Growing Media Europe (AISBL GME) is a non-profit industry association representing the producers of growing media and soil improvers on European level. Europe is the global leader in growing media production (40 Mm3/yr). Growing media are essential in society as they contribute (on a strongly increasing level) to growing food and to greening urban areas (trees, flowers, parks etc.).
GME
Growing Media Europe
Company · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 01873234294-62
7
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #215 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
4.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€700K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2010
in the register since
Declares membership of
- GME has joined the Farm Tech Society as a "Scientific Member". https://farmtechsociety.org/
- GME has joined the International Peatland Societey (IPS). https://peatlands.org/
- GME is a member of the TC223 of the CEN.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Growing Media Europe filed 7 positions between 6 Feb 2020 and 4 May 2026, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2020 · 3 filed2022 · 1 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Growing Media Europe AISBL feedback to Nature Restoration Law proposal Growing Media Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for an EU Nature Restoration Law. Restoring the EU’s nature will not only play an important role in realising the EU’s climate ambitions and improving the sustainable provision of ecosystem services but also in accomplishing the European Green Deal.
Growing Media Europe AISBL (GME) is a non-profit association representing the producers of growing media and soil improvers on European level. Growing media are essential in society as they contribute (on a strongly increasing level) to growing food and to greening our living spaces (trees and ornamentals). Growing in growing media in a controlled environment (e.g.
Growing Media Europe AISBL (GME) is a non-profit association representing the producers of growing media and soil improvers on European level. Growing media are essential in society as they contribute (on a strongly increasing level) to growing food and to greening urban areas (trees, flowers, parks etc.). Growing in growing media in a controlled environment (e.g.
Revision of national targets and flexibilities in the EU climate policy framework after 2030 An effective post-2030 framework is essential to support the EU's 2040 climate target and climate neutrality by 2050. Growing Media Europe (GME) recognises the need for further action after 2030, particularlyconsideringthe declining EU carbon removal sinksand the need to strengthen incentives for Member States to reduce…
Growing Media Europe AISBL supports the ambitions of the LULUCF regulation in setting rules for emissions reductions and carbon removals of up to -310 Mt of CO2 equivalent in the LULUCF sector. There are, however, fundamental issues with the reporting with regards to Horticultural peat, where emissions can be double reported.
Growing Media Europe AISBL (GME), representing the growing media industry at the EU level, welcomes the ambitions of the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR). We strongly support the creation of a European internal market for fertilising products, where harmonised rules ensure fair competition, regulatory clarity, and sustainable innovations.
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