Corporate Lobbying in Practice: Lessons from Social LobbyMap Research
Corporate lobbying in EU policymaking is not a single voice or a single pathway — it is a structured system of actors and channels of influence.
This early insight matters. It shows how corporate lobbying can already shape EU regulatory outcomes before legislation enters into force. In this article, we bring together key lessons from Social LobbyMap to show how lobbying operates in practice and what this means for human rights and sustainability policymaking in the EU.
CSDDD Under Pressure: How Corporate Lobbying Shaped the Directive and Where it Stands Today
Last month’s briefing papers from the Danish Institute for Human Rights offer essential guidance on the CSDDD for non-EU stakeholders. Reading them alongside our research on corporate lobbying tells a fuller story of how the directive came to look the way it does today.
Why CSOs Must Engage with Corporate Lobbying on Human Rights
Corporate lobbying is reshaping the human rights laws that civil society has fought for. Here is why CSOs can no longer afford to ignore it and how Social LobbyMap can help.
Shaping EU Due Diligence: mining sector lobbying of the CSDDD
New Research Reveals Mining Sector Lobbying on EU Due Diligence Directive Dominated by Trade Associations with Limited Company Transparency
How major metal and mining companies lobbied the CSDDD
Social LobbyMap publishes its flagship metals and mining sector research report, “How major metal and mining companies lobbied the CSDDD ”
Moderately supportive, but few voices: Apparel entities lobbying on human rights due diligence
Examining apparel sector lobbying in relation to CSDDD
The lobbying effect: How corporate influence shaped the EU’s sustainability Omnibus proposal
New research from Social LobbyMap has today revealed how corporate influence continues to shape the future of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The analysis highlights a striking imbalance: while many companies, including SMEs, support robust human rights and environmental due diligence, some trade associations are lobbying more intensively to weaken or delay […]
CSDDD Omnibus Package: Exploring decision-making tools to support policymakers
As trilogue negotiations around the CSDDD Omnibus Package begin, the debate is being strongly shaped by corporate and industry lobbying. Policymakers are increasingly expected to engage transparently and inclusively with stakeholders. Yet, evidence suggests —from OECD reviews on lobbying transparency to the EU’s own Transparency Register—policy debates are often dominated by a small number of […]
What We Learned: Key Takeaways from the Social LobbyMap Launch Webinar Q&A
Social LobbyMap, a tool to create transparency around corporate influence on human rights legislation launched last week. Here are the tool’s FAQs
From Corridors to Clarity: Social LobbyMap shows the impacts of corporate lobbying with backing from industry experts
Discover how Social LobbyMap is transforming transparency and unpacking impacts of corporate lobbying, revealing its impact on EU human rights legislation and empowering advocacy with expert-backed insights and accessible data.