Lex found 23 disclosed meetings referencing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; the most active listed organisations are ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical, World Steel Association, Accountancy Europe. Source: EU Transparency Register, European Commission meeting disclosures and European Parliament MEP meeting declarations. Methodology

Who’s lobbying on CSDDD?

On record in the EU Transparency Register: 23 disclosed meetings about the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive18 with MEPs and 5 with the European Commission, involving at least 21 organisations. Each row below is a real disclosed meeting — a record that a contact happened, nota measure of influence or of anyone’s position.

How it was voted

The European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on 2024-04-24: Adopted (374 for · 235 against · 19 abstentions).

By political group
EPP55 for · 91 against · 9 abstained
S&D125 for · 1 against · 1 abstained
Renew77 for · 20 against · 1 abstained
Greens68 for · 0 against · 0 abstained
ECR3 for · 57 against · 1 abstained
ID2 for · 47 against · 1 abstained
NI16 for · 18 against · 3 abstained
Left28 for · 1 against · 3 abstained

Among the 6 MEPs who disclosed a meeting referencing this file, 4 cast a recorded vote: 3 for · 1 against · 0 abstained. A disclosed meeting is not evidence of influence — this is the co-occurrence of two public records.

Final plenary adoption (1st reading). European Parliament record ↗ · roll-call ↗

Most active organisations

  1. 1.ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical2 meetings
  2. 2.World Steel Association2 meetings
  3. 3.Accountancy Europe1 meeting
  4. 4.amfori - Trade with Purpose1 meeting
  5. 5.Automotive Industry Action Group1 meeting
  6. 6.BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA1 meeting
  7. 7.Better Europe1 meeting
  8. 8.Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH1 meeting

Ranked by number of distinct disclosed meetings referencing CSDDD. Disclosed contact, not a measure of influence.

Disclosed meetings

Disclosed meetings with the European Commission

  • met Dan Dionisie · Head of Unit · Exchange views on the ‘Omnibus I’ proposal with regard to the Corporate sustainability due diligence Directive (CSDDD) source ↗
  • met Peter Van Kemseke · Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen · Draft Implementing Decision on recycled content under the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP ID draft) and Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (SCDDD). source ↗
  • met Ana Gallego · Director-General · Exchange views on impacts of steel and iron ore mills on the environment and local communities, in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) source ↗
  • met Dan Dionisie · Head of Unit · Exchange views on impacts of steel and iron ore mills on the environment and local communities, in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) source ↗
  • met Pawel Wisniewski · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen · The first Simplification Omnibus with a focus on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) source ↗

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Disclosed lobby meetings from the EU Transparency Register (European Parliament). A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence of influence or of a position taken. Meetings are matched to CSDDD by the subject the MEP disclosed. Methodology. Data © European Union.