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Overview
Lobbying Costs
950,000€
Financial year: Jun 2017 - Apr 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Nike, Inc.
EU Transparency Register
393423121496-65 First registered on 22 Apr 2016
Goals / Remit
Nike, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer, and distributor of authentic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse, Inc., Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes actions sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, visit www.nikebiz.com.
Nike's headquarters for Western Europe (WE) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are based in Hilversum, The Netherlands. The distribution and customer service facility for the same region is based in Laakdal, Belgium. The region covering Western Europe (WE) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) accounts for 16,096 employees.
As stated in recent Sustainable Business Performance reports, Nike has a code of ethics for all employees called "Inside the Lines". It defines the standards of conduct we expect employees to follow and includes a range of topics on employee activity, ethical behavior, product safety, legal compliance, competition and use of resources. Each year, all Nike employees are required to verify that they have read and understand "Inside the Lines".
Nike follows the provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).Main EU files targeted
Nike, Inc. is following EU initiatives, policies and legislative files on
- External trade policy and trade agreements
- Intellectual property rights, innovation, and anti-counterfeiting policies
- Global supply chain issues
- Corporate social responsibility
- Tax, grants and funding
- Environment and circular economy
- Consumer, product safety and product labelling
- Sports policy
- Social and employment affairs
- Digital economy
- Competition
- Privacy and data protectionAddress
Head Office
One Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97005
UNITED STATESEU Office
Rue d'Idalie 11-13
Brussels 1050
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 16 Apr 2018
Name Start date End Date Julia RISS 14 Nov 2023 13 Nov 2024 Ingrid VAN LAERHOVEN 26 Oct 2023 25 Oct 2024 Sudeshna BASU 26 Oct 2023 25 Oct 2024 Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 18 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 18 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Julia Riss 14 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Ingrid VAN LAERHOVEN 26 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Sudeshna Basu 26 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Julia Riss 29 Oct 2022 28 Oct 2023 Ms Sudeshna Basu 15 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023 Ms Ingrid VAN LAERHOVEN 13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2023 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2023 Ingrid VAN LAERHOVEN 02 Oct 2021 01 Oct 2022 Ms Sudeshna Basu 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Ms Marjorie Gass 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Ms Marjorie Gass 10 Oct 2020 28 Sep 2021 Ms Sudeshna Basu 10 Oct 2020 28 Sep 2021 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 03 Oct 2020 28 Sep 2021 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 19 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020 Ms Sudeshna Basu 04 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2020 Ms Ingrid Persson 11 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 16 Oct 2018 19 Sep 2019 Ms Marjorie Gass 16 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Ms Ingrid Persson 30 Jun 2018 29 Jun 2019 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 20 Sep 2017 20 Sep 2018 Ms Marjorie Gass 20 Sep 2017 20 Sep 2018 Mr GUILHERME ATHIA 20 Sep 2017 17 May 2018 Mr GUILHERME ATHIA 27 Oct 2016 20 Sep 2017 Ms Ingrid Persson 20 Jul 2017 30 Jun 2018 Mr Antonio Sergio GARCIA ROJALS 30 Sep 2016 20 Sep 2017 Guilherme ATHIA 27 Oct 2016 18 Sep 2017 Athia Guilherme 27 Oct 2016 26 Jan 2017 Ms Marjorie Gass 10 Oct 2016 20 Sep 2017 Mr Garcia Rojals Antonio Sergio 30 Sep 2016 26 Jan 2017 Ms Ingrid Persson 21 May 2016 01 Jun 2017 Complementary Information
Nike office in Brussels is made of 6 people: 4 FTE involved in the activities described under Heading 9; 1 Office Manager not dealing with the activities described under Heading 9; 1 intern supporting the team.
Nike experts and representatives from national markets located either in the EU or outside of the EU may occasionally have contacts with EU officials.Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Guilherme Athia (Senior Director Government and Public Affairs EMEA)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Bill Berner (Europe General Counsel - Nike European Operations Netherlands B.V.)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
- AmCham EU (www.amchameu.eu) - American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
- FESI (www.fesi-sport.org) - Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry
- AIM (www.aim.be) - European Brands Association
- WFA (www.wfanet.org) - World Federation of Advertisers
- EBCA (www.ebca-europe.org) - European Branded Clothing AllianceMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jun 2017 - Apr 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
950,000€
Other financial info
Inclusive of all operational costs and including consolidated salaries, in accordance with the official Guidelines guidance.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
6 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 16 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Cambodia EBA status Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Elisabetta Siracusa (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Cambodia EBA status Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Elisabetta Siracusa (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Cambodia EBA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Isabelle Magne (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium. Subject EU-ASEAN Trade Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Pedro Velasco Martins (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU measures against counterfeiting Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marika Lautso-Mousnier (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Revision of the Directive on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
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