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)
0.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting The Ocean Cleanup (The Ocean Cleanup)
EU Transparency Register
579590331839-56 First registered on 09 Jul 2018
Goals / Remit
The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization, developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
Main EU files targeted
I European Strategy on Plastics in the Circular Economy
II Horizon Europe
III European negotiating strategy for the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
IV EU Plastics Strategy
V Marine Strategy Framework Directive
VI New Circular Economy Action Plan
VII International Ocean GovernanceAddress
Head Office
Coolsingel 6
Rotterdam 3011 AD
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Coolsingel 6
Rotterdam 3011 AD
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
1. CEO and Founder
2. Global Public Affairs ManagerPerson 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
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Stichting The Ocean Cleanup has been accredited with:
- the UN Environment Programme (www.unenvironment.org)
- Consultative status at the UN ECOSOC (https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=679333)Member organisations
None declared
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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
53,757,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
No funding was received from the EU institutions during the last closed financial year.
Estimate of annual costs related to activities covered by the register: EUR 410,000.*
*The costs mentioned are all public relations costs as it is impossible to break it down to costs specifically related to our interactions with the EU -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
In 2023 The Ocean Cleanup expanded in both Oceans and Rivers, beginning the transition to System 03 in the Pacific Ocean and growing our network of Interceptor Solutions worldwide. Our Communications team documents our operations in video, photography and audio, sharing our footage and expertise across social media and through written updates on theoceancleanup.com to transparently record our progress and allow our supporters and funders to follow our development:
Trialing the Interceptor Trashfence in Guatemala: https://youtu.be/4rVTWsQ23Pk
Video explainer of our research into fishing-based pollution in the Pacific: https://youtu.be/CQnMjYlmNyQ
Documenting installation of Interceptor 007 in the USA: https://youtu.be/cuKNF-1njJ0
Update outlining transition to new ocean cleaning solution System 03: https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/transition-to-system-03-begins/
Social media post confirming new agreement with UNDP: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-ocean-cleanup_the-ocean-cleanup-and-united-nations-development-activity-7029504236488925184-kjPu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_iosOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 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.
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Date 18 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject discussion on ''the OCEAN Cleanup'' project and Commission's initiatives on plastics Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 18 Jul 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject discussion on ''the OCEAN Cleanup'' project and Commission's initiatives on plastics Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of technologies tackling plastic waste Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)