Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Kingspan provides thorough and specific disclosure of its climate-policy lobbying. It names numerous concrete measures it has engaged on, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) review, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) review, the EU Construction Products Regulation, expansion of carbon taxation, and policy instruments such as Feed-in-Tariffs and Renewable Obligation Certificates. The company also explains how it lobbies, citing direct submissions to government consultations on building regulations, meetings with politicians “through EuroACE, Renovate Europe Campaign and Europe Alliance to Save Energy,” and further engagement “through industry associations,” coalitions and the provision of technical case studies to governments—while identifying its targets as policymakers and governments in all jurisdictions where it operates. Finally, it is explicit about the outcomes it seeks: it wants “increased recognition within government legislation of the need for fabric upgrades,” “promote further supportive legislation towards the implementation of building-integrated renewables,” advocates an “internalised cost of energy/fuels” and asset-level carbon taxation with suitable benchmarks, and states “Support with no exceptions” for both the EPBD and EED reviews, noting alignment with the Paris Agreement. This level of detail on the policies addressed, the mechanisms employed, and the precise policy changes sought demonstrates a comprehensive degree of transparency in Kingspan’s climate lobbying disclosures. | 4 |