European Coalition for Corporate Justice

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

- Netzwerk Soziale Verantwortung (NeSoVe) (Austria).
- CNCD-11.11.11 (Belgium).
- Frank Bold (Czech Republic).
- 92 Group Forum for Sustainable Development (Denmark).
- Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) (Europe, based in Brussels).
- Friends of the Earth Europe (Europe, based in Brussels).
- Finnwatch (Finland).
- Forum Citoyen pour la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises (France).
- CorA-Netzwerk für Unternehmensverantwortung (Germany).
- Fédération Internationale pour les Droits Humains (FIDH) (international, based in Paris).
- Trócaire (Ireland).
- Mani Tese (Italy).
- Swedwatch (Sweden).
- MVO Platform (Netherlands).
- Norwegian Forum for Development and Environment (ForUM) (Norway).
- Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business (PIHRB) (Poland).
- Observatorio de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (Spain).
- Corporate Justice Coalition (UK).
- Swiss Coalition for Corporate Justice (Switzerland).

Does not represent commercial interests

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

405,505€

Public financing, Grants, Member's contribution

Costs attributable to activities covered by the register include:
- 50% of salary costs of Coordinator and Policy Officers = €106,695
- 50% of office costs = €23,858
- 100% of advocacy and research costs = €16,943
- 50% of awareness raising and communications costs = €7,000

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

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-president 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.
- Online event "Toward Effective EU Due Diligence Legislation", on 8 June, with Commissioner Reynders, MEP Lara Wolters, German Minister for Labour and other 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.
- Publication of "Debating corporate due diligence: A reality check", a guide debunking flawed and inaccurate claims against corporate due diligence legislation.
- Launch of an online tool for EU citizens to engage in the Commission's public consultation on sustainable corporate governance (https://www.enforcinghumanrights-duediligence.eu).

2021
- Online event with Global South Business & Human Rights Advocates on the Commission's consultation on sustainable corporate governance, on 13 January.
- Legal experts meeting on how to design an effective civil liability mechanism for harm in global value chains, on 11 February.
- Co-organisation of European Liberal Forum event on The future of Due Diligence in the EU, on 16 February.
- 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.
- Online event on relevant judicial proceedings against EU business seeking remedy for alleged human rights abuses and environmental harm abroad, on 3 June, with a FRA representative and MEPs from the EP RBC Working Group.
- Public screening of documentary 'Arica' and subsequent debate with MEP Heidi Hautala, on 13 October.
- Publication of policy position papers on environmental due diligence and trade restrictions on forced labour products.
- Publication of 'Off the hook?' report, on how business lobbies against liability for human rights and environmental abuses.
- Publication of 'Suing Goliath' report, an analysis of civil cases against EU companies for overseas human rights and environmental abuses.

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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.

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Anti-Slavery International Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne Friends of the Earth Europe Global Witness

• 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)

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	Global Witness Anti-Slavery International European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights ClientEarth AISBL OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	Global Witness European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne

• 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)

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne

• Date	08 Nov 2021	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	Sustainable Corporate Governance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member) Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne Global Witness International Federation for the Economy for the Common Good e. V. International Federation for Human Rights European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Anti-Slavery International Climate Disclosure Standards Board European Environmental Bureau WWF Deutschland OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE Finance Watch Climate Action Network Europe Frank Bold Society ClientEarth AISBL Amnesty International Limited Friends of the Earth Europe

• Date	22 Sep 2021	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	Sustainable Corporate Governance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
  Portfolio	Internal Market
  Attending	Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member) Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne Friends of the Earth Europe Amnesty International Limited International Federation for Human Rights Association Sherpa European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Anti-Slavery International ClientEarth AISBL Global Witness OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	International Federation for Human Rights Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne ClientEarth AISBL Front Line Defenders Frank Bold Society Anti-Slavery International Global Witness WWF European Policy Programme

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	Finnwatch ry

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	Anti-Slavery International ClientEarth AISBL Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne Global Witness International Federation for Human Rights European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights

• 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)

• 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)
  Other Lobbyists	Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights

• 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 ClientEarth AISBL Global Witness European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne CIDSE - International Alliance of Catholic social justice organisations Anti-Slavery International

• Date	18 Mar 2021	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	Oxfam-Solidarité / Oxfam-Solidariteit Avaaz Foundation Amnesty International Limited

• Date	27 Jan 2021	Location	Video conference
  Subject	Substainable Corporate Governance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
  Portfolio	Justice
  Attending	Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	WeMove Europe gGmbH Friends of Europe

• 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	ClientEarth AISBL OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE International Federation for Human Rights Global Witness Amnesty International Limited Friends of the Earth Europe CIDSE - International Alliance of Catholic social justice organisations Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne Anti-Slavery International European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights

• Date	05 Jun 2020	Location	Video-conference
  Subject	Sustainable corporate governance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
  Portfolio	Justice
  Attending	Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member) Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	CIDSE - International Alliance of Catholic social justice organisations Wereldsolidariteit - Solidarité Mondiale vzw Friends of the Earth Europe Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights ActionAid Global Witness Anti-Slavery International Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond van België Amnesty International Limited Centre National de Coopération au Développement- 11 11 11 Dreikönigsaktion - Hilfswerk der Katholischen Jungschar

• Date	13 May 2019	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Human rights and business
  DG	Justice and Consumers
  Attending	Tiina Astola (Director-General)