Host Hotels & Resorts Inc

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. maintains some structured oversight of its climate policy engagements, particularly by governing its indirect lobbying through trade associations: its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics states that "company funds may not be used to contribute to candidates, political party committees or political action committees," and "we engage on public policy indirectly through our affiliations with trade associations, who have publicly disclosed priorities that are aligned with our overall climate change strategy." Its Corporate Responsibility Core Team, "led by the vice president of energy and sustainability," "monitors trade association memberships; reviews and monitors these trade associations' positions, including alignment with the Paris Agreement; and may also report on climate-related positions and activities for certain trade associations in which Host is a member of," with final oversight provided by the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board, which "has reviewed and approved the Environmental Policy." However, Host does not disclose a parallel governance mechanism to ensure alignment of its direct lobbying efforts - such as engagement with local municipalities on building performance standards - with its overarching climate strategy, nor does it publish a dedicated climate-lobbying audit or evidence of board-level sign-off specifically for its advocacy activities, indicating that its approach to direct climate lobbying remains unspecified.