Persimmon PLC – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Moderate	Persimmon’s climate lobbying governance framework is anchored at the Board level, with “ultimate responsibility for all matters related to sustainability including our approach to climate change [resting] with the Board” and regular oversight by a Sustainability Committee chaired by the Chief Executive that “meets on a bi-monthly basis” to discuss climate-related issues and provide updates on policy engagement. The company’s “Climate Change Position Paper outlines our approach to climate change and our stance when engaging with policy makers,” and it explicitly commits to “engage with policy makers to develop appropriate measures for reducing energy use and carbon emissions across the housebuilding sector,” establishing a clear policy foundation. The Board also “receives regular updates from the Chairman and Group Chief Executive regarding direct engagement with Government, Homes England and the Home Builders Federation,” and Persimmon states it “regularly engage[s] and consult[s] with the Home Builders Federation on challenges and solutions surrounding a low carbon transition including the Future Homes Standard,” demonstrating active direct advocacy. The company confirms a public position to conduct its engagement in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, while Persimmon discloses memberships of industry bodies and outlines channels for indirect engagement, it does not describe any formal mechanism to assess or align those associations’ positions with its climate policy or to manage potential conflicts, nor does it publish a dedicated climate-lobbying audit or third-party review, so the specific processes for reviewing, monitoring, and enforcing both direct and indirect lobbying alignment are not disclosed. View Sources	C

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Moderate

Persimmon’s climate lobbying governance framework is anchored at the Board level, with “ultimate responsibility for all matters related to sustainability including our approach to climate change [resting] with the Board” and regular oversight by a Sustainability Committee chaired by the Chief Executive that “meets on a bi-monthly basis” to discuss climate-related issues and provide updates on policy engagement. The company’s “Climate Change Position Paper outlines our approach to climate change and our stance when engaging with policy makers,” and it explicitly commits to “engage with policy makers to develop appropriate measures for reducing energy use and carbon emissions across the housebuilding sector,” establishing a clear policy foundation. The Board also “receives regular updates from the Chairman and Group Chief Executive regarding direct engagement with Government, Homes England and the Home Builders Federation,” and Persimmon states it “regularly engage[s] and consult[s] with the Home Builders Federation on challenges and solutions surrounding a low carbon transition including the Future Homes Standard,” demonstrating active direct advocacy. The company confirms a public position to conduct its engagement in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, while Persimmon discloses memberships of industry bodies and outlines channels for indirect engagement, it does not describe any formal mechanism to assess or align those associations’ positions with its climate policy or to manage potential conflicts, nor does it publish a dedicated climate-lobbying audit or third-party review, so the specific processes for reviewing, monitoring, and enforcing both direct and indirect lobbying alignment are not disclosed.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Comprehensive	Persimmon PLC is highly transparent about its climate-policy lobbying. It names a breadth of concrete measures it has worked on, including Building Regulations Part L 2021, Part S (EV-charging infrastructure), the 2025 Future Homes Standard, the Biodiversity Net Gain regulations created under the Environment Act 2021, and input to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, all within the United Kingdom. The company also spells out how and to whom it lobbies: it “fed back on a number of specific consultations”, took part "throughout 2022 with the Future Homes Hub Working groups", met ministers via the Home Builders Federation, and engaged directly with BEIS and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as well as Homes England and the Health & Safety Executive. Finally, Persimmon is explicit about the results it seeks. It states it “support[s] the Part S changes” and wants regulatory updates to be “effectively implemented, in a timely manner”, detailing desired adjustments to “transition dates, challenges around new technology availability at scale” and “amendments needed to the SAP calculation process”; for Biodiversity Net Gain it seeks clarity on “the operation of the BNG register, onsite v offsite solutions, and the management of BNG requirements on long-term large-scale developments”. The company consistently declares “support with no exceptions” for these measures and confirms they are Paris-aligned, demonstrating a comprehensive level of disclosure across the policies lobbied, the mechanisms used, and the outcomes pursued.	A