this Policy and will review the Policy on a regular basis and at least every two years," demonstrating clear accountability. However, the company does not disclose a publicly available audit or third-party review of its climate lobbying alignment, nor does it yet hold a public position statement to conduct engagement in line with the Paris Agreement, stating "No, but we plan to have one in the next two years." These gaps indicate robust internal governance but no external validation or formal Paris alignment yet.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Comprehensive	Taylor Wimpey provides a highly detailed picture of its climate-related public-policy engagement. It identifies a wide range of specific measures it has worked on, including the Future Homes Standard, amendments to the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, consultations on Permitted Development Rights and Planning Fees, DEFRA’s biodiversity-net-gain templates, discussions on nutrient neutrality, Building Regulations Parts L, F, S and O, and the National Planning Policy Framework and National Model Design Code. The company explains how it engages, citing written responses to government consultations, participation in round-tables and formal working groups, presentations in the House of Lords, direct meetings with ministers such as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and joint advocacy through trade associations like the Home Builders Federation and the British Property Federation, targeting bodies including DLUHC, DEFRA, BEIS, Homes England, the GLA and local authorities. It is equally explicit about the changes it seeks: for example, it argued that proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework “would not support a more efficient planning system and could result in fewer homes being planned for and delivered,” backed a Planning-fee uplift provided the funds are “ring-fenced” and tied to “new performance measures,” pressed for developer-contribution systems to be “simple, transparent, fair, effective and accountable,” supported amendments to ease nutrient-neutrality constraints, and advocated one unified set of local standards across all regions. Taken together, these disclosures demonstrate a comprehensive level of transparency on the policies addressed, the mechanisms used and the concrete outcomes sought in Taylor Wimpey’s climate-related lobbying.	A