# LLE4: Sustainability, Climate-Related, and/or Human Capital Senior Decision-Maker

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**Does the lender have a decision-maker accountable for sustainability and/or climate-related issues?**

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## Assessment Instructions

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<summary><strong>Intent</strong>: What is the purpose of this indicator?</summary>

The presence of senior management dedicated to sustainability and/or climate-related risks and opportunities, increases the likelihood that objectives on these topics will be met. A structured process to keep the most senior decision-maker informed on the entity’s sustainability/climate-related performance increases accountability and encourages continuous improvement.

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<summary><strong>Input</strong>: How do I complete this indicator?</summary>

Select yes or no. If yes, select the applicable sub-option.

**Senior decision-maker:** The entity’s most senior decision-maker on sustainability and climate is expected to be actively involved in the process of defining the sustainability and climate related objectives, and should approve associated strategic decisions regarding sustainability and climate.

**Details of employee:** Participants must provide the name and job title of the relevant employee. This information will be used for reporting purposes only.

**Open text box:** The content of this open text box is not used for scoring, but will be included in the Benchmark Report. Participants should use this open text box to communicate on

1. Means of communication. Examples can include, but are not limited to: written memos, formal reports, presentations or meeting minutes;
2. Frequency of reporting. Examples can include, but are not limited to: monthly, quarterly or annually;
3. Contents of reporting. Examples can include, but are not limited to: (i) realized sustainability performance against objectives, (ii) updates regarding long-term strategic objectives, (iii) updates/notifications regarding regulatory changes or (iv) updates regarding proposed actions to improve the performance of the assets.

### Terminology

**Board of Directors**

> A body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization as detailed in the corporate charter. Boards normally comprise both executive and non-executive directors.

**C-suite level staff/Senior management**

> A team of individuals who have the day-to-day responsibility of managing the entity. C-suite level staff are sometimes referred to, within corporations, as senior management, executive management, executive leadership team, top management, upper management, higher management, or simply seniors.

**Investment committee**

> A group of selected people who establish a formal process to manage the plan’s investment strategy.

**Person accountable**

> A person with sign off (approval) authority over the deliverable task, project or strategy. The accountable person can delegate the work to other responsible people who will work on the implementation and completion of the task, project or strategy.

**Senior decision-maker accountable for climate-related issues**

> A senior individual with sign off (approval) authority for approving strategic climate-related objectives and steps undertaken to achieve these objectives. The accountable person can delegate the work to other responsible people who will work on the implementation and completion of the task, project or strategy.

**Senior decision-maker accountable for human capital**

> A senior individual with sign off (approval) authority for approving strategic human capital objectives and steps undertaken to achieve these objectives. The accountable person can delegate the work to other responsible people who will work on the implementation and completion of the task, project or strategy.

**Senior decision-maker accountable for sustainability**

> A senior individual with sign off (approval) authority for approving strategic sustainability objectives and steps undertaken to achieve these objectives. The accountable person can delegate the work to other responsible people who will work on the implementation and completion of the task, project or strategy.

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<summary><strong>Validation</strong>: What evidence is required?</summary>

No evidence required. Only the 'Other' answer is manually validated.

#### **Other Answer**

State the other senior decision-maker on sustainability issues. The answer should only refer to the department or governance structure of which the senior decision maker is part of. Ensure that the other answer provided is not a duplicate of a selected option above. Report only one other answer. Note that Fund/Portfolio manager cannot be used as an ‘Other’ answer unless a written statement is included in the open text box confirming that the individual is a senior member.

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## Scoring

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<summary><strong>Scoring</strong>: How does GRESB score this indicator?</summary>

The scoring of this indicator is equal to the fraction assigned to the selected option, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.

**Other:** The 'Other' answer is manually validated and assigned a score, which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:

| Validation status | Score |
| ----------------- | ----- |
| Accepted          | 1/1   |
| Not Accepted      | 0     |
| Duplicate         | 0     |

**Open text box:** The open text box is not scored and is for reporting purposes only.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

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<summary>I don't have documented human capital objectives to report in indicator LLE2. Does this mean I can't answer LLE4?</summary>

No. While LLE2 asks about formal objectives, LLE4 (*Sustainability, Climate-related, and/or Human Capital Senior Decision Maker*) asks about responsibility. You can still answer LLE4 if you have individuals or senior leaders responsible for human capital matters, even if those responsibilities aren't tied to specific objectives.

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<summary><em>References</em></summary>

CDP, CC1.1

GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (2016): 103-32

RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2017: 3.1.5, Responsibilities & Committees

Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures June 2017: Governance A\&B

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