European DIY Retail Association
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
EDRA/GHIN is an international facilitator in the world of home improvement. Our membership includes 178 home centre retail businesses and 7 European federations, which together operate over 28,000 stores in 102 countries. We are the voice of the home improvement sector towards the EU institutions and have had an active presence in Brussels since 2010. Our main services to our members is to represent them through a collective voice, provide early warning of new EU developments, policy analysis and finally, communication of our positions and viewpoints on differing areas of relevance to our members.
EU Legislative Interests
Late Payments (position paper published) Green Deal REACH and CLP (position papers published) Sustainable Products Initiative (position paper published) Sustainable Supply Chains and Reporting Packaging Waste Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (replied to recent consultation)
Communication Activities
We regularly take part in Commission consultation exercises; annual profile raising events with European Parliamentarians, Commission and Council officials and relevant stakeholder groups. On areas of key interest to EDRA we will organise direct meetings with Parliamentarians, Commission officials and Council representatives.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EuroCommerce
Organisation Members
European Policy Centre
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.