European Coalition for Corporate Justice

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

5 Fte (5)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

19

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Coalition for Corporate Justice   (ECCJ)

    EU Transparency Register

    48872621093-60 First registered on 06 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) advocates for European laws that guarantee corporate accountability and transparency, and ensure justice for victims of corporate malpractice.

    With 20 member groups representing over 450 organisations from 17 countries, ECCJ is the only European coalition bringing together campaigns and national platforms of NGOs, trade unions, consumer organisations and academics in order to promote corporate accountability. The coalition has been set up in 2006 and has established a coordination office in Brussels. Originally the legal entity was a foundation based in the Netherlands, but in 2018, ECCJ registered as a non-profit organisation (ASBL) under Belgian law.

    We are guided by a vision of a sustainable world in which corporations’ drive for profit is balanced with the interests of society at large, and where businesses respect human, social and environmental rights.

    Main EU files targeted

    CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY
    - Directive 2014/95/EU on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (under review).

    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY / SUPPLY CHAIN RESPONSIBILITY
    - EC Communication COM(2011)681–final "A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility".
    - European Commission flagship initiative on responsible supply chains in the textile sector.
    - 2014/0059(COD) – “Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas”.
    - European Commission Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth (2018).

    BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
    - The EU strategic framework on human rights and democracy.
    - EU implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
    - EU participation in the Open-Ended Inter-Governmental Working Group established by the UN Human Rights Council to develop a binding instrument on business and human rights.
    - EU action to embed Human Rights Due Diligence into law.
    - EC initiative on "Sustainable corporate governance" (Proposal for a Directive).
    - EC initiative on "Deforestation and forest degradation – reducing the impact of products placed on the EU market" (Proposal for a Regulation).

    ACCESS TO REMEDY
    - Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II).
    - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
    - Collective redress and access to evidence.
    - Commission Recommendation of 11 June 2013 on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms in the Member States concerning violations of rights granted under Union law (2013/396/EU).
    - Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC.

    PRIVATE SECTOR IN DEVELOPMENT
    - EC Communication COM(2014)263 – “A Stronger Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries”.

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue d'Edimbourg, 26
    Brussels 1050
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    5

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%5

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Nov 2020

    Name Start date End Date
    Sabela GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA 12 Sep 2023 11 Sep 2024
    Virginie ROUAS 12 Sep 2023 30 Sep 2024
    Marta DE VESCOVI 28 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024
    Frauke Nele MEYER 27 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024
    Anya VERKAMP 12 Sep 2023 11 Sep 2024
    Marion LUPIN 12 Sep 2023 11 Sep 2024
    Christopher PATZ 12 Sep 2023 11 Sep 2024
    Ms Sabela GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA 12 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Virginie ROUAS 12 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Anya VERKAMP 12 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Marion LUPIN 12 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Christopher PATZ 12 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Marta DE VESCOVI 28 Apr 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Frauke Nele Meyer 27 Apr 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Nele MEYER 27 Apr 2023 28 Apr 2023
    Ms Andriana LOREDAN 03 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024
    Ms Maria Sylvia Obregon Quiroz 13 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2024
    Ms Claudia Saller 17 Sep 2022 13 Jan 2023
    Ms Marion LUPIN 06 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2023
    Ms Anya VERKAMP 03 Sep 2022 12 Sep 2023
    Mr Christopher PATZ 06 May 2022 06 May 2023
    Ms Maria Sylvia Obregon Quiroz 18 Nov 2021 18 Nov 2022
    Mr Alejandro GARCÍA ESTEBAN 18 Nov 2021 20 May 2022
    Ms Claudia Saller 25 Feb 2020 25 Feb 2021
    Ms SOFIA GUALANDI 25 Feb 2020 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Alejandro GARCÍA ESTEBAN 18 Dec 2019 18 Dec 2020
    Ms Bianca Colette MIZZI 17 Oct 2019 15 Feb 2020
    Ms Adriana ESPINOSA GONZALEZ 24 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020
    Mr Christopher PATZ 06 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020
    Ms Claudia Saller 08 Feb 2019 08 Feb 2020
    Ms Adriana ESPINOSA GONZALEZ 29 Sep 2018 24 Sep 2019
    Mr Christopher PATZ 12 Jun 2018 12 Jun 2019
    Ms Claudia Saller 09 Feb 2018 07 Feb 2019
    Mr Christopher PATZ 14 Oct 2017 01 Jun 2018
    Ms Adriana ESPINOSA GONZALEZ 05 Oct 2017 23 Sep 2018
    Mr Jérome Chaplier 27 Jun 2017 22 Jun 2018
    Ms Sandra Juncu 27 Jun 2017 22 Jun 2018
    Ms Chiara Pettinelli 22 Mar 2017 28 Jun 2017
    Ms Chiara Pettinelli 15 Sep 2016 15 Mar 2017
    Ms Sandra Juncu 19 Jul 2016 28 Jun 2017
    Mr Jérome Chaplier 30 Jun 2016 28 Jun 2017
    Adriana ESPINOSA GONZALEZ 03 Jun 2016 30 Jun 2016
    Adriana ESPINOSA GONZALEZ 06 Oct 2015 02 Apr 2016
    Ms Sandra Juncu 07 Jul 2015 03 Jul 2016
    Mr Jérome Chaplier 22 May 2015 20 May 2016
    Mr Jérome Chaplier 05 Jun 2014 22 May 2015
    Ms Yolaine Delaygues 05 Jun 2014 05 Jun 2015
    Mr Jérome Chaplier 18 Jun 2013 05 Jun 2014
    Ms Yolaine Delaygues 18 Jun 2013 05 Jun 2014
    Mr Jérome Chaplier 23 Mar 2012 02 Apr 2013
    Ms Yolaine Delaygues 23 Mar 2012 02 Apr 2013

    Complementary Information

    The activities covered by the register are mainly conducted by the ECCJ staff based in Brussels.

    Additionally, members of the ECCJ Steering Group (representing 9 member organisations) have, during the reporting period, been involved in some of the activities, in particular:
    - Development of public statements or opinion articles.
    - Participation with ECCJ in meetings with members or officials of the EU institutions.
    - Interventions in public events.

    The members of the Steering Group are:
    - Maddalena Neglia (FIDH).
    - Julia Otten (CorA).
    - Gerhard Schuil (SOMO/MVO Platform).
    - Paul de Clerck (Friends of the Earth Europe).
    - Mark Dearn (CORE Coalition).
    - Filip Gregor (Frank Bold).
    - Sandra Cossart (Sherpa/Forum Citoyen pour la RSE).
    - Urs Rybi (Public Eye/Swiss Coalition for Corporate Justice).
    - Anu Kultalahti (Finnwatch).

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    - ALTER-EU (http://alter-eu.org).
    - International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) (https://www.icar.ngo).

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    Other financial info

    Costs attributable to activities covered by the register include:
    - 50% of salary costs of Coordinator and Policy Officers = €99,406
    - 50% of office costs = €29,933
    - 100% of advocacy and research costs = €23,722
    - 50% of awareness raising and communications costs = €885

    Above mentioned costs have been covered by membership fees and grants from the following donors:
    - Sigrid Rausing Trust
    - Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
    - Misereor
    - Brot für die Welt
    - Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
    - Fidelity Charitable Foundation
    - SOMO Project "Mind the Gap"
    - Scottish Human Rights Commission
    - Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE)
    - Humanity United
    - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    ECCJ's Coordinator Claudia Saller is a member of the Advisory Board of the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.

    Communication activities

    2018
    - Attending JURI committee sessions on collective redress.
    - Attending Commission high-level conference on Financing Sustainable Growth.
    - Attending Public Policy Roundtable on Consumer Protection.
    - Meetings with MEPS regarding human rights due diligence & collective redress.
    - Attending MEP event on Access to Justice in European Parliament hosted by EP Working Group on Responsible Business Conduct.
    - Roundtable discussion Responsible Business' call for a level playing field.
    - Speaking at "SDGs and Initiatives for Sustainable Global Value Chains -An interactive exchange on initiatives for responsible business conduct in the EU" (EESC, Dutch PermRep).
    - Attending DROI Inter-parliamentarian meeting "Human Rights in the EU External action.
    - EP Roundtable Discussion: Developing legally binding approaches Child Labour and Deforestation in EU cocoa imports.
    - Social media work & network development.

    2019
    - DROI: Access to Remedy Study Report Launch.
    - Speaking at "DG Justice Conference on Sustainable corporate finance".
    - Meetings with members of Cabinets of DG JUST, DG GROW, DG Enterprise, EEAS, Vice-preseident Timmermans on the way forward on EU binding rules on Business and Human Rights as well as the EU's approach towards the UN binding Treaty on BHR.
    - Speaking at "Two years of duty of vigilance law" seminar at French Parliament.
    - Publication of study "A Human Rights Review of the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive".

    2020
    - Joint civil society response, on 24 February, to the DG JUST study on supply chain due diligence.
    - Publication of ECCJ's EU Model Legislation on Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights and the Environment, on 26 February.
    - Publication of the paper "From impossible to inevitable", on corporate justice in times of COVID-19, on 14 April.
    - Speaking at an online event on the DG JUST study on supply chain due diligence, organised by the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group, on 29 April, with Commissioner Reynders.
    - Organisation of the online event "Toward Effective EU Due Diligence Legislation", on 8 June, with Commissioner Reynders, MEP Lara Wolters, the German Minister for Labour and other relevant national authorities.
    - Publication of the findings of an assessment of the non-financial information in the annual reports of three EU companies and the lessons learnt for the review of the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive, on 8 June.
    - Joint publication of the "Principal elements of an EU due diligence legislation", on 1 September.
    - Publication of the "What if?" report, a report of case studies of human rights abuses and environmental harm linked to EU companies, and how EU due diligence laws could help protect people and the planet.
    - Launch event of the "What if?" report, on 11 September, with a DG JUST representative, MEP Heidi Hautala, MEP Lara Wolters.
    - Publication of a series of articles on the 6th session of the negotiations for the elaboration of a UN treaty on Business & Human Rights, in October.
    - Meetings with Commissioner Reynders, relevant EC officials and MEPs with regard to the upcoming initiative on Sustainable corporate governance and the EP INL report on corporate due diligence.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    19 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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