Grand City Properties SA – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Grand City Properties SA has established a structured process to govern its indirect climate lobbying through trade associations, but it does not disclose any governance for direct lobbying activities or specify a named individual or committee that oversees membership reviews. The company states that “Our governance structure incorporates consideration of sustainability issues at both the strategic Board level and the management level” and that “The Chairman of the Board of Directors has direct responsibility for ESG topics and chairs the ESG Steering Committee,” yet does not indicate that this body reviews association climate positions. It further details that “In selecting and renewing our memberships, we consider the extent to which an organisations’ values and commitments resonate with our dedication to sustainability ambitions” and that “As of the time of this publication, our internal review of the climate positions of these associations has found a high degree of alignment with our own policy positions.” It commits that “if misalignments are identified in the future the Group would first engage the relevant organisation to address the misalignment, and in the case of irreconcilable differences terminate its membership.” These disclosures demonstrate a clear mechanism for ensuring indirect lobbying aligns with its climate policy but leave direct lobbying oversight and a named governance owner unaddressed. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Grand City Properties SA has established a structured process to govern its indirect climate lobbying through trade associations, but it does not disclose any governance for direct lobbying activities or specify a named individual or committee that oversees membership reviews. The company states that “Our governance structure incorporates consideration of sustainability issues at both the strategic Board level and the management level” and that “The Chairman of the Board of Directors has direct responsibility for ESG topics and chairs the ESG Steering Committee,” yet does not indicate that this body reviews association climate positions. It further details that “In selecting and renewing our memberships, we consider the extent to which an organisations’ values and commitments resonate with our dedication to sustainability ambitions” and that “As of the time of this publication, our internal review of the climate positions of these associations has found a high degree of alignment with our own policy positions.” It commits that “if misalignments are identified in the future the Group would first engage the relevant organisation to address the misalignment, and in the case of irreconcilable differences terminate its membership.” These disclosures demonstrate a clear mechanism for ensuring indirect lobbying aligns with its climate policy but leave direct lobbying oversight and a named governance owner unaddressed.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Grand City Properties provides only sparse insight into its climate-related lobbying. It references the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and notes that it “aligns” its ESG strategy with this measure, and it indicates that its trade-association memberships deal with topics such as energy-efficiency standards and fair carbon pricing, suggesting some involvement with climate policy discussions. Beyond citing those associations (ZIA, EPRA and DGNB) and mentioning participation in consultations, however, the company gives no detail on how it lobbies—there is no description of letters, meetings, submissions or other direct actions, nor any identification of the government bodies or individual policymakers it targets. Likewise, the disclosure stops at broad aspirations—support for EU climate commitments, promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy integration—without spelling out specific legislative amendments, quantitative targets or other concrete outcomes it seeks to influence. Taken together, the company’s statements amount to a limited level of transparency across the policies addressed, the mechanisms used and the objectives pursued.	D