Redrow PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Redrow PLC discloses a basic oversight structure for ensuring that its “engagement activity … is reported by the Group Communities Directors monthly to the Main Board and quarterly to the Placemaking and Sustainability Committee (PASC).” The company explains that the Group Communities Director is “responsible for formulating policy in line with our climate change strategy,” while the PASC, chaired by a senior non-executive director, is mandated to “develop and monitor the Board’s approach to sustainability” and “review and approve the sustainability targets proposed by management.” This indicates that engagement activities related to climate are reviewed at board level and that a named executive is accountable, suggesting some governance over how external engagement aligns with climate strategy. However, the disclosure does not specify whether the process covers lobbying toward policymakers or trade associations, nor does it describe any mechanisms for assessing or correcting misalignment between the company’s climate positions and those of external advocacy bodies; there is no reference to auditing, monitoring criteria, or decisions to disengage from misaligned organisations. Consequently, while the company identifies oversight bodies and a reporting cadence, it provides only limited insight into how climate-related lobbying, specifically, is governed or aligned. View Sources	D

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Limited

Redrow PLC discloses a basic oversight structure for ensuring that its “engagement activity … is reported by the Group Communities Directors monthly to the Main Board and quarterly to the Placemaking and Sustainability Committee (PASC).” The company explains that the Group Communities Director is “responsible for formulating policy in line with our climate change strategy,” while the PASC, chaired by a senior non-executive director, is mandated to “develop and monitor the Board’s approach to sustainability” and “review and approve the sustainability targets proposed by management.” This indicates that engagement activities related to climate are reviewed at board level and that a named executive is accountable, suggesting some governance over how external engagement aligns with climate strategy. However, the disclosure does not specify whether the process covers lobbying toward policymakers or trade associations, nor does it describe any mechanisms for assessing or correcting misalignment between the company’s climate positions and those of external advocacy bodies; there is no reference to auditing, monitoring criteria, or decisions to disengage from misaligned organisations. Consequently, while the company identifies oversight bodies and a reporting cadence, it provides only limited insight into how climate-related lobbying, specifically, is governed or aligned.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Redrow PLC provides a moderate degree of openness around the climate-related policy areas it tries to influence. It explicitly names several pieces of UK legislation and guidance it engages on, including the Future Homes Standard, Biodiversity Net Gain regulations under the Environment Act, the National Model Design Code and elements of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, indicating clear disclosure of the policies in scope. The company also explains some of the channels it uses, such as working through the Future Homes Hub, the Home Builders Federation’s technical committees and the Future Homes Task Force, and notes that it "lobby and communicate with local authorities to facilitate early collaboration…", but it stops short of identifying the individual government departments or policymakers it approaches or describing the specific form of those contacts. On objectives, Redrow states general support for tighter energy-efficiency requirements and successful implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain and signals the development of a net-zero homes roadmap, yet it does not specify concrete legislative amendments, numeric targets or timelines it is seeking to secure through its advocacy. Together, this results in clear identification of the policies concerned but only limited detail on lobbying methods and the precise outcomes being pursued.	C