Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Bioenergia ry - The Bioenergy Association of Finland (BEry)
EU Transparency Register
174042620514-51 First registered on 01 Feb 2016
Goals / Remit
The Bioenergy Association represents the interests of the bioenergy sector in Finland. The association has over 300 member organisations.
It represents the entire bioenergy sector from land ownership to forest and energy companies, and technology and research in the field. The association aims to promote the preconditions of the production, use, competitiveness and economy of bioenergy and peat.
It fosters expertise and know-how in the sector and co-operation between its members, and improves the general operating preconditions of the industry
The Bioenergy Association of Finland promotes the use of renewable and domestic energy to create new jobs in Finland, to support sustainable development, and to promote the well-being of people and the environment for future generations through the use of bioenergy
Through its operations, the association aims to increase the share of renewable and domestic energy to half of the entire energy consumption of Finland
Our member companies produce major part of all renewable energy in Finland and employ over 20,000 people either directly or indirectly
Total net sales of its member companies amount to more than two billion euros
The association supervises the interests of its members and represents them when dealing with the key decision-makers of the sector
Summary of main services
•Interest representation of the bioenergy sector in Finland and the EU
•Media relations and conveying messages from members to the media
•Informing members of the energy policy and legislation
•Industry reports
•Studies and research in the field
•Seminars in the field
•Meetings between decision-makers
•Bioenergia magazine
•Newsletter to stakeholders
•Newsletter to members
•News bulletin on the bioenergy sectorMain EU files targeted
Energy policies, renewable energy legislation, production of heat, electricity and cooling with bioenergy, biofuels, renewable transportation, biogas, energy peat
Address
Head Office
Kaisaniemenkatu 4
Helsinki 00100
FINLAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 75% 3 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Hannes Tuohiniitty (toimialapäällikkö)
Person with legal responsibility
Harri Laurikka (toimitusjohtaja)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
AEBIOM http://www.aebiom.org
Energy Peat Europe http://www.energypeat.eu/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The association works directly to decision makers as well as through our European umbrella organisation AEBIOM.
- Meetings
Meetings
None declared
- Meetings