Overview
Lobbying Costs
3,125,000€
Financial year: Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
World Resources Institute (WRI)
EU Transparency Register
581250215524-23 First registered on 15 Jan 2015
Goals / Remit
The World Resources Institute opened its doors in 1982, with the goal of bringing objective analysis and policy engagement to the pressing global challenges linking economic development, natural resources and the environment. Over the years, WRI has earned a reputation for practical solutions and global impact based on rigorous analysis and deep long-term engagement with governments, corporations, city leaders and communities. Our more than 900 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being.
In working to achieve global change at scale, we apply a threefold approach that is WRI’s hallmark:
Count It: We start with data, creating user-friendly information systems, protocols and standards. We conduct independent, unbiased research to analyze relationships and design solutions, and communicate our findings in a compelling manner.
Change It: We work with leaders of cities, companies and countries to achieve change, testing our ideas in complex, messy, real-world situations. We set clear objectives and hold ourselves accountable.
Scale It: We identify and overcome barriers to change so that proven solutions spread quickly and widely. We work with coalitions of remarkable leaders who transform business sectors, societies and economies, nationally and globally.
We will focus on urgent global challenges that must be addressed to reduce poverty, grow economies and protect natural systems: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and the ocean. Because these seven challenges are inextricably linked, our strategies often address more than one, cutting across programs. These global challenges are supported by work in our Governance, Business, Finance and Economics Centers.Main EU files targeted
WRI President and CEO gave a presentation to DG DEVCO as part of the EU’s Climate & Environment Week in February 2020.
Manager for International Cooperation Jessica Varat had a meeting with Giuliana Torta from the EU’s Delegation in Washington, DC, in July 2019 to discuss potential areas where we could collaborate. She later met with Dagmara Koska in October 2019 to discuss how to continue engaging with the U.S. around climate issues.
Global Director of the Sustainable Finance Center Leonardo Martinez-Diaz participated in a EU Strategy Forum on Mobilizing Private Capital for Climate in October 2019.
WRI’s Indonesia office received a contract in late 2019 for the Sustainable Management Peatland and Haze Mitigation in Southeast Asia (SUPA) Project.
In December 2019, the European Union Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, hosted WRI staff and other colleagues working on climate for an informal dinner discussion on transatlantic climate and clean energy issues. This was the first climate briefing received by the Ambassador since arriving in Washington in September. Andrew Steer provided opening remarks, emphasizing the vital role Europe will play with China, India, and the U.S. over the next year.
WRI signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank in March 2020 to collaborate on events around climate and sustainability.Address
Head Office
10 G ST NE
Suite 800
Washington 20002
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
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
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Categories
Category
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
3,125,000€
Other financial info
All of WRI's financial information is available online at http://wri.org/about/wri-annual-reports-and-corporate-documents, including a complete list of donors at: http://wri.org/about/donors
Conversion used for this calculation was 1 USD = 0.92 EUR (per oanda.com on 5/6/2020) -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
20 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 07 Jun 2023 Location Bruxelles Subject food waste Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jun 2023 Location Bruxelles Subject VTC meeting on food waste Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Mar 2023 Location Video-call Subject Global transition to sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject VTC Meeting - Sustainable Food Systems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject Global transition to sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2022 Location Video-call Subject Global transition to sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jan 2022 Location virtual Subject Introduction to WRI Ocean Programme DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
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Date 08 Dec 2021 Location Brussels Subject COP27; Deforestation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2021 Location Brussels Subject VTC-meeting on Champions 12.3. Coalition on progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 on food waste Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Sep 2020 Location Brussels Subject Virtual meeting discussion on Food Waste Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Feb 2020 Location Washington Subject Closing remarks "Aligning finance with the Paris Agreement:lessons for public and private banks" DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 24 Oct 2019 Location Oslo Subject sustainable finance for the blue economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
- Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Sep 2019 Location New York Subject ocean governance, sustainable blue economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
- Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 16 May 2019 Location Maribor Subject Meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Blaz Pongracic (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject CAP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Future food loss and waste targets for EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
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Date 24 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Liz Goodwin on Food Waste Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 May 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject FTT and Climate finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)
- Simon O'Connor (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location L-41; 12/12 Subject Development and Climate Change DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Fernando Frutuoso De Melo (Director-General)