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: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Minderoo Foundation Limited ATF The Minderoo Foundation Trust
EU Transparency Register
361336735977-48 First registered on 23 Sep 2019
Goals / Remit
We are a modern philanthropic organisation that takes on tough, persistent issues to drive massive change. Our global initiatives include Arts & Culture (support connected, collaborative & creative communities), Building Communities (fostering healthy communities), Collaborate Against Cancer (accelerate cancer research & improve prevention, detection, and treatment), Flourishing Oceans (working to help the oceans regain a flourishing state), No Plastic Waste (eliminating the negative impacts of plastic on people and the planet), Generation One (ending disparity between Indigenous & non-Indigenous Australians in our generation through reforming specific policies and creating sustainable training and employment opportunities), Walk Free, Fire & Flood Resilience (reducing harm caused by fire and floods), Frontier Technology (building a digital ecology that empowers people), Thrive by Five & Research & Innovation to enable change.
Main EU files targeted
We are working on many projects, more details of which are available on our website (minderoo.org). In the EU, Minderoo is advocating for laws and policies which end plastic waste leakage to our environment (both terrestrial and maritime) through increasing transparency in the plastic value chain, investing in new technology and innovations, and by working with industry to improve recycling and collection of plastic waste, reducing our use of plastic generated new from fossil fuel feedstocks.
Other EU policy areas which are relevant to our work:
• International co-operation and development
• Digital economy and society
• Research and innovation
• Public Health
• Culture and media
• Education and training
• Employment and Social Affairs
• Maritime affairs and fisheries
• Environmental protection, biodiversity and climate change
• Justice and Fundamental Rights
• Migration and asylum
• Waste, chemicals and pollutionAddress
Head Office
171-173 Mounts Bay Rd
Perth 6000
AUSTRALIAEU Office
171-173 Mounts Bay Road
Perth
AUSTRALIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Pacella KATIA 01 Dec 2023 19 Mar 2024 Mr Axel DARUT 10 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 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
www.minderoo.org
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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
1,563,251€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Andrew Forrest and Nicola Forrest 1,563,251€ Other financial info
According to the last financial report (June 2022) - the foundation budget is 2 554 541 australian dollars, which correspond to 1 563 261€ for all the initiatives of Minderoo Foundation around the world.
Of this amount €500,000 has been budgeted towards public affairs activities under the No Plastic Waste Initiative at the world level.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
A number of our initiatives are global and therefore may have an impact in the EU including Building Community (promoting arts, culture and community, both in Australia and internationally), Collaborate Against Cancer (accelerate cancer research and improve prevention, detection, and treatment), Flourishing Oceans (working to help the oceans regain a flourishing state) No Plastic Waste (eliminating the negative effects of plastics on people and the planet) , Research (developing new research on critical areas of impact that are important to Minderoo’s core initiatives), Walk Free (end modern slavery in our generation by mobilising a global activist movement, generating the highest quality research, enlisting business, and capital to drive change), Thrive by Five (ensuring that every child has a bright future) and Fire and Flood resilience.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
5 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 24 Jun 2022 Location video-call Subject Circular plastics economy and fighting single use plastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on Hydrogen Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2021 Location Brussels-video conference Subject Hydrogen Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 11 Jun 2021 Location video-call Subject Discussion on ending plastic pollution and ensuring a circular plastics economy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 May 2021 Location Brussels-video conference Subject Hydrogen Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists