Peab AB – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Peab AB discloses a basic but identifiable governance structure for climate-related lobbying. The company notes that "Peab's business areas engage directly and indirectly with policy-makers and trade associations to influence policies, laws and regulations which is consistent with our climate strategy of becoming climate neutral in 2045," and explains that "In 2021, the Board discussed and approved the new organisational setup with a delegated responsibility for sustainability within Peab," indicating that the Board has formally signed off on the approach to policy engagement. Oversight appears to rest with both the Board and management, as "the environmental manager’s mandate in Peab was strengthened," and the Board also approved "a communication plan and a decision to be part of active lobbying for the environment." The company further states that "Peab also ensures that engagements are aligned with our Group environmental and climate targets, as well as our overall environmental management system," suggesting at least an internal process for checking that advocacy aligns with climate objectives. However, Peab does not disclose how it monitors or audits ongoing lobbying activities, provides no detail on review criteria or frequency, and offers no information on how it assesses the positions of the trade associations it belongs to or what corrective actions it might take. There is likewise no publicly available lobbying-alignment report or third-party review. Overall, the disclosure points to a named oversight body and a high-level alignment commitment, but the absence of systematic monitoring procedures, trade-association alignment reviews, or transparent reporting limits the robustness of the governance framework. View Sources	2

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Moderate

Peab AB discloses a basic but identifiable governance structure for climate-related lobbying. The company notes that "Peab's business areas engage directly and indirectly with policy-makers and trade associations to influence policies, laws and regulations which is consistent with our climate strategy of becoming climate neutral in 2045," and explains that "In 2021, the Board discussed and approved the new organisational setup with a delegated responsibility for sustainability within Peab," indicating that the Board has formally signed off on the approach to policy engagement. Oversight appears to rest with both the Board and management, as "the environmental manager’s mandate in Peab was strengthened," and the Board also approved "a communication plan and a decision to be part of active lobbying for the environment." The company further states that "Peab also ensures that engagements are aligned with our Group environmental and climate targets, as well as our overall environmental management system," suggesting at least an internal process for checking that advocacy aligns with climate objectives. However, Peab does not disclose how it monitors or audits ongoing lobbying activities, provides no detail on review criteria or frequency, and offers no information on how it assesses the positions of the trade associations it belongs to or what corrective actions it might take. There is likewise no publicly available lobbying-alignment report or third-party review. Overall, the disclosure points to a named oversight body and a high-level alignment commitment, but the absence of systematic monitoring procedures, trade-association alignment reviews, or transparent reporting limits the robustness of the governance framework.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Comprehensive	Peab AB provides extensive and specific information about its climate-related lobbying. It names multiple concrete policies it has engaged on, including the “End-of-Waste-criteria and sustainability criteria for plastic in the construction sector,” the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning’s Building Regulations (BBR), environmental criteria for Construction and Civil Engineering in the EU Taxonomy, and the regulation of “climate declarations for new buildings.” The company also sets out how and where it exerts influence: it submits responses to government reviews, works through industry bodies such as the Asphalt Industry and the European Construction Industry Federation, and participates in Denmark’s governmental climate partnership, while targeting clearly identified authorities such as the Swedish National Agency for Public Procurement, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning. Finally, it explicitly states the outcomes it is pursuing, for example aiming to “simplify the reuse of materials for construction purposes,” to achieve “reduced transport when materials can be reused on-site,” to “extend the environmental criteria specified for Construction and Civil Engineering in the EU Taxonomy Regulation,” and to “reduce the climate impact from the construction stage” through strengthened climate declarations. This combination of named policies, detailed mechanisms and clearly articulated objectives demonstrates a comprehensive level of transparency regarding the company’s climate-policy lobbying activities.	4