Derwent London PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Derwent London states that it will "conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," which constitutes a high-level commitment to align external advocacy with its climate objectives. The disclosure also notes that sustainability data are "review[ed] by the Head of Sustainability, Head of Property Management and Head of Asset Management" and are subsequently escalated to "our Net Zero Carbon, Sustainability and Executive Board Committees who meet at least quarterly," indicating some board-level oversight of climate matters. However, these structures are described in the context of operational performance rather than policy advocacy, and we found no evidence that these committees or any named individual explicitly oversee or sign off on lobbying or trade-association positions. While the company "participates in various key working groups, committees and informal discussions" and is "a founding signatory of the BBP Climate Change Commitment," it does not detail processes for monitoring, reviewing, or rectifying misalignment between its direct or indirect lobbying and its climate goals. There is no mention of systematic lobbying reviews, trade-association audits, escalation procedures, or withdrawal criteria. Thus, the company discloses a general commitment to Paris-aligned engagement but provides limited information on the governance mechanisms that would ensure its lobbying activities are actually aligned. View Sources	D

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Limited

Derwent London states that it will "conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement," which constitutes a high-level commitment to align external advocacy with its climate objectives. The disclosure also notes that sustainability data are "review[ed] by the Head of Sustainability, Head of Property Management and Head of Asset Management" and are subsequently escalated to "our Net Zero Carbon, Sustainability and Executive Board Committees who meet at least quarterly," indicating some board-level oversight of climate matters. However, these structures are described in the context of operational performance rather than policy advocacy, and we found no evidence that these committees or any named individual explicitly oversee or sign off on lobbying or trade-association positions. While the company "participates in various key working groups, committees and informal discussions" and is "a founding signatory of the BBP Climate Change Commitment," it does not detail processes for monitoring, reviewing, or rectifying misalignment between its direct or indirect lobbying and its climate goals. There is no mention of systematic lobbying reviews, trade-association audits, escalation procedures, or withdrawal criteria. Thus, the company discloses a general commitment to Paris-aligned engagement but provides limited information on the governance mechanisms that would ensure its lobbying activities are actually aligned.

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Lobbying Transparency

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Limited	Derwent London PLC offers only limited insight into its climate-related lobbying. It refers generally to supporting the UK Government’s net-zero ambitions and to participating in initiatives such as the Better Building Partnership, the British Property Federation and the Westminster City Council Sustainable City Charter, but it does not identify any specific laws, regulations or policy proposals that it has tried to influence. The company likewise does not describe how it engages policymakers—no letters, meetings, consultations or other mechanisms are named, nor are any governmental bodies, legislators or regulators singled out as targets of engagement. Its disclosure is confined to broad corporate goals such as achieving net-zero carbon operations by 2030 and improving the carbon footprint of the built environment, without explaining what legislative or regulatory outcomes it is advocating. As a result, the transparency of its climate lobbying activities remains very limited.	D