Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Alexandria Real Estate Equities provides a reasonably clear picture of the climate policies it engages on, naming specific measures such as the “City of Cambridge carbon limits,” “City of Boston BERDO 2.0,” “City of Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standards,” and work with the State of Massachusetts and local utilities on electrification. This level of detail makes it easy to identify the jurisdiction and subject of each policy. The description of how the company seeks to influence these rules is much lighter: it refers only to “collaboration with cities” and “engagement at the State level and with utilities,” without spelling out whether this occurs through meetings, written submissions, testimony, or other channels, nor does it identify the individual agencies or officials approached. On outcomes, the company states that it supports “legislation and regulation that advances net-zero in the building sector,” wants to “provide insight into considerations for laboratory buildings” and to ensure “adequate timescales to prepare for additional requirements”; these statements convey the general direction of the company’s advocacy but stop short of specifying concrete amendments, numerical targets, or timelines it is pressing for. Taken together, the disclosures offer strong clarity on which climate policies the firm lobbies, but only limited insight into the precise methods used or the detailed results it seeks. | 2 |