Founded in 1960 FESI, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, is the unique pre-competitive platform representing the interests of the sporting goods industry in Europe, advancing its members priorities and promoting initiatives that benefit the sector, EU citizens and the society as a whole.
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Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 616677713667-62
9
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
9
legislative files
of 326 tracked
9
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 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #155 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
6
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€900K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
5
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2014
in the register since
Declares membership of
- FESI is a member of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and of the Policy Hub: https://www.po…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI)
- Head office
- Brussels, 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
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) filed 9 positions between 20 Jul 2023 and 27 May 2026, across 9 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 9 times.
2023 · 1 filed2025 · 4 filed2026 · 4 filed
What they argued
FESI welcomes the Commissions intention to revise the Taxonomy Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts to simplify the technical screening criteria. However, further targeted changes would still be needed to make Taxonomy usable and proportionate for our sector.
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) and its members welcome the publication of the European Commission proposal for a Directive on Substantiation of Green Claims. Overall, we believe that the proposal represents a good attempt at balancing the objective of harmonisation and the challenge of lacking a "one size fits all" methodology to assess products' environmental aspects, performance or…
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation regarding a potential expansion of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to downstream products. FESI supports the Commission's objective to address carbon leakage and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to simplify administrative burdens in environmental legislation. Representing around 1,800 companies,mostly SMEs,FESI supports reducing complexity while maintaining high environmental ambition.
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), representing around 1,800 manufacturers and 85% of the European sporting goods market, welcomes the European Commissions draft implementing act on the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry.
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) warmly welcomes the European Commissions forthcoming Communication on a "Strategic Vision for Sport in Europe: Reinforcing the European Sport Model". We strongly support this timely initiative and look forward to contributing to the reflections that will shape the next phase of EU sport policy.
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), representing around 1,800 sporting goods manufacturers covering 85% of the European market, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission's draft implementing act on the regulation and disclosure format on the disclosure of discarded unsold consumer products.
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions call for evidence on the evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights.
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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.
- ECOS · 6 files in common
- EuroCommerce · 6 files in common
- Danish Industry · 6 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 6 files in common
- German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB) within the German Chemical Industry Association - VCI · 6 files in common
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