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Overview

Lobbying Costs

450,000€

Financial year: Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.5 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

21

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Accenture PLC   (ACN)

    EU Transparency Register

    34424201320-69 First registered on 09 Mar 2009

    Goals / Remit

    Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 442,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

    Main EU files targeted

    The main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files followed by Accenture within the fiscal year from September 2016 to 31 August 2017 were:
    Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union COM(2016) 410 final; Communication on Strengthening Europe's Cyber Resilience System and Fostering a Competitive and Innovative Cybersecurity Industry; Inception Impact Assessment (Ares(2017)3436811) Proposal for a Regulation revising ENISA Regulation (No 526/2013) and laying down a European ICT security certification and labelling framework; Proposal for a Regulation setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (recast)
    COM(2016) 616 final; Communication on A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe- COM (2015) 192 final; Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union (COM(2017)495); Communication on a European Cloud Initiative-Building a competitive data and knowledge economy in Europe, (COM(2016) 178 final; Communication on an EU e-Government Action Plan 2016-2020. Accelerating the digital transformation of government, COM(2016) 179 final; Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Action Plan on Building a Capital Markets Union- COM(2015) 468 final; Proposal for a Regulation establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States of the European Union and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes and amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011, COM(2016) 194 final; The European Agenda on Security, COM (2015) 185 final; European Defence Action Plan, COM(2016) 950 final; A European Agenda on Migration, COM(2015) 240 final; Public Sector Innovation within the context of European Capital of Innovation Award 2016; A New Skills Agenda for Europe - Working together to strengthen human capital, employability and competitiveness (COM/2016/0381 final).

    Address

    Head Office
    1 Grand Canal Square
    Grand Canal Harbour
    Dublin 2
    IRELAND
    EU Office
    Boulevard de Waterloo 16
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Apr 2018

    Name Start date End Date
    Mattia DALLE VEDOVE 27 Sep 2023 26 Sep 2024
    Michael STIEFEL 27 Sep 2023 26 Sep 2024

    Complementary Information

    This figure has been calculated on the basis of all staff time (calculated pro rata temporis) devoted to activities falling under the scope of the register from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017 and expressed in number of persons per year.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Barbara Wynne (Director, EU Government Relations)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Jo Deblaere (Chief Operating Officer & Chief Executive Europe)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    For the purposes of the register, Accenture is providing the list of associations, groups, networks and think-tanks of which it was a member in the fiscal year 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017, where a substantial or significant part of their activities are focused on influencing the policy formulation and decision making processes of the European Institutions:
    - American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
    - Ad Hoc Council
    - British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
    - BUSINESSEUROPE
    - Centre for Information Policy Leadership
    - Eurelectric
    - European Centre for Government Transformation
    - European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)
    - Society of European Affairs Professionals

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    450,000€

    Other financial info

    1. The financial information provided is based on records for Accenture’s fiscal year from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017 and covers activities carried out either directly by Accenture or via, for example, trade associations, think-tanks, chambers of commerce or professional lobbyists. The financial information provided is not based on or compatible with formal audit or fiscal reporting obligations.

    2. The financial data provided by Accenture on the contracts (procurement) and grants awarded by EU Institutions, bodies and agencies is based on the latest publicly available information (including that of the EU Financial Transparency System http://ec.europa.eu/beneficiaries/fts/index_en.htm).

    It should be noted that:
    - This information is for calendar year 2016, which is the latest publicly available information;
    - The procurement amount provided includes contracts awarded to Accenture and/or consortia or cooperation partners and therefore exceeds the actual amount received by Accenture;
    - Accenture has not compared this information with what is included in any of Accenture’s otherwise publicly available financial information.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    The main relevant activities conducted by Accenture within the fiscal year 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017 were:

    Co-Partner on the European Centre for Government Transformation, with The Lisbon Council and the College of Europe, with research and roundtables/events on the following themes: Revenue Roundtable, 10 February 2017; College of Europe Jury Meeting – 23 February, 2017; College of Europe Student Case Studies Awards ceremony – 19 April 2017.

    Strategic Partner on Forum Europe’s The European Border Management, Defence, Internal Security and Migration Conference - 20 June 2017

    Co-Curator of the Digital Festival – 1 June 2017

    Other activities

    Participant in European Commission Stakeholder Platform

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    21 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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