Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Autodesk, Inc.
EU Transparency Register
684824020045-19 First registered on 21 Dec 2015
Goals / Remit
Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, developing a broad portfolio of 3D software for global markets. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, engineering, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries use Autodesk software to design, visualize, and simulate their ideas before they're ever built or created. In addition, through its apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Android, Autodesk is also making design technology accessible to professional designers and amateur designers, homeowners, students, and casual creators.
http://www.autodesk.com/company
Autodesk acquired Delcam, one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, in February 2014. Delcam is wholly owned by Autodesk, and thus we are filing jointly. Because Delcam operates as an independently operated subsidiary of Autodesk, however, we have identified their activities separately from Autodesk’s in this report for purposes of transparency. Where relevant and possible (in light of the nature of the EU Transparency Register’s online form), we have indicated in this disclosure whether a particular entry relates to Autodesk or Delcam.
http://www.delcam.co.ukMain EU files targeted
Autodesk has been following closely the following EU initiatives, policies and legislative files during 2016:
Launch of the Digital Skill and Jobs Coalition on Dec. 1, 2016;
• Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings
• Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products
• Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency (General Directive and Principles)
• Public Consultation on the Circular Economy (Aug. 20, 2015 submission)
• Directive 2014/24EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurementAddress
Head Office
111 McInnis Parkway
San Rafael CA 94903
UNITED STATES -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Nov 2017
Name Start date End Date Ms Clemence ARTO 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Complementary Information
The above figures relate to consultants engaged and permanent staff employed during Autodesk’s fiscal year 2016. We have excluded from the above calculation Autodesk and Delcam employees who spend a de minimis percentage of their time on EU advocacy activities, such as attending meetings and events on an infrequent and ad hoc basis.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr David Crane (VP of Government Affairs & Senior Corporate Counsel)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr David Crane (VP of Government Affairs & Senior Corporate Counsel)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
The following is the list of associations/federations or other types of networks to which Autodesk belonged in FY 2016:
• Business Software Alliance (BSA) – www.bsa.org
• Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC) – www.itic.org/
The following is the list of associations/federations or other types of networks to which Delcam belonged in FY 2016:
• European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) – www.effra.eu
• Gauge and Tool Makers Association (GTMA) – www.gtma.co.uk
• Innovate UK – www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-ukMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
Other financial info
In calculating the figures above, we have adopted a comprehensive approach and have sought to capture all activities carried out by Autodesk, Delcam and / or our external consultants for the purpose of directly or indirectly influencing EU policy or legislative initiatives. Consistent with Transparency Register guidance, our estimate includes expenses (e.g., salaries, operating costs, travel costs, etc.), for Autodesk and Delcam personnel, as well as for external consultants to the extent they are involved in outreach to the EU institutions. We have also disclosed all association membership expenses that are attributable to EU advocacy activities.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Delcam participates, at the European Commission’s invitation, in events organized by the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) and the Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD). Delcam also supports Commission efforts as a member of the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) and through its active involvement in Innovate UK, and participates in related collaborative projects (e.g., SYMPLEXITY, FOCUS).
Other activities
An Autodesk employee is a consultant to the UK Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) Task Group and, in that capacity, also participates in the European Commission-funded EU BIM Task Group.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared