URB-A.04.C - Local Government Engagement Process Disclosure
Does the company disclose its engagement process with local government(s)?
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 should disclose the channels or type of engagement with local government (e.g., meetings, consultation, information-sharing)
The company should also disclose the frequency of these engagements (e.g., ongoing, quarterly, annually).
For state-owned enterprises, a statement outlining relationships with local governments or the inclusion of municipal officials on the board is also considered sufficient.
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 should disclose the channels or type of engagement with local government (e.g., meetings, consultation, information-sharing)
The company should also disclose the frequency of these engagements (e.g., ongoing, quarterly, annually).
For state-owned enterprises, a statement outlining relationships with local governments or the inclusion of municipal officials on the board is also considered sufficient.
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