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Overview

WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.

Lobbying Costs

9,999€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.5 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

6

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    UTZ

    EU Transparency Register

    60554685648-73 First registered on 13 Apr 2011

    Goals / Remit

    UTZ is one of the largest sustainability programs for coffee, cocoa, tea and hazelnuts in the world: one-third of all coffee that is sustainably traded worldwide is certified by UTZ. By working with mainstream companies which buy raw materials in large volumes, we can improve the standard of living of as many farmers as possible at a high pace.

    UTZ is convinced that increasing sustainability should also reinforce the independent position of farmers. This is why farmers are trained in the professionalization of their agricultural practice and operational management. This improves the quality of their products and allows them to produce higher volumes at lower costs. This in turn enables the farmers to negotiate a better price for a better product and to improve their standard of living. Moreover, farmers who work with UTZ in the global marketplace receive a premium for their crop and they don’t have to pay for taking part in the program.

    By working with a Code of Conduct, UTZ sets requirements for the farmers when it comes to the sustainable growing of coffee, cocoa, tea and hazelnuts. Farmers are trained in the area of business skills, labor conditions and environmental management and their operational management is checked by independent third parties. The UTZ tracking system subsequently insures that the raw materials have actually been grown and harvested in a responsible manner.

    We want to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains, where:
    – Farmers are professionals implementing good practices;
    – The food industry takes responsibility by demanding and rewarding sustainable production;
    – Consumers can trust their brands and buy products which meet their expectations

    UTZ’s field support, traceability system and certification enables markets to reward good practices.

    Main EU files targeted

    UTZ follows the policy areas of agriculture, food labeling, public procurement, sustainable development, human rights and related subjects.

    Address

    Head Office
    De Ruyterkade, 6 bg
    Amsterdam 1013 AA
    NETHERLANDS
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Apr 2016

    Name Start date End Date
    Fanny GAUTTIER 21 Oct 2023 18 Oct 2024
    Fanny GAUTTIER 02 Jul 2022 01 Jul 2023

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Frederik de Vries (Partnership manager)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Han De Groot (Executive Director)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    UTZ is a full member of the ISEAL Alliance, an international non-profit membership organisation that codifies best practices for the design and implementation of international, voluntary social and environmental standards systems.

    UTZ is furthermore a member of Partos, the national platform for Dutch civil society organisations in the international development cooperation sector.

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    9,999€

    Other financial info

    For the UTZ Annual Reports please see: https://www.utz.org/?s=annual+report

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    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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