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
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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
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 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
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Person with legal responsibility
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
- ALTER-EU (http://alter-eu.org).
- International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) (https://www.icar.ngo).Member organisations
None declared
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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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Date 14 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2022 Location Brussels (ZOOM) Subject Commission proposal on Sustainable Corporate Governance, looking specifically at issues of corporate liability Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2022 Location video-call Subject Sustainable corporate governance and due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2021 Location Video conference Subject Due diligence and forced labour Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance, Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - Sibylle Bikar (Cabinet member)
- Kyriacos Charalambous (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira Portfolio Cohesion and Reforms Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Finance Watch
- International Federation for the Economy for the Common Good e. V.
- Climate Action Network Europe
- WWF Deutschland
- Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne
- International Federation for Human Rights
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
- Amnesty International Limited
- Anti-Slavery International
- Friends of the Earth Europe
- Global Witness
- Climate Disclosure Standards Board
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- Frank Bold Society
- ClientEarth AISBL
- European Environmental Bureau
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Date 22 Sep 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Association Sherpa
- Amnesty International Limited
- Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne
- Friends of the Earth Europe
- International Federation for Human Rights
- Anti-Slavery International
- ClientEarth AISBL
- Global Witness
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
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Date 17 Sep 2021 Location videoconference Subject upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2021 Location videoconference Subject upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance and mandatory due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 May 2021 Location video-conference Subject Due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
- Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Charmaine Hili (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference Subject EU Sustainable Corporate Governance & Corporate Due Diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2021 Location Videoconference Subject corporate due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Friends of the Earth Europe
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne
- ClientEarth AISBL
- CIDSE - International Alliance of Catholic social justice organisations
- Global Witness
- Anti-Slavery International
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
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Date 18 Mar 2021 Location Video conference Subject Substainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Video conference Subject Substainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Dec 2020 Location video conference Subject Substainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - International Federation for Human Rights
- Global Witness
- Amnesty International Limited
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- ClientEarth AISBL
- CIDSE - International Alliance of Catholic social justice organisations
- Anti-Slavery International
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
- Friends of the Earth Europe
- Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne
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Date 05 Jun 2020 Location Video-conference Subject Sustainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
- Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond van België
- Centre National de Coopération au Développement- 11 11 11
- Dreikönigsaktion - Hilfswerk der Katholischen Jungschar
- CIDSE - International Alliance of Catholic social justice organisations
- Wereldsolidariteit - Solidarité Mondiale vzw
- Amnesty International Limited
- Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne
- ActionAid
- Global Witness
- Anti-Slavery International
- Friends of the Earth Europe
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Date 13 May 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Human rights and business DG Justice and Consumers Attending - Tiina Astola (Director-General)
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