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Overview

Lobbying Costs

250,000€

Financial year: Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.75 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

20

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • 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 has engaged with the EU in a variety of ways over the past year. The DG for Environment visited WRI in February for a series of meetings and our Global Water Director, Betsy Otto, presented at a "Water, Development and Peace" roundtable.

    Address

    Head Office
    10 G ST NE
    Suite 800
    Washington 20002
    UNITED STATES
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    25%3

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Kitty van der Heijden (Director, WRI Europe and Africa)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Steve Barker (Chief Financial and Operations Officer)

  • Categories

    Category

    IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions

    Subcategory

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    250,000€

    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 = 0.89293 EUR (per oanda.com on 5/9/2019)

  • 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.

    • Date 07 Jun 2023 Location Bruxelles
      Subject food waste
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
      Portfolio Health
      Attending
      • Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Mar 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject EU Green Deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 24 Jan 2022 Location virtual
      Subject Introduction to WRI Ocean Programme
      DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
      • Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
      • Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • Date 16 May 2019 Location Maribor
      Subject Meeting
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc
      Portfolio Transport
      Attending
      • Blaz Pongracic (Cabinet member)
      • Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Mar 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject CAP
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Feb 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Future food loss and waste targets for EU
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
      • Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 24 May 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting with Liz Goodwin on Food Waste
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
    • 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
      • Simon O'Connor (Cabinet member)
      • Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
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