Biodiversity

The global biodiversity crisis threatens numerous species – plant, insect, mammal, aquatic – with some driven to extinction, as well as the ecosystems we all depend upon. Find out how corporate lobbies undermine international and EU rules to help nature thrive. For more on the impacts of agri-business on biodiversity check here.

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European Ombudsman announces new inquiry into Regulatory Scrutiny Board

05.04.2023
The European Ombudsman has responded positively to our request for an inquiry into the role of the Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board.
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Lobbying the EU

NGOs submit complaint about risk of MEP's conflicts of interest

05.04.2023
NGOs including Corporate Europe Observatory have today raised serious concerns about the risk of conflicts of interest by an MEP working on the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence file.
Fish

Fishy business

A revolving door case in the French tuna industry
16.11.2022
Corporate Europe Observatory and the French association Bloom have today made a complaint to the EU lobby register secretariat regarding the French and EU fishing industry and its use of the revolving door.
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Lobbying the EU

Inside job

How business lobbyists used the Commission's scrutiny procedures to weaken human rights and environmental legislation
08.06.2022
Find out how a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for abuses in their supply chains has been watered down by corporate lobbyists, with assistance from the EU's business-friendly ‘Better regulation’ agenda.
Food & agriculture

Biosafety in Danger

How industry, researchers and negotiators collaborate to undermine the UN Biodiversity Convention
29.06.2018
Documents released to Corporate Europe Observatory following a Freedom of Information request reveal how pro-biotech lobby platform Public Research Regulation Initiative (PRRI) unites industry, researchers and regulators in ‘like-minded’ groups to influence crucial international biosafety talks under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Fishing for influence

Press passes give lobbyists EU Council building access during fishing quota talks
04.05.2017
A new investigation by Corporate Europe Observatory and Seas at Risk reveals that fishing industry lobbyists have used press passes to access the EU Council building during crucial ministerial negotiations on fishing quotas.