Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea/Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG)
EU Transparency Register
142635814274-55 First registered on 26 Aug 2014
Goals / Remit
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE FOUNDATION FOR A LIVING BALTIC SEA IS TO RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE OF THE BALTIC SEA AND TO PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008
Means of carrying out the purpose
In order to carry out its purpose, the Foundation
1) awards scholarships for scientific research where this is relevant in terms of promoting the aims of the Foundation; the Foundation also contributes to the financing of scientific research related to its purpose, the utilization of existing research and research into the impact of actions taken;
2) engages in communication and education activities where they are essential in view of the Foundation’s aims;
3) promotes and coordinates fund-raising for projects related to its purpose;
4) accelerates and facilitates cooperation and dissemination of information between various players related to its purpose and promotes international relations;
5) makes the use of society’s resources more efficient by combining and accumulating research data related to its purpose, financing, companies’ resources, political decision-making and enforcement resources as well as resources in various sectors, best practices and potential for influencing the attainment of concrete goals related to its purposeMain EU files targeted
Nutrients, phosphorus and nitrogen, as essential resources
Nutrient cycling
Nutrient policy
Fertilizers regulation
Eutrophication
Circular economy
Bioeconomy
Baltic Sea strategy
Fishery policy
Agricultural policy
CAP
Environmental policy
Waste policyAddress
Head Office
Ratakatu 1 bA 5
Helsinki FI-00120
FINLAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Mathias Bergman (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Mathias Bergman (Secretary General)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP); www.phosphorusplatform.eu
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
BSAG had no procurements
BSAG does not have paying members; the main source of income is donations
BSAG has funds from South-Western Finland regional sources -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Close connections to Baltic Sea group in the Parliament
Member of European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP)
Close relations with European Biogas Association (EBA)
Close relations with European Compost Network (ECN)
Close relations with RISE Foundation
Close relations with European Nitrogen Assesment (ENA)
Close relations to fertilizer industry
Waste handling Industry
AgricultureDG Envi
DG GrowCommunication activities
International Baltic Sea Action Summit (BSAS) 2010 in Helsinki, Finland
International Baltic Sea Forum 2013 (part of BSAS process) in St Petersburg, Russian Federation
Nutrien cycling pilot project in Southwestern Finland 2015-
"Food chain of the future"event 10.2.2015 in Helsinki
"Nutrient cycling at the heart of circular economy", 11.5.2015, Helsinki
Meeting with VC Jyrki Katainen, 16.11. 2015, Brussels
”Nutrient cycling in circular Economy”, European Parliament, 27.5.2015, Brussels
Coordinator of publicly funded project "The breakthrough of nutrient cycling in Finland" 2016-2018
European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference 3 (ESPC3), June 2018, Helsinki, FinlandOther activities
BSAG's aim is a Baltic Sea in ecological balance. The foundation continues its goal-oriented work at a number of levels. The focus of BSAG's activities is increasingly shifting towards promoting nutrient recycling.
BSAG has managed to persuade all Baltic rim states to pull together. The first high-level summit (BSAS, or Baltic Sea Action Summit) took place in Helsinki in 2010. The second summit entitled Baltic Sea Forum was organized in St Petersburg in April 2013. Further summits will be organized in the future as necessary.
The Baltic Sea states' commitment to these vital efforts will ensure that the topic remains high on the political agenda of all states. The states have made significant commitments to improving the condition of the Baltic Sea, which also serve as excellent examples for partners and stakeholders. The future of the Baltic Sea is a vital issue that we cannot afford to overlook.
From the beginning, BSAG has solicited commitments from many parties. In their public commitments, states, businesses, the third sector and private persons undertake to implement specified actions that directly or indirectly help the Baltic Sea. By September 2013, 230 such commitments have already been made. The foundation will continue its efforts to solicit commitments.
BSAG's activities focus on efficiently reducing nutrient leaks and their environmental impacts. The aim is at a sustainable nutrient recycling economy.
BSAG defines nutrient (re)cycling as the optimal use and processing of nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen, that flow through the environment and communities, and minimizing their emissions.
BSAG is working to minimize nutrient emissions from the farming sector in the Baltic Sea area. It seeks solutions that would reduce the emissions of sewage and hazardous substances contained in it, as well as nutrient emissions from farming.
Other aims include using manure and other organic waste containing nutrients as fertilizer and as source of energy, reducing the use of fossil phosphorus.
Disrupted nutrient recycling is a problem in Europe and all over the world. Thus, the work for the Baltic Sea could serve as an example of how this problem might be solved.
The foundation strives to influence EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its implementation, as efficient nutrient recycling is not only a solution that affects the state of the Baltic Sea but also a European and a global issue.
BSAG's activities also encompass reducing emissions and risks caused by shipping.
Meetings
Meetings
1 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 16 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Circular Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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