Pesticide Action Network Europe

What Pesticide Action Network Europe does

Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) is a Brussels-based non-governmental organization founded in 1982 (with one source dating the legal entity to 2015) and operating as part of the international Pesticide Action Network. Its functional role is advocacy, scientific research, and legal action aimed at reducing pesticide-related harm to human health, biodiversity, and water systems across the European Union. Core outputs include scientific reports, factsheets, policy briefings, press releases, conferences, webinars, and the annual Pesticide Action Week campaign, supported by the Voices of Pesticides platform that aggregates victim testimonies from across Europe and globally. The organization does not sell products or services; all research and resources are made available free of charge.

PAN Europe's research infrastructure is built around three proprietary assets: domain-specialized PFAS pesticide analysis (including TFA contamination studies finding the substance in 94% of European tap water samples), multi-country water quality monitoring surveys (covering surface, ground, and drinking water), and the Voices of Pesticides testimony database with interactive mapping. The organization coordinates with national member organizations (PAN Germany, PAN Italy, PAN UK, Générations Futures) and partners with HEAL, IFOAM EU, MDRGF, GLOBAL 2000, and Nature et Progrès Belgium to mount pan-European campaigns and litigation.

The business model is grant-funded advocacy rather than commercial. PAN Europe derives income from EU and European Commission sources (DG Environment and the LIFE programme) and acknowledges sole responsibility for its publications. Pricing is non-applicable: outputs are free to the public, and customers are not buyers in the commercial sense but rather beneficiaries — European citizens, farmers, policymakers, and partner NGOs. The organization has no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, and no parent company, and operates with a headcount of 11–50 staff.

Name

Pesticide Action Network Europe

Legal name

Pesticide Action Network Europe

Website

https://pan-europe.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Prevention & Toxics Reduction (BPAGAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC), Pesticide & Agricultural Chemical Health Regulators (HLAJAFAG)

Keywords

• Pesticide policy advocacy
• Environmental NGO research
• Agricultural sustainability campaigns
• PFAS pesticide regulation
• Water contamination monitoring

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

Revenue model

1. EU and Government Grants: PAN Europe receives financial support from the European Union, European Commission, DG Environment, and LIFE programme. This funding supports the organization's advocacy work, research publications, and campaign activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PAN Europe delivers evidence-based advocacy and scientific research outputs focused on reducing hazardous pesticide use across Europe. Its core offerings include policy reports, factsheets and briefings, public awareness campaigns (e.g., Ban PFAS pesticides, Toxic 12, Save Our Brain, Voices of Pesticides), joint water contamination monitoring surveys, and legal actions challenging EU pesticide authorisations. All outputs are distributed free of charge to the public, policymakers, and member organizations.

Product overview

Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) is a non-governmental organization focused on pesticide advocacy and policy reform rather than a commercial technology product company. Its core offerings consist of advocacy campaigns (such as 'Voices of Pesticides' platform, 'Ban PFAS pesticides and TFA', 'Toxic 12' campaign, 'Save our brain', 'For Health Bees and Farmers'), research reports, policy briefings, factsheets, conferences, webinars, and educational resources on pesticide hazards to health and the environment. The organization does not offer software products or services in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voices of Pesticides Platform An online platform collecting and sharing testimonies from victims of pesticide poisoning across Europe and worldwide, providing a public documentation space for individuals affected by pesticide exposure.
• Voices of Pesticides Website A dedicated website sharing stories of pesticide victims globally, providing public visibility to those affected by pesticide exposure as part of the Voices of Pesticides campaign.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully advocated for EU ban on 6 dangerous pesticides including S-metolachlor and 5 endocrine disruptors (October 2023)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Generations Futures (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organisation of PAN Europe based in France. Works with farmers who are victims of pesticides and has collected hundreds of testimonies. Jointly produced reports on PFAS pesticides and publishes Voices of Pesticides platform. Led successful campaigns for bans on dangerous pesticides in France.
• PAN GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organisation of PAN Europe based in Germany. Contributes expertise on pesticide health hazards and has published the Report on Pesticides and Health Hazards referenced by PAN Europe.
• PAN ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organisation of PAN Europe based in Italy. Collaborates on campaigns and research activities across European pesticide issues.
• PAN UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organisation of PAN Europe based in the United Kingdom. Works on pesticide issues from a UK perspective within the European network.
• HEAL (Health and Environment Alliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrussels-based NGO partner specializing in health and environment issues. Co-supports the Voices of Pesticides campaign and works on endocrine disrupting chemicals advocacy.
• IFOAM EUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean umbrella organization for organic food and farming. Collaborates with PAN Europe on alternatives to pesticide use and sustainable agriculture advocacy.
• MDRGFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench organization supporting PAN Europe activities. Contributes to Voices of Pesticides campaign and pesticide advocacy work.
• Nature et Progrès BelgiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian environmental organization that joined PAN Europe in taking Belgium to Court over endocrine disruptor Spirotetramat in June 2026.
• GLOBAL 2000 (Friends of the Earth Austria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian environmental organization collaborating on TFA water contamination research. Biochemist Helmut Burtscher-Schaden contributed to joint surveys on PFAS pesticide contamination in European waters.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ClientEarth: Environmental law charity using strategic litigation and policy advocacy across Europe; directly comparable to PAN Europe's legal action strategy against EU pesticide approvals (e.g., endocrine disruptor court cases).
• Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL): Brussels-based NGO partner of PAN Europe, specializing in health and environment issues including endocrine disrupting chemicals advocacy; directly comparable as a Brussels-based health/environment advocacy organization.
• Friends of the Earth Europe: European federation of national environmental organizations with Brussels HQ; comparable as a pan-European environmental advocacy federation addressing pesticides, agriculture, and food systems through coalition campaigns.
• Générations Futures: French member organization of PAN Europe led by PAN Europe's president; conducts pesticide victim testimony collection and led French S-metolachlor ban campaign; directly comparable as a national-level pesticide advocacy NGO.
• European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Largest network of environmental citizens' organizations in Europe; comparable as a federation-based Brussels-headquartered environmental advocacy group working on EU pesticide, water, and chemical policy with coalition structure similar to PAN Europe.
• IFOAM Organics Europe: European umbrella for organic food and farming; collaborates with PAN Europe on pesticide alternatives and sustainable agriculture advocacy; directly comparable as Brussels-based sustainable agriculture advocacy organization.
• PAN International: Global parent network of which PAN Europe is the European regional node; coordinates international pesticide advocacy, shared research, and campaign infrastructure across regions, directly comparable in mission and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace EU Unit: Brussels-based policy office of a major global environmental organization; comparable as a large-scale EU advocacy organization addressing agricultural chemicals, food systems, and environmental regulation, though with a much broader portfolio.
• WWF European Policy Office: Brussels-based European policy office of WWF; comparable as a major environmental advocacy organization working on biodiversity, agriculture, and chemical policy at the EU level, though with a significantly larger resource base and broader mandate.

Regional players

• Center for Food Safety (US): US-based nonprofit advocating against harmful pesticide and food production practices; comparable in advocacy mission around pesticide reform and environmental health, though focused on the US regulatory and political context rather than the EU.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EuropePAN
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PANEuropeinfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/pesticideactioneurope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pesticide-action-network-pan-europe
• Instagraminstagram.com/pan_europe

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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