The circular economy represents the next critical frontier of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and is equally critical for biodiversity protection. Properly implemented, it can serve as a flagship winwin policy: advancing Europes climate goals, competitiveness, resource sovereignty, and strategic resilience.
EDF
Environmental Defense Fund Europe
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 055599331897-93
6
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 326 tracked
4
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #86 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
8.3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2018
in the register since
Declares membership of
- N.A
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- Environmental Defense Fund Europe (Stichting Environmental Defense Fund International) (EDFE)
- Head office
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- EU office
- Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Environmental Defense Fund Europe filed 6 positions between 28 Aug 2020 and 10 Jun 2026, across 6 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2020 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 3 filed
What they argued
The amount of sustainability certifications and markers on products and packaging is confusing for brands, retailers, and especially consumers. Environmental Defense Fund is excited to see the EU develop regulation around product claims ensuring such claims be backed by scientific evidence.
EDF is an international non-governmental organization with expertise in carbon markets, climate finance, and international climate policy, including crediting mechanisms under the Paris Agreement. EDF supports the objective of the IR, with the following observations: 1) The IR unduly constrains the set of third-country carbon pricing measures that are eligible for recognition, potentially exposing the EU to a legal…
Please see the attached files: - A letter with EDF's policy recommendations - Two policy papers: * International credits in the EU: credit quality criteria and implications for the EUs purchasing strategy (EDF and The Nature Conservancy, May 2026) * Buying the 5%: Funding, Governance and Market Design for the EUs International Credit Purchases (EDF, May 2026)
Environmental Defense Fund Europes Response to the Call for Evidence on the EU Energy Security Framework (revision) 13 October 2025 Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to revise the EU energy security framework.
Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to evaluate the performance of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the opportunity to provide feedback to this process. EDFE considers ACER to be structurally well placed to support certain market-facing and cross-border dimensions of the implementation of the EU Methane Regulation (EUMR).
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Cefic · 4 files in common
- EDF - Electricité de France · 4 files in common
- Bioenergia ry - the Bioenergy Association of Finland · 4 files in common
- TIC Council · 4 files in common
- European Environmental Bureau · 3 files in common
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