Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | Galliford Try Holdings PLC provides a strong level of transparency around its climate-related lobbying. It identifies two concrete policy processes it has engaged with – the UK Government’s Construction Playbook (including the refresh to “Playbook 2.0”) and the emerging “Net Zero Carbon Building Standard” for the construction and housing sectors – detailing how each relates to delivery of the UK’s 2050 net-zero goal. The company also explains how it lobbies: it holds “regular dialogue with senior officials within the Cabinet Office,” engages “key government departments, including the Department for Education, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, [and] the Ministry of Justice,” and dedicates staff time to the cross-industry “Verification and Disclosure Task Group” and the “School Sector working group.” By naming the departments, cross-industry bodies and the specific fora it uses, the company makes its methods and targets clear. On outcomes, it sets out the changes it is advocating, such as establishing metrics to assess net-zero carbon performance, defining performance targets (including energy use and lifecycle embodied carbon), and putting in place carbon accounting for residual emissions, while also calling for more consistent application of the Construction Playbook principles. Although the desired outcomes are framed at a strategic rather than quantitative level, they go beyond generic support, showing the direction the company wants policy to take. Collectively, these disclosures demonstrate a robust picture of the company’s climate-policy advocacy activities. | 3 |