Fondation We Mean Business Coalition
Budget
€14,730,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
0.85 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The We Mean Business Coalition, together with our extended network of partners, catalyzes business and policy action to halve emissions by 2030 and accelerate an inclusive transition to a net zero economy. We fund partners to work with companies globally, in the US, EU, UK, India, Brazil and South Africa.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Green Taxonomy - e.g. (first Taxonomy Regulation): Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive): Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability reporting ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards): Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 of 31 July 2023 supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards sustainability reporting standards VSME (Voluntary Standard for non-listed SMEs): Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/1710 of 30 July 2025 on a voluntary sustainability reporting standard for small and medium-sized undertakings Single Market for Digital Services – Digital Services Act (DSA): Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) “Omnibus” ESG Simplification Package (Winter 2024/2025): Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements EU Climate Law: 2040 Target Proposal - 2024 & 2025 The Clean Industrial Deal - Feb 2025
Communication Activities
Taxonomy white paper of the 100 largest listed EU companies’ reporting practice (https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/eu-green-taxonomy-in-practice-white-paper-2023/) CSRD Early Adopters report (https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/early-adopters-csrd-reporting/) Quality Matters report on ESG reporting data quality and importance of XBRL (https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WMBC_Quality_Matters_report.pdf) Interview with FT Sustainable Views re. Omnibus: EU omnibus: ‘The uncertainty is killing everything’ - Sustainable Views (https://www.sustainableviews.com/eu-omnibus-the-uncertainty-is-killing-everything-8178d2f9/) Analysis of the 100 largest listed EU companies’ CSRD reports (https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WMBC_Inside_CSRD_climate_reports_Final.pdf) An article with Financial Times Sustainable Views on CSRD and Taxonomy reporting practices (https://www.sustainableviews.com/eu-climate-reporting-gets-real-and-that-is-a-good-thing-5a580ac4/) 'EU stays the Course with 2040 Target Amendment' (https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/eu-stays-the-course-with-eu-2040-target-amendment/) The EU’s Next NDC: An Opportunity To Strengthen Energy Security And Industrial Competitiveness Report (https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EU-NDCs_Final-report.pdf)
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Science Based Targets initiative Mission Possible Partnership SME Climate Hub Beyond Alliance ISSB – Capacity Building Network
Organisation Members
We Mean Business Coalition, Inc BSR Ceres CDP Corporate Leaders Groups (CLG-Europe) Climate Group The B Team WBCSD
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.