British Land Co PLC/The

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Moderate	British Land discloses a moderate level of detail on its climate-related lobbying. The company identifies one concrete policy engagement, noting that it “responded to the Government’s Net Zero Review Consultation in October 2022,” but it does not name any other specific bills or regulations, so the breadth of policies covered remains limited. On mechanism, it explains that the consultation response was directed to the “BEIS Secretary of State” and more generally states, “We’re engaging with government and sharing knowledge across our industry” and “We are working with government and our peers in the industry to secure practical, deliverable planning reforms,” yet it does not give additional examples such as meetings, letters, or the particular departments addressed. By contrast, the company is very explicit about the results it seeks. It calls for “accelerating the adoption of sustainable construction materials,” “regulating embodied carbon in the built environment,” “implementing an operational carbon ratings scheme for buildings,” incentivising renewable-energy procurement, and tackling the green-skills gap, all of which clearly articulate the policy changes it advocates. Taken together, these disclosures offer clear insight into the desired policy outcomes but provide only limited detail on the range of policies lobbied and the mechanisms used.	2

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
None	British Land Co PLC’s disclosures focus extensively on sustainability oversight, yet we found no evidence of any governance process to ensure lobbying activities align with its climate strategy. The evidence details that “Sustainability progress is overseen at Board level by our ESG Committee” and that the “COO leads delivery of our 2030 Sustainability Strategy,” but neither committee nor individual is described as overseeing or reviewing lobbying activities. While the company notes “Regular participation in meetings, committees and informal discussions: Better Buildings Partnership, British Property Federation, UKGBC, Confederation of British Industry, BusinessLDN, Accounting for Sustainability,” it does not describe any mechanism for assessing or aligning those external engagements with its climate-related policies. We found no description of direct lobbying review processes, trade‐association alignment evaluations, sign-off requirements, or a named official responsible for lobbying governance.	0