Climate Lobbying Index

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Lobbying Governance

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Limited	Precinct Properties Group discloses a limited structure that touches on oversight of policy engagement but provides very little detail on how lobbying is managed or aligned with its climate objectives. The company states that "The Precinct Sustainability committee, Chaired by the CFO acts as custodian for Precinct’s sustainability strategy … This includes engagement activities" and that the committee "regularly report to the ESG committee of the Precinct board and provide updates on Precinct's position in relation to any policy, law or regulation." This indicates that a named body chaired by a senior executive reviews and reports on the organisation’s external engagement activities, suggesting some governance oversight of lobbying consistency with climate strategy. However, beyond noting that engagement activities fall under the Sustainability Committee’s remit, the disclosures focus almost entirely on general climate-risk governance; we found no evidence of a dedicated procedure to monitor or audit direct lobbying positions, no description of how indirect lobbying via trade associations is assessed or managed, and no mention of corrective actions or alignment reviews. Accordingly, the company demonstrates only a basic acknowledgement that board-level committees receive information on policy matters, while the specific processes, criteria, and accountability mechanisms needed to ensure climate-lobbying alignment are not disclosed. View Sources	1

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Precinct Properties Group discloses a limited structure that touches on oversight of policy engagement but provides very little detail on how lobbying is managed or aligned with its climate objectives. The company states that "The Precinct Sustainability committee, Chaired by the CFO acts as custodian for Precinct’s sustainability strategy … This includes engagement activities" and that the committee "regularly report to the ESG committee of the Precinct board and provide updates on Precinct's position in relation to any policy, law or regulation." This indicates that a named body chaired by a senior executive reviews and reports on the organisation’s external engagement activities, suggesting some governance oversight of lobbying consistency with climate strategy. However, beyond noting that engagement activities fall under the Sustainability Committee’s remit, the disclosures focus almost entirely on general climate-risk governance; we found no evidence of a dedicated procedure to monitor or audit direct lobbying positions, no description of how indirect lobbying via trade associations is assessed or managed, and no mention of corrective actions or alignment reviews. Accordingly, the company demonstrates only a basic acknowledgement that board-level committees receive information on policy matters, while the specific processes, criteria, and accountability mechanisms needed to ensure climate-lobbying alignment are not disclosed.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Precinct Properties provides only limited visibility into its climate-policy lobbying. It indicates that it "continues to partner with the NZGBC and PCNZ sustainability roundtable on carbon legislation," showing that it is active on a broad policy area—carbon legislation—but it does not identify any specific bill, regulation, or government process it seeks to influence. The company names no concrete lobbying tools or targets; references to “partnering” and “collaboration” with industry bodies do not clarify whether it sends letters, meets officials, submits consultation responses, or engages other channels, nor does it reveal which ministries, agencies, or lawmakers are approached. Likewise, while it states objectives such as achieving net-zero buildings by 2030 and “promot[ing] and lead[ing] industry-wide practices,” it does not translate these ambitions into clearly defined legislative or regulatory outcomes it is trying to secure. Overall, the disclosure acknowledges involvement in policy dialogue but leaves material gaps on the policies addressed, the methods used, and the concrete outcomes sought.	1

Precinct Properties Group

Lobbying Transparency and Governance