Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Deforestation | — |
| 20 May 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Deforestation | SRC |
| 06 Sept 2022 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | Deforestation regulation | SRC |
| 06 Sept 2022 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | Deforestation regulation | — |
| 02 Feb 2021 | Wioletta Dunin-Majewska Cabinet member | Presentation of mining strategy in Romania | — |
| 02 Feb 2021 | Francisco Barros Castro Cabinet member | Presentation of mining strategy in Romania | — |
| 02 Feb 2021 | Francisco Barros Castro Cabinet member | Presentation of mining strategy in Romania | SRC |
| 02 Feb 2021 | Wioletta Dunin-Majewska Cabinet member | Presentation of mining strategy in Romania | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Ridens is a business consultancy practice that assists organisations / companies in dealing with compliance, regulatory and advocacy issues. It advocates for the interests of its clients and build influence strategies to ensure that European policies are implementable for the industry. It also manages the secretariat of the associations.
EU Legislative Interests
Critical Raw Materials Act and all legislations related to raw materials, Chemicals Strategy of Sustainability (CLP, REACH, RoHS, Internal Market policies; Trade; Taxation; Health and Safety
Communication Activities
Publication of position papers, contribution to public consultations, organisation of meetings with policymakers, organisation of event to increase the visibility of the represented associations. In addition, the Interest Group on Critical Raw Materials was created in 2012 with the support of a diverse group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and the CRM Alliance, association coordinated by Ridens. https://www.crminterestgroup.eu/
Interests Represented
Advances interests of their clients
Member Of
Society of Public Affairs Professionals
Additional Information
Ridens manages the secretariat of the Beryllium Science and Technology Association (BeST) and of the Critical Raw Materials Alliance and carries out EU advocacy for them. We also provide advocacy assistance and association management for the Malaysian Timber Council.