The current Public Procurement Directives do not sufficiently equip contracting authorities to advance social and environmental objectives, prevent adverse social and environmental impacts, nor reward responsible businesses.
SWE
Swedwatch
NGO · Sweden · EU Transparency Register 441236726401-64
5
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
4
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 #290 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- CONCORD Sweden
- International Working Group on Ethical Public Procurement (IWGEPP)
- OECD Watch
- ERIN
- The Business, Conflict and Human Rights Network
- Environment
- Climate
- Conflict and Peace (ECCP)
- Defend the Defenders Coalition
- European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) →
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- STOCKHOLM, Sweden
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
Swedwatch filed 5 positions between 26 Oct 2020 and 23 Jan 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2020 · 1 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Strengthening public procurement for human rights and sustainability in the EU Public procurement in the EU accounts for 14% of GDP (2 trillion annually) and holds immense potential for fostering sustainable and ethical business practices. However, significant human rights and environmental risks persist in supply chains.
Swedwatch continues to call on the European Commission to ensure that the new revision of the general pharmaceutical legislation to protect and respect fundamental human rights to a safe, clean, and sustainable environment.
Swedwatch welcoming the Commission’s proposal on corporate sustainability due diligence. However, it is of utter import that the directive provided for appropriate rules for the due diligence process, in line with the UNGPs, since the directive will set, or in best case existing, HREDD standards for companies operating within the EU.
Filed in Swedish · English published by the European Commission
Swedwatch welcomes the initiatives of the European Commission to improve the regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) as a mean to empower EU citizens with access to environmental data to make informed decisions on environmental matters.
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