The Interdependence Coalition's Advocacy Efforts
Since 2021, our efforts to advocate for Article 25 have included:
– Developing three position papers over the progress of the directive
– Sharing position papers with 705 MEPs
– Writing to 4 members of the European Commission & to delegates from each member state
– Meeting with the European Commission drafters of Directive and Head of Unit
– Meeting with the Rapporteur in the European Parliament for CSDDD and sustaining ongoing communication with her team
– Creating a petition with 540 signatories to Save Article 25, translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch and Spanish
– Meeting with national parliamentarians and representatives from certain member states
– Interviewing 12 leaders for our Coffee in Good Company Series
– Hosted 4 webinars to keep our network informed on the CSDDD and why Article 25 is so important, including:
- The powerful case for stakeholder governance, with Alberto Alemmano from The Good Lobby, June 2022
- Building the future of Governance, with MEP Pascal Canfin, January 2023
- Save Article 25 with guest speakers from The Good Lobby, Netguru, EFRAG and Gabeiras & Asociados, March 2023
– Forming partnerships with several other advocacy organisations for bi-weekly intel updates
– Writing and being interviewed for published articles and podcasts (including Euronews, Euroactiv, Pioneers Post and Forbes)
– Speaking at various conferences about Article 25, including ChangeNow, TedX Varese, B Corp Summits, B for Good Leaders, International Bar Association annual meeting and other lawyer events
In total our team has reached out to 1,525 different contact points within these institutions and representations.
