Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Feb 2015 - Feb 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
ShareAction (FairShare Educational Foundation)
EU Transparency Register
75791956264-20 First registered on 21 Jul 2011
Goals / Remit
ShareAction is the operating name of Fairshare Educational Foundation, a UK registered charity that exists to promote an investment system that serves savers, society and the environment. Our focus is the encouragement of responsible investment (“RI”) among pension funds and other institutional investors, and in particular shareholder engagement on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks with the potential to affect long-term financial returns. We also work to improve transparency and accountability to ultimate beneficiaries.
Main EU files targeted
ShareAction promotes Responsible Investment and investment and pensions systems that serve savers, society and the environment. Our aim is a transparent and accountable investment system and we are currently engaging with the Capital Markets Union initiative, the Shareholder Rights Directive and IORPs II Directive. Our main activities consist of responding to consultations, distributing position papers on key topics and conducting meetings with officials and MEPs.
Address
Head Office
Crucifix Lane, 16
London SE1 3JW
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Mar 2017
Name Start date End Date Ms Maria VAN DER HEIDE 29 Jun 2023 28 Jun 2024 Ms Isabella RITTER 17 Jun 2023 14 Jun 2024 Ms Caroline METZ 17 Jun 2023 14 Jun 2024 Ms Marika CARLUCCI 31 May 2023 30 May 2024 Ms Emily AHMED 24 May 2023 23 May 2024 Ms Caroline METZ 12 Jul 2022 17 Jun 2023 Ms Isabella RITTER 29 Jun 2022 17 Jun 2023 Ms Maria VAN DER HEIDE 21 Jun 2022 21 Jun 2023 Ms Eleni Choidas 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021 Ms Eleni Choidas 03 Mar 2018 02 Mar 2019 Ms Eleni Choidas 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Camilla DE STE CROIX 25 Aug 2016 21 Mar 2017 Ms Camilla DE STE CROIX 15 Aug 2015 13 Aug 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Eleni Choidas (European Policy Officer)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Catherine Howarth (Chief Executive)
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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
Finance Watch
Corporate Responsibility Coalition
South London Citizens
UKSIFMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Feb 2015 - Feb 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
We are currently engaging with the Capital Markets Union initiative, the Shareholder Rights Directive and IORPs II Directive. Our main activities consist of responding to consultations, distributing position papers on key topics and conducting meetings with officials and MEPs.
We are currently planning a proposed debate in the European Parliament about the Capital Markets Union in conjunction with other civil society partnersOther activities
DG MARKT:
Consultation process on long-term investment
Consultation process on non-financial reporting
Consultation process on corporate governance framework
DG FISMA
Consultation process on building a capital markets union
Consultation process on midterm review on capital markets union midterm review- Meetings
Meetings
9 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 17 Oct 2023 Location Virtual meeting Subject Sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2023 Location Virtual Subject Concerns on corporate sustainability reporting in view of the upcoming package on 25% reduction of reporting burden. They conveyed the message that sustainable finance should continue ensuring transparency for the green transition. Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jan 2023 Location video conference Subject Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2020 Location video conference Subject Sustainable finance 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 09 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject sustainable finance, taxonomy DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 25 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject sustainable finance DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 03 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Sustainability finance in the mid-term review of the Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 17 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject sustainable/green finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 27 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Finance; CMU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings