Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
23
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Zalando SE
EU Transparency Register
877966419254-70 First registered on 17 Dec 2015
Goals / Remit
Zalando is a European online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to around 42 million active customers in 20 markets, in the last 12 months, offering clothing, footwear, accessories, and beauty. The assortment of 4,000 international brands ranges from world famous names to local labels. Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation, and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story. Our vision is to be the Starting Point for Fashion and a sustainable platform with a net-positive impact for people and the planet. Zalando counts around 14,500 employees from 140 different nationalities. (https://corporate.zalando.com)
Main EU files targeted
Data Protection Regulation; Data privacy; Digital Services Act; Digital Markets Act; Intellectual property and licensing; Vertical Block Exemption Regulation; Horizontal Block Exemption Regulation; Innovation, Jobs and Growth; Artificial Intelligence; e-ID; Data Policy; Internal Market; Circular Economy; Textiles Strategy; Consumer Affairs; FinTech
Address
Head Office
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Strasse 5
Berlin 10243
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 75% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Jul 2021
Name Start date End Date Mr Jan Wittrodt 09 Jun 2017 27 May 2018 Ms Gesa Schulz 23 Apr 2016 21 Apr 2017 Ms Lisa Moersch 22 Apr 2016 21 Apr 2017 Complementary Information
None
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
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
European Tech Alliance (EUTA)
E-Commerce Europe
bevh (Der e-commerce Verband - DE)
Bitkom (DE)
FEVAD (FR)
FDIH, Danish Ecommerce Association (DK)
Be-commerce (BE)
COMEOS (BE)
Thuiswinkel (NL)
Handelsverband – Verband österreichischer Mittel- und Großbetriebe des Handels (AT)
VSV – Verband des Schweizerischen Versandhandels (CH)
E-commerce Polska (PL)
Confianza Online (ES)
Trusted Shops (ES)
German Fashionverband (DE)
CADS - Cooperation at DSI – Deutsches Schuhinstitut (DE)
Trygg Handel (NO)
Virke (NO)
BLC (British Leather Technology Center) (UK)
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA)
Policy Hub (https://www.policyhub.org/)
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Fashion For Good
UN Global Compact
econsense - Forum Nachhaltige Entwicklung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (DE)
Forum for the future
Better Cotton Initiative (zLabels)
International Labor Organization: BetterWork Partner Member (zLabels)
Leather Working Group (zLabels)
Textile Exchange (zLabels)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
Zalando does not maintain an office in Brussels, but is represented at the EU-level through its headquarters in Berlin, Germany.
We include relevant costs and expenditures following the Register’s guidelines. As a result our cost estimate to participate in EU policy debates includes, among others:
• Operating costs
• A percentage of salaries related to time spent on engagement with EU institutions
• A percentage of cost for external consultants related to time spent on support or engagement with EU institutions.
• A percentage of costs for trade associations and other organisations, related to their engagement with EU institutions, even when these groups themselves report these amounts.
• A percentage of the cost for different policy related events in Brussel.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/newsroom
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/investor-relationsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
23 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 06 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Platform regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject GDPR, consumers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
- Lucie Rousselle (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2023 Location online Subject Digital Service Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 26 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject DSA / DMA DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 26 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Valere Moutarlier (Cabinet member)
- Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Application of DSA Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject to follow Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Digital Service Act. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Oct 2022 Location Berlaymont Subject To exchange on the commitments of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, including sustainability and information requirements for textiles, tackling green-washing and promoting circular business models Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2021 Location Virtual Subject Digital levy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2021 Location Brussels (online) Subject DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet member)
- Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Dec 2020 Location Brussels (virtual) Subject DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with platforms on DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Apr 2020 Location videoconference Subject Impact of covid on e-commerce ecosystem Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Pauline Weinzierl (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Feb 2019 Location BXL Subject European policy in general Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Johannes Haenicke (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Platform to Business Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Platforms DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Tech skills, data protection, platforms, geo-blocking, payment systems Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
- Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 25 Apr 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject DSM agenda (digital contracts, geoblocking) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Commissioner)
- Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)