European Environmental Bureau

What European Environmental Bureau does

European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is an international non-profit association (AISBL) founded in 1974 and headquartered at Rue des Deux Églises 14-16, Brussels. It operates as Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organisations, coordinating a network of more than 190 member organisations across 42 countries that collectively represent approximately 30 million individual members and supporters. EEB's core technology stack is not a software product but a coalition-and-policy-advocacy platform: it aggregates scientific and policy expertise from its members, produces reports, position papers, briefings and letters via its publications library, disseminates news through its New Leaf channel (meta.eeb.org), and directly engages EU institutions through formal consultation responses and working-group participation. The organisation holds an EC Transparency Register ID (06798511314-27) and operates an annual conference plus a Brussels meeting-room rental service.

EEB is organised around work areas spanning Circular Economy (including founding-membership of Coolproducts, Right to Repair, Wardrobe Change and Rethink Plastic), Climate and Energy (renewables expansion, heating/cooling decarbonisation, ETS-2 carbon pricing, and opposition to nuclear/CCS/oversized hydrogen), Economic Transition (wellbeing economy, fiscal reform, post-growth research via the Horizon 2020 LOCOMOTION project), Agriculture, Nature, Air and Noise Pollution, Environmental Law and Justice, and Zero Pollution Industry. It is also an official member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform chaired by the European Economic and Social Committee, and an active participant in the EU Wellbeing Economy Alliance, Coalition for Energy Savings, Climate Action Network Europe, Cool Heating Coalition and #BuildingLife. Leadership includes President Johanna Sandahl, Head of Climate and Energy Luke Haywood, and Policy Manager for Economic Transition and Gender Equality Katy Wiese.

EEB does not sell products or services commercially. Its revenue model is non-profit grant and membership funding: it is "funded by the European Union" — primarily via the LIFE programme and related instruments — supplemented by membership fees from its 190+ member organisations and donor contributions. The organisation is privately held as an AISBL with no parent company, no subsidiaries and no equity investors; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. As of mid-2026, EEB extended its programmatic surface with the launch of a first-of-its-kind Ambient Air Quality Directive transposition tracker, while a European Parliament scrutiny inquiry into EU NGO funding of Green Deal advocacy introduced a material risk to its concentrated public funding base.

Name

European Environmental Bureau

Legal name

European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

Website

https://eeb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

European Environmental Bureau (EEB), founded 1974 in Brussels, is Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organisations, coordinating 190+ members across 42 countries representing ~30 million individuals to influence EU environmental policy through research, publications, and coalition campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH), Pollution Prevention & Toxics Reduction (BPAGAGAJ), Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL)

Keywords

• Environmental policy advocacy
• Climate change monitoring
• Circular economy programs
• EU sustainability research
• Civil society network

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

European Environmental Bureau is a non-profit advocacy network that coordinates Europe's largest coalition of 190+ environmental citizens' organisations across 42 countries, representing approximately 30 million supporters. It engages in EU policy advocacy, research, and coalition-building across climate, circular economy, air quality, nature conservation, and sustainable economic transition. Its outputs include policy position papers, joint campaigns, the New Leaf news channel, an annual conference, and direct consultation with EU institutions.

Product overview

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is Europe's largest network of environmental citizens' organisations with over 190 member organisations in 42 countries. EEB does not offer a technology product in the traditional sense but operates as an advocacy NGO with several programmatic offerings including New Leaf (environmental news channel), policy work areas focused on Circular Economy, Climate and Energy, and Economic Transition, the Annual EEB Conference, and meeting room rental services. The organization publishes extensive research and policy positions through its library and engages in coalition campaigns including Coolproducts, Right to Repair, Wardrobe Change, and Rethink Plastic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Leaf News Channel

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 190 member organisations across 42 countries representing 30 million individual members

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CoolproductscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB is a founding member of the Coolproducts campaign, working on ecodesign and sustainable product policies.
• Right to RepaircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB is a founding member of the Right to Repair campaign advocating for consumer right to repair electronic products.
• Wardrobe ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB is a founding member of the Wardrobe Change campaign focused on sustainable fashion and textiles.
• Rethink Plastic alliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB is a founding member of the Rethink Plastic alliance working to reduce plastic pollution.
• European Circular Economy Stakeholder PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB is an official member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform chaired by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
• EU Wellbeing Economy AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB participates in the EU Wellbeing Economy Alliance working to advance wellbeing economy principles beyond GDP growth.
• Fiscal MattersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB collaborates with Fiscal Matters coalition on green and fair fiscal reform issues.
• Raw Materials Policy and Civil Society CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB participates in the Raw Materials Policy and Civil Society Coalition working on critical raw materials policy.
• LOCOMOTIONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB participates in the LOCOMOTION research project (EU Horizon 2020) providing evidence for post-growth economic policies.
• Climate Action Network EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB works closely with Climate Action Network Europe on climate and energy policy advocacy.
• Coalition for Energy SavingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB collaborates with the Coalition for Energy Savings to promote energy-saving policies.
• Cool Heating CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB works with the Cool Heating Coalition on renewable heating and cooling solutions.
• LIFE EFFECT projectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB collaborates with partners from the LIFE EFFECT project on carbon pricing in transport and heating (ETS-2).
• #BuildingLife campaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEEB is actively involved in the #BuildingLife campaign on sustainable building policies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Climate Action Network Europe: CAN Europe is a pan-European coalition of 180+ member organisations working on climate and energy policy at EU level. It is a direct peer to EEB as both operate as Brussels-based membership networks advocating on overlapping EU environmental policy files, and EEB explicitly lists CAN Europe as a close collaborator.
• Friends of the Earth Europe: Friends of the Earth Europe is a federation of 30 national groups with grassroots environmental advocacy across the EU. It is a direct peer given similar Brussels-based federation structure, NGO membership model, and overlapping policy agenda on climate, circular economy, and corporate accountability.
• Transport & Environment: Transport & Environment is a Brussels-based NGO advocating for sustainable transport and energy policy at EU level. It is a direct peer sharing EEB's Brussels location, EU policy advocacy model, and NGO funding structure, with overlap on climate, energy, and circular economy portfolios.
• WWF European Policy Office: WWF EPO is the European policy arm of WWF operating from Brussels on nature, climate, and ocean policy. It is a direct peer sharing EEB's EU policy advocacy model, large member-network structure, and engagement with EU institutions on conservation and climate legislation.
• Greenpeace European Unit: Greenpeace EU operates a Brussels-based team conducting research, lobbying, and campaign work on EU environmental policy. It is a direct peer sharing EEB's Brussels location, EU policy focus, and NGO operating model, though Greenpeace leans more on public campaigning and direct action.
• BirdLife Europe and Central Asia: BirdLife Europe & Central Asia is a Brussels-based partnership of conservation NGOs advocating on EU nature and biodiversity policy. It is a direct peer sharing EEB's NGO network model, Brussels presence, and EU-level advocacy focus on nature and biodiversity policy files.
• ClientEarth: ClientEarth is a Brussels- and London-based environmental law charity using litigation and legal advocacy to enforce environmental laws. It is a direct peer sharing Brussels operations and EU environmental policy focus, but complements rather than duplicates EEB's policy advocacy through a legal-enforcement angle.

Emerging players

• European Policy Centre: The European Policy Centre is a Brussels-based think tank producing policy analysis across multiple sectors including sustainability. It is an emerging peer that, while not an NGO, operates in the same EU policy influence space and competes for civil society dialogue with EU institutions.
• Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS): CEPS is a leading Brussels-based think tank producing research on EU economic, regulatory, and environmental policy. It is an emerging peer that overlaps with EEB's policy expertise role but is research-led rather than advocacy-led, with different funding sources.

Others

• European Environmental Agency (EEA): The EEA is the EU agency providing environmental data and analysis to policymakers and the public. It is an adjacent institutional player rather than a peer: it is an EU agency providing the underlying environmental evidence base that EEB and similar advocacy organisations use to advance policy positions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Green_Europe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@eeb_europe
• Facebookfacebook.com/EuropeanEnvironmentalBureau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-environmental-bureau
• Instagraminstagram.com/eeb_europe
• TikToktiktok.com/@eeb_europe

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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