Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.7 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
EU Transparency Register
504786514495-81 First registered on 15 Oct 2014
Goals / Remit
We want future generations to be able to enjoy seafood and oceans full of life, forever.
Our vision is of the world’s oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations.
Our mission is to use our ecolabel and fishery certification program to contribute to the health of the world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood and working with our partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.Main EU files targeted
Common Fisheries Policy, Fisheries Control regulation
European Green Deal, Farm to Fork and Circular Economy Action plan policy initiatives (e.g. Green Claims, Empowering Consumers in the Green Transition, Marketing Standards etc.)Address
Head Office
1 Snow HillMarine House
London EC1A 2DH
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Rakowiecka 34
Warsaw 02-532
POLANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Jennifer Walker REEVES 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Alessandro MANGHISI 31 May 2023 30 Sep 2023 Alessandro MANGHISI 23 Nov 2022 24 May 2023 Mr Batuhan OZCELIK 04 Oct 2022 17 Feb 2023 Jennifer Walker REEVES 07 Sep 2022 07 Sep 2023 Toni Janne Petteri POSTI 05 Oct 2019 01 Oct 2020 Mr Johannes Nieuwenhuis 05 Oct 2019 01 Oct 2020 Toni Janne Petteri POSTI 08 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019 Mr Johannes Nieuwenhuis 25 May 2018 25 May 2019 Mr Hans Nieuwenhuis 27 Jun 2017 24 Jun 2018 Mr Hans Nieuwenhuis 15 Jun 2016 10 Jun 2017 Mr Hans Nieuwenhuis 13 Jun 2015 09 Jun 2016 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
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
SCS
ISEAL
GSSIMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
53,000,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, Other
Funding types "other" information
2.8% Donations and legacies 2.1% Other trading activities 92.8% Income from charitable activities (logo licensing) 2.3% Income from investments
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Littlefish rent 13,335€ Contribution ASC 18,469€ Contribution F.A.O 139,762€ Contribution Fishmongers Charitable Trust 69,500€ Contribution CCDL Ltd 22,000€ Contribution Walton Family Foundation 187,095€ Contribution Doen Foundation (Dutch PKL) 428,886€ Other financial info
Option 3 was selected as the Marine Stewardship Council operates in a space where it does not represent commercial interests. The MSC provides standards to which fisheries and chains of custody can opt to be assessed by, and then opt to use the ecolabel on their products. The MSC does not actively influence either decision. It is in the publics' interest to live in a world where overfishing does not occur, as it ensures an enduring protein source for generations to come.
However, the MSC could also be seen to be applicable to Option 1, Section 13 ("Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members"), as the MSC is using our ecolabel and fishery certification program to contribute to the health of the world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood and working with our partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis. It is important to point out, however, that the MSC does not have 'members'.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Net Benefits reports, New Standards Report and training, exhibitor at seafood exhibitions with a MSC stand at Seafood Expo Global.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
6 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 21 May 2021 Location Virtual Subject The value of certification in due diligence systems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 May 2021 Location video-call Subject The value of certification in due diligence systems’ Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2020 Location Video meeting Subject To discuss the issues related to seafood products including private product certification schemes and sustainability aspects of the Blue Economy and Common Fisheries Policy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Lunch with maritime stakeholders Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject MSC initiatives in the Sea and ways to cooperate with the European Commission Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
- Andrew Bianco (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject MSC Certification Label DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)