URB-A.04.B - Local Government Stakeholder Engagement Commitment
Does the company commit to collaborating with local government(s) by explicitly listing them as one of its stakeholder engagement groups?
About the data
The WBA Urban Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential companies on their efforts to shape sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban environments, tracking how companies address essential urban needs while respecting planetary boundaries across dimensions including decent work and human rights, environmental and climate impacts, social inclusion, and sustainability leadership. The 2026 edition assessed 300 companies across four key industries shaping urban environments: real estate, construction and engineering, transport, and utilities. Companies were scored on 24 urban-specific indicators plus 18 core social indicators, spanning four measurement areas: sustainable governance, inclusive cities, healthy cities, and climate change and resilient cities. The benchmark is designed to incentivise the private sector to take adequate responsibility for its role in ensuring affordable, safe and inclusive urban environments for all. More information can be found here.
Methodology
Translating the SDGs into actionable local development goals requires a thorough
understanding of the local context. Additionally, implementation of these goals in an urban
environment requires multistakeholder partnerships. Local governments can be the best government
bodies to facilitate this partnership (Masuda, Kawakubo, Okitasari, & Morita, 2022) given their
responsibilities and interests across all sectors, and their mandates, legitimacy, existing networks and
knowledge of local experiences (Gustafsson & Mignon, 2020). Companies should actively engage with
local governments, which play a vital role in enabling interventions and investments at the local level,
throughout the implementation, maintenance and operation of services and infrastructures.
Research Guidance
The company identifies local governments as one of the stakeholder groups in its engagement activities.
Only listing "government" or "regulatory authority" is insufficient unless municipal-level details are included.
Additionally, simply listing local government as a customer or client does not meet the criteria of this element.
understanding of the local context. Additionally, implementation of these goals in an urban
environment requires multistakeholder partnerships. Local governments can be the best government
bodies to facilitate this partnership (Masuda, Kawakubo, Okitasari, & Morita, 2022) given their
responsibilities and interests across all sectors, and their mandates, legitimacy, existing networks and
knowledge of local experiences (Gustafsson & Mignon, 2020). Companies should actively engage with
local governments, which play a vital role in enabling interventions and investments at the local level,
throughout the implementation, maintenance and operation of services and infrastructures.
Research Guidance
The company identifies local governments as one of the stakeholder groups in its engagement activities.
Only listing "government" or "regulatory authority" is insufficient unless municipal-level details are included.
Additionally, simply listing local government as a customer or client does not meet the criteria of this element.
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