EU Influence

CSR Europe’s work is focused on the three mechanisms of engagement for impact: Foundation (Learning & Implementing), Scale (Collaboration), System Change (EU Influence).

25+ Years of Experience

Leadership can only yield impact if systemic change and transformation of the entire ecosystems are envisaged.

For this reason, we offer leading companies the opportunity to engage their sectors, value-chain peers, stakeholders, and policymakers in:

• The European Sustainable Industry Summit - the leading sustainability event of the year in Europe.

• The European CSO Network driving the transformation of the industry towards a competitive, inclusive, and sustainable Europe by 2030.

• CSR Europe’s Business Manifesto 2024-2029 “Action over Ambition: Delivering on a Just Industrial Transition for a Sustainable Europe 2030”.

Our policy priorities for 2020-2024, as identified by the CSR Europe Board, are:

• The development of an integrated environmental and human rights due diligence strategy.

  WHO WE ENGAGE:

  • The Directorate‑General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)

  • The Directorate‑General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST)

  • The Directorate‑General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)

  • The Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE)

  EU POLICIES COVERED:

  • Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

  • Proposal on Prohibiting Products made with Forced Labour

  • Circular Economy Action Plan

  • EU Biodiversity Strategy

• The implementation of a more coherent European action plan on sustainable finance.

  WHO WE ENGAGE:

  • The Directorate‑General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)

  • The Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)

  • The Directorate‑General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD)

  • The Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)

  EU POLICIES COVERED:

  • EU Taxonomy regulation

  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

  • Proposal on Country-by-Country reporting on Tax Transparency

• The adoption of AN ambitious European Pact for Skills.

  WHO WE ENGAGE:

  • The Directorate‑General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)

  • The Directorate‑General for Education, Youth, Sport, and Culture (EAC)

  • The Directorate‑General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion (DG EMPL)

  EU POLICIES COVERED:

  • Pact 4 Skills

  • The European Pillar of Social Rights

We empower your company with the intelligence it needs to assess and prepare for the impact of European policies and legislation on your strategy & operations.

1. EU Issue Insights (members only)

2. EU Masterclasses

• EU SUSTAINABILITY COMPLIANCE TRAINING:

  With tailored training modules delivered by our experts, your Sustainability Officers will be quickly brought up to speed to navigate and meet EU sustainability regulations like the CSRD, ESRS, CS3D, and more.

  CSR Europe Members benefit from preferential rates.

• EU Alignment:

To support companies in navigating the multitude of new requirements set by EU policymakers in the context of the European Green Deal, and meet the expectations of stakeholders, CSR Europe has developed a support service.

• EU Help Desk:

  This service is available only for CSR Europe Members.

  We can support your company to:

  • Get the policy data & analysis you need

  • Map key aspects of the Commission’s policy direction on sustainability to highlight their impact on your business operations

  • Address other EU-related questions

OUR ACTIVITIES:

• SYSTEM CHANGE:

  EU Policy Dialogue

• Leadership

• Influence

• Intelligence

• Tailored Services

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