ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat

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Overview

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.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.5 Fte (10)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

3

High-level Commission meetings

18

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat   (ICLEI)

    EU Transparency Register

    064034733055-88 First registered on 30 Oct 2018

    Goals / Remit

    ICLEI is the world's leading association of cities and local governments dedicated to sustainable development. We are a powerful movement of 12 mega-cities, 100 super-cities and urban regions, 450 large cities as well as 450 medium-sized cities and towns in 84 countries. We promote local action for global sustainability and supports cities to become sustainable, resilient, resource-efficient, biodiverse, low-carbon; to build a smart infrastructure; and to develop an inclusive, green urban economy with the ultimate aim to achieve healthy and happy communities.

    ICLEI was founded in 1990 by 200 local governments from 43 countries who convened for the first World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Operations started in 1991 at the World Secretariat in Toronto, Canada, and the European Secretariat in Freiburg, Germany. Today ICLEI is operating through 17 Secretariats and Offices around the World.

    Main EU files targeted

    Public procurement (green, sustainable, circular and innovation), Sustainable Products Initiative, Ecodesign, European Green Deal, Waste, Smart Cities, Social economy and social innovation, Social equity and social justice, Circular Economy, Sustainable Finance, Just Transition Strategies, Adapting to climate change, Climate Action, Clean Air, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy efficiency – targets, directive and rules, Energy-efficient buildings, International climate action, Regional policy, Renewable energy, Research and innovation, Food, Sustainable Urban Mobility, Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions, Urban Air Quality and Noise, Sustainable Food Chains, Culture and Cultural Heritage, Infrastructure, Buildings and construction sector, New European Bauhaus Initiative

    Address

    Head Office
    ICLEI European Secretariat Leopoldring 3
    Freiburg 79098
    GERMANY
    EU Office
    ICLEI European Secretariat Leopoldring 3
    Freiburg 79098
    GERMANY

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    10

    Employment timeLobbyists
    25%10

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Jul 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Dominique Sandy 22 May 2024 21 May 2026
    Vanessa Holve 22 May 2024 22 May 2026
    Goksen Sahin Licha 22 May 2024 21 May 2026

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    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

    Associations and networks of public authorities

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    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.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    7,606,835€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Public financing, Grants, Member's contribution, EU funding

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant DG Research, Horizon 4,648,789€
    Grant DG DEVCO, EuropeAid 103,714€
    Grant EC, Erasmus+ 8,677€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Commission expert group on cultural heritage (Cultural Heritage Forum)#E03650#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3650 #Member #C#SMEs#Informal Green Public Procurement Advisory Group #E00453#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=453 #Member #C#Civil society

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Promoting Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans ( http://sumps-up.eu/ )
    Co-Organizer of the European Sustainable Mobility Week (on behalf of DG Move)
    Operating the GPP Helpdesk on behalf of DG ENV
    Organiser of the regular EcoProcura Conference (involving DG ENV, , DG GROW)

    ICLEI, together with a series of organisations from across the EU, is updating the European Commission's GPP Training Toolkit, and organising 10 training programmes for procurers in 7 EU countries

    Big Buyers for Climate and Environment is a European Commission Initiative for promoting collaboration between big public buyers in implementing strategic public procurement for sustainable solutions. ICLEI and EUROCITIES are currently running the initiative on behalf of the European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW).

    Being a partner in the management of the European and Global Covenant of Mayors and the cooperation with DG ENER, DG Clima, DG Regio, and FPI (EEAS)

    Member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
    Member of the European Commission GPP Member State Advisory Group
    Implementing partner for the Intelligent Cities Challenge
    Organiser of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference, Platform and Campaign related to the European Green Deal
    Implementing Partner to the Green City Accord (DG ENV)
    Preparing the concept for Local Greening Plans (DG ENV)
    Cooperation on the Roadmap to CoP 15 on Biodiversity Kunming (DG ENV)
    Member of the Green Capitals Jury (DG ENV)
    Buy Better Food Campaign
    Official partner of the New European Bauhaus Initiative (DG Regio/JRC)
    Member of the Jury for the New European Bauhaus Prizes -2021 (DG Regio/JRC)
    Member of the Cultural Heritage Expert Group of the European Commission (DG EAC)
    Implementing partner of Net Zero cities (DG RTD)
    Implementing partner of Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (DG ENER)
    Implementing partner of the adaptation policy facility (DG CLIMA)
    Implementing partner of the Coal Regions in Transition initiative (DG ENER)
    Partner of the Cities Race to Zero and Race to Resilience
    Green Climate Cities programme & Climate-Neutrality Framework
    Members of the Coalition for Higher ambition
    Founding partner of the coalition for community energy
    Steering Committee representative for Europe of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 campaign
    Local government constituency representative in the Global Alliance for Buildings and Constructions
    Local Government and Municipal Authorities Constituency to UNFCCC Focal point

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    18 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.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

    • Date 23 Jan 2024 Location Brussels
      Subject Discussion to ensure a strong response from cities and regions.
      DG Climate Action
      Attending
      • Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General)
    • Date 08 Nov 2023 Location Video call
      Subject Challenges and opportunities identified by local authorities while implementing the Green Deal.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Nov 2023 Location Video call
      Subject Challenges and opportunities identified by local authorities while implementing the Green Deal.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight
      Attending
      • Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Jun 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Local Green Deals
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
      • Damyana Stoynova (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Dec 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject VTC Meeting: Sustainable Food Systems/Procurement
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
      Portfolio Health
      Attending
      • Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 16 Dec 2022 Location video-call
      Subject Sustainable food systems
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Apr 2022 Location Brussels, Berlaymont
      Subject RePowerEU, COP27, Climate Pact
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Damyana Stoynova (Cabinet member)
    • Date 30 Nov 2021 Location viedo-call
      Subject Climate Pact, Local Green Deals
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Olivia Gippner (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Feb 2021 Location Brussels (video conference)
      Subject Virtual meeting on Local Green Deals
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Jan 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject VC Meeting - Discussion on minimum sustainability criteria for public procurement.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
      Portfolio Health
      Attending
      • Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Jan 2021 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Discussion on minimum sustainability criteria for public procurement
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 09 Dec 2020 Location videoconference (Brussels)
      Subject European Green Deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
      • Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Oct 2020 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Business and investor support for higher ambition and the just transition
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 01 Oct 2020 Location Brussels (video conference)
      Subject Speech on the European Greel Deal at online ESCT Mannheim 2020
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Sep 2020 Location Brussels (video conference)
      Subject Speech on the European Green Deal at online Mayor's Meeting European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, Mannheim 2020
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Jul 2020 Location Video conference (Brussels)
      Subject meeting on European Sustainable Cities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
      • Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Climate Pact, Covenant of Mayors
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 16 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject European Green Deal and local governments
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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