Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Elme Communities provides a moderate level of transparency on its climate-related lobbying. It identifies two specific initiatives it engages with—the District of Columbia’s Building Energy Performance Standard Task Force and the U.S. Department of Energy Better Climate Challenge—making it clear which government programmes and regulations it seeks to influence. The company also describes how it engages: directly through membership on the BEPS Task Force and indirectly through collaboration with the DOE and peer real-estate leaders in the Better Climate Challenge, clearly naming the public bodies involved. Finally, it spells out concrete objectives for these efforts, such as achieving a 50 % reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions within ten years and supporting Washington, DC’s goal of 100 % renewable electricity by 2032. While useful, the disclosure covers only two policy arenas and two engagement channels, so there is room for greater detail on the breadth of its lobbying activities and the full range of mechanisms it employs. | 2 |