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Crest Nicholson discloses a high level of detail about its climate-related lobbying. It explicitly lists the policies it engages on, naming the UK Building Regulations updates to Part L (conservation of fuel and power), Part O (overheating), Part F (ventilation) and Part S (electric-vehicle charging infrastructure), giving readers a clear picture of the legislative packages under discussion. The company also sets out how it seeks to influence these rules, describing responses to government consultations, representations through the Home Builders Federation, participation in the Future Homes Hub workstreams, and “direct engagement with Government representatives,” while identifying specific targets such as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) officials and other regulators. Finally, it explains the policy results it is pursuing—supporting Building Regulations that “promote climate mitigation and adaptation” and aiming to shape “future policy on the embodied carbon emissions associated with home building”—demonstrating consistent positions even if the precise regulatory thresholds it advocates are not spelled out. Together, these disclosures provide strong transparency across all three dimensions of climate-policy lobbying.
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Crest Nicholson has implemented measures to ensure its direct engagement with policymakers is aligned with its climate strategy, though its disclosures lack broader oversight of indirect lobbying or detailed monitoring procedures. It states that “Members of our Executive Leadership Team and senior management conduct engagement that can influence policy, law or regulation that may impact the climate,” and emphasizes that it is “the same company representatives that are responsible for leading, developing and communicating our climate strategy, ensuring that any engagement is consistent with our company objectives on climate change.” The company further clarifies that the primary mechanism for direct lobbying is “via the Group’s response to Government consultations on emerging regulations.” While a “Sustainability Committee, chaired by our Chief Executive,” is in place and focuses on “climate-related risks and opportunities,” the company does not disclose how this committee or any other formal body reviews or enforces alignment of its lobbying activities, nor does it address oversight of indirect lobbying through trade associations or present any independent audit or detailed public report on its climate lobbying. The evidence suggests a basic governance process applied to direct engagement but lacks named accountability for policy advocacy, defined criteria for assessing association memberships, and any systematic review or monitoring of lobbying activities.
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