Overview
Lobbying Costs
300,000€ - 399,999€
Financial year: Jun 2022 - May 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Cargill
EU Transparency Register
01063261836-24 First registered on 12 Jun 2009
Goals / Remit
Cargill’s 160,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. We combine 159 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we are building a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture. For more information, visit Cargill.com and our News Center.
Main EU files targeted
- EU Green Deal Strategy and the following policies:
- Common agricultural policy
- EU protein Strategy
- Carbon farming and certification
- Soil strategy
- Green claims, sustainability labeling
- Water policy
- Bioeconomy strategy
- EU Climate Policy, Fit for 55
- EU Energy Efficiency Directive
- Land Use and Land Use change
- Renewable Energy Directive
- New Genomic Techniques
- ESG: EU Deforestation Regulation, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Forced Labour Regulation
- Feed additives legislation
- Animal welfare
- Trade
- Food and nutrition policy
- Sustainable food systems framework
- General food law
- Horizon Europe
- Industrial policyAddress
Head Office
McGinty Road West, 15615
Wayzata (Minneapolis) 55391
UNITED STATESEU Office
Bedrijvenlaan 9
Mechelen
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 3 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ann Evelyn LUYTEN 12 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 12 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Marta ZULUAGA ZILBERMANN 12 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Katrijn OTTEN 12 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Peter HOFLAND 12 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Ms Ann Evelyn LUYTEN 12 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 12 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 12 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Katrijn Otten 12 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Peter Hofland 12 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Katrijn Otten 20 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Ms Ann Evelyn LUYTEN 19 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 19 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 19 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Mr Peter Hofland 19 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 10 Feb 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Ann Evelyn LUYTEN 22 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 21 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Katrijn Otten 21 Jan 2022 20 Jan 2023 Mr Peter Hofland 21 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 20 Jan 2021 01 Feb 2022 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 20 Jan 2021 21 Jan 2022 Ms Katrijn Otten 20 Jan 2021 21 Jan 2022 Mr Peter Hofland 20 Jan 2021 21 Jan 2022 Mr Nick MARTELL-BUNDOCK 30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2021 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 21 Jan 2020 20 Jan 2021 Ms Katrijn Otten 18 Jan 2020 20 Jan 2021 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 18 Jan 2020 20 Jan 2021 Ms Sacha Bongard 18 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Mr Peter Hofland 15 Jan 2020 20 Jan 2021 Mr Peter Hofland 25 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2020 Ms Katrijn Otten 25 Jan 2019 18 Jan 2020 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 25 Jan 2019 18 Jan 2020 Ms Sacha Bongard 25 Jan 2019 18 Jan 2020 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 25 Jan 2019 21 Jan 2020 Mr Hendrik Bourgeois 25 Jan 2019 03 Oct 2019 Ms Karen Miek R VERSTAPPEN 25 Jan 2019 25 Jan 2020 Mr Peter Hofland 01 Feb 2018 25 Jan 2019 Ms Katrijn Otten 30 Jan 2018 25 Jan 2019 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 30 Jan 2018 25 Jan 2019 Ms Sacha Bongard 30 Jan 2018 25 Jan 2019 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 30 Jan 2018 25 Jan 2019 Mr Hendrik Bourgeois 30 Jan 2018 25 Jan 2019 Mr Peter Hofland 21 Feb 2017 01 Feb 2018 Ms Katrijn Otten 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018 Ms Sacha Bongard 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018 Mr Emanuele Paolo Sicuro 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018 Mr Peter Hofland 04 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Ms Katrijn Otten 04 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 04 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Ms Gwendoline Ornigg 04 Mar 2016 02 Mar 2017 Ms Sacha Bongard 04 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Mr Peter Hofland 26 Mar 2015 04 Mar 2016 Ms Stephanie Raymond 25 Mar 2015 23 Mar 2016 Ms Katrijn Otten 20 Mar 2015 04 Mar 2016 Ms Marta Zuluaga Zilbermann 19 Mar 2015 04 Mar 2016 Ms Gwendoline Ornigg 19 Mar 2015 04 Mar 2016 Ms Sacha Bongard 19 Mar 2015 04 Mar 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
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Cargill is a member of a number of European trade associations given the numerous product areas in which it operates. These include:
Starch Europe
Fediol (EU Oil and Protein meal Industry)
Coceral (Comité du Commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures)
ECA (European Cocoa Association)
FoodDrinkEurope,
Amcham EU (American Chamber of Commerce)
Biopolymers International
EBB (European Biodiesel Board)
ELMA (European Lecithin Manufacturers' Association)
EPA (European Association of Polyol Producers)
ePure (European Renewable Ethanol Industry Association)
EUFIC (European Food Information Council)
EUVEPRO (European Vegetable Protein Association)
EWABA (European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association)
FEFAC (European Feed Manufacturers' Federation), via national associations
Gafta (Grain and feed trade association)
ICGA (International Chewing Gum Association)
iEthanol (Industrial Ethanol Association)
IPPA (International Pectin Producers' Association)
MARINALG (World Association of Seaweed processors)
Wheat Protein Association
EU Specialty Food Ingredients
FEFANA (EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures)
European Bioplastics
APIC (CEFIC Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee)
IPEC (International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council)
SNE (Specialized Nutrition Europe), via national association (BSNA)
IPSSA – International Plant Sterols and Stanols AssociationMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jun 2022 - May 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
300,000€ - 399,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount acumen 50,000€ - 99,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name acumen Closed year Costs
300,000€ - 399,999€
Other financial info
The estimated cost above represents about a third of the fully loaded in-house costs of our EMEA Government Relations team (located in Mechelen (Belgium)).
This represents the costs associated with direct lobbying including participation in direct lobbying activities of the relevant trade associations.
Other costs arise from information gathering and policy monitoring, the interpretation of that information, its internal dissemination, internal communication and discussions of business interests in relation to policy changes.
Note that this amount does not cover our expenditure on the trade association memberships outlined above.
These memberships provide us with a variety of EU policy support activities. We expect these trade associations to register themselves how much of their budgets are devoted to direct lobbying.
We employ one consultancy, Acumen, on a retainer basis to assist us with intelligence gathering and ad hoc representation on a number of files. Its costs are included in the amount above.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Publication of Annual Report, ESG Scorecard and sustainable supply chain reports
Other activities
Areas of interest include
- food and feed safety legislation;
- environment legislation;
- development policy;
- enterprise policy;
- innovation policy;
- nutrition and food policy;
- international trade policy;
- agricultural policy;
- financial derivatives;
- energy policy.- Meetings
Meetings
15 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 22 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Regenerative agriculture and carbon removal certification Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Olivia Gippner (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Mar 2023 Location Virtual Subject To discuss the Cargill 2022 ESG Report, Sustainability strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Workshop on the transition towards sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2022 Location virtual Subject Energy derivatives market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Jun 2021 Location video call Subject Discussion on the sector’s perspective on the Refuel Aviation initiative. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Mar 2021 Location conference call Subject waste-based biodiesel leaders on SAF Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Nov 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Bio-economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Robert Schröder (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Futures Markets Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Food Ingredients and Bio Issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Joint mtg energy assoc/Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Milano Subject IoT and H2020 DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Milano Subject IoT and H2020 DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New College and Better Regulation DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association
- Oracle
- GIGAEurope aisbl
- Toy Industries of Europe
- RTL Group
- European Chemical Industry Council
- SANOFI
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association
- Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Novartis International AG
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- spiritsEUROPE
- MERIAL
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- Dow Europe GmbH
- European Centre for Public Affairs
- The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA
- Acumen Public Affairs
- FoodDrinkEurope
- RELX
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New College and Better Regulation DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - FoodDrinkEurope
- RELX
- Oracle
- GIGAEurope aisbl
- Toy Industries of Europe
- European Chemical Industry Council
- RTL Group
- SANOFI
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association
- Novartis International AG
- Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- spiritsEUROPE
- Dow Europe GmbH
- MERIAL
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- European Centre for Public Affairs
- The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA
- Acumen Public Affairs
- CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association
- Meetings