ESOMAR

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

17,500€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

3

High-level Commission meetings

5

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    World Association of Market, Social and Opinion Research   (ESOMAR)

    EU Transparency Register

    29952722795-07 First registered on 15 Dec 2009

    Goals / Remit

    ESOMAR is the essential organisation for encouraging, advancing and elevating market, social and opinion research worldwide.

    Founded in 1948, ESOMAR gathers together nearly 5000 individual and corporate members worldwide, on both the provider and client side, as well as in public bodies and academic institutions. With members in 100 countries of whom 50% are located in Europe, ESOMAR promotes the value of market and opinion research in illuminating real issues and bringing about effective decision-making on a global level.

    To facilitate this ongoing dialogue, ESOMAR creates and manages a comprehensive programme of industry-specific and thematic conferences, publications and communications.

    ESOMAR’s mission is to promote the highest standards in market research for improving decision making in the public and private sectors.

    The objectives of ESOMAR are internationally:
    - to promote the development and use of marketing, social and opinion research, as an important basis for effective management decisions in both public and private sectors alike,
    - to encourage the highest technical standards and levels of professional conduct among its Members and
    - to establish a code or codes of ethical practice and professional standards.

    ESOMAR actively advocates self-regulation and promotes the worldwide code of practice.

    Members agree to abide by the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research, which has been jointly drafted by ESOMAR and the International Chamber of Commerce. The code has been adopted or endorsed by the major national professional bodies around the world.

    Members of ESOMAR are subject to ESOMAR's disciplinary procedures. The Code has been revised to strengthen consumer protection and confidence and is applicable worldwide. It takes into account recent developments in technology and privacy issues in conducting market, opinion and social research.

    ESOMAR’s Professional Standards Committee has also drafted the following guidelines which are updated on a regular basis and are available at http://www.esomar.org/index.php/professional-standards.html

    - Notes on how to apply the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research
    - Distinguishing market research from other data collection activities
    - Passive data collection, observation and recording
    - The mutual rights and responsibilities of researchers and clients
    - ESOMAR/WAPOR guide to opinion polls
    - Mystery shopping studies
    - Conducting research using the Internet
    - Customer satisfaction studies
    - How to commission research
    - Interviewing children and young people
    - Guideline on conducting research via mobile phone
    - Guideline on social media research

    The ESOMAR website provides full details of membership and all ESOMAR members and their company contact details are listed in the ESOMAR Directory of Members at www.esomar.org.

    Main EU files targeted

    Data Protection Regulation
    ePrivacy Directive
    Community of Practice on Better Co- and Self- Regulation
    Digital Agenda
    Research and Innovation Agenda

    Address

    Head Office
    Hoogoorddreef, 5
    Amsterdam 1101 BA
    NETHERLANDS
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    50%1
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Apr 2016

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Kim Smouter 19 Feb 2019 19 Feb 2020
    Mr Kim Smouter 20 Mar 2017 16 Mar 2018
    Mr Jan Willem Knibbe 12 Jan 2016 11 Jan 2017
    Ms Johanna Ruwen 12 Jan 2016 11 Jan 2017
    Mr Kim Smouter 15 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2016
    Mr Kim Smouter 09 Dec 2014 04 Dec 2015
    Mr Kim Smouter 17 Jan 2014 09 Dec 2014
    Mr James Shaw 26 Feb 2013 23 Feb 2014
    Mr Kim Smouter 09 Jan 2013 03 Dec 2013

    Complementary Information

    Service is led by a Head of Public Affairs and Industry Standards, supported by a Public Affairs Director, and two executives.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Kim Smouter (Head of Public Affairs and Industry Standards)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Finn Raben (Director General)

  • Categories

    Category

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

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    ICC International Chamber of Commerce
    W3C

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    17,500€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    To promote awareness of the value of market, social and opinion research for decision makers and to strengthen international self-regulation within the sector

    To represent the market, social and opinion research sectors to legislators and government authorities in the EU

    To monitor legislative proposals on a national and international level that might impact market, social and opinion research and to inform members and associations of them

    To liaise with professional associations on a global basis regarding legislative restrictions that could impact market, social and opinion research

    To ensure that market, social and opinion research are not confused with other sectors which include direct marketing and ‘commercial communications’

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    5 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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