Gecina SA

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Comprehensive	Gecina is highly transparent about its climate-policy lobbying, naming the specific regulations it engages on—such as the “Order of 3 May 2007 on the thermal characteristics and energy performance of existing buildings,” the “Energetical Regulation 2020,” the decree implementing energy efficiency obligations for every commercial building in France, the Paris Energy Climate Plan, and the Loi Grenelle—while also participating in initiatives like “Carbon Value for Business” and the Bâtiment Responsable 2020 think tank. It details its mechanisms, reporting active roles in the “private-commercial working party within the Grenelle Building Plan” and subgroups on Existing building, New Build, Green lease, and Energy savings certificates; attending “quarterly assemblies, steering meetings, and presentations of works on biodiversity or the welfare of the occupants”; conducting E + C- tests on new constructions; and providing direct feedback to policymakers through “2 meetings of exchanges and 1 of restitution” by working “close to decision makers.” Gecina also specifies the outcomes it seeks, from broadening reflections on the carbon footprint of projects and influencing the inclusion of carbon considerations in construction to supporting energy efficiency obligations for all commercial buildings, aligning with the Paris Energy Climate Plan’s target of a 75% emissions reduction by 2050, and promoting less carbon-intensive heating and cooling networks. Such disclosures demonstrate a comprehensive and detailed approach to its climate-related lobbying activities.	4

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	Gecina’s governance of climate-related advocacy is anchored in a "rigorous process" whereby "communication at all levels are validated" and "multiple teams including the CSR department and the legal department are involved in the process to guarantee the consistency with Gecina's legal obligations and climate change strategy." The company notes that it "is not engaging through direct lobbying actions on climate change issues but ensure its influence through several actions," overseeing its indirect lobbying by taking part in the "CSR commission at the FEI (Federation of real estate and property development companies), where carbon care is one of the most active issues," and by serving as an "active representant in CSR committee of associations as BBCA, Construction 21, to carry Climate change message and verify that the discussions are consistent." These elements demonstrate a defined mechanism for aligning its policy advocacy with its climate commitments. However, the company does not disclose a specific individual or formal committee tasked with overseeing those engagement activities, nor does it describe any recurring review or audit process for its lobbying efforts, and we found no evidence of board-level approval of its advocacy approach.	2