FoE Europe - Links

Friends of the Earth Network

Friends of the Earth Europe is the European branch of Friends of the Earth International:

Friends of the Earth International

Friends of the Earth Europe currently has 31 national member groups:

Friends of the Earth Europe member groups list

Friends of the Earth Europe has affiliate members:

A SEED Europe (Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and Diversity)

Corporate Europe Observatory

CEE Bankwatch Network

Stichting de Noordzee

WISE (World Information Service on Energy)

Friends of the Earth Europe is active is a number of coalitions, such as:

The Green 10
The Green 10 is an informal coalition of environmental NGOs active at EU level.
Read more about the Green 10
The Green 10 consists of the following organisations:

- BirdLife International (European Community Office)

- Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)

- CEE Bankwatch Network

- European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

- European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E)

- Health and Environment Alliance

- Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE)

- Greenpeace Europe

- International Friends of Nature (IFN)

- WWF European Policy Office

ALTER-EU
Friends of the Earth Europe is a signatory to the founding statement of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), a coalition of NGOs, academics and businesses calling for lobbying disclosure in Brussels, a code of conduct for EU officials and an end to privileged access to EU decision-makers for corporate interest groups.

Chemical Reaction
Chemical Reaction is a joint project of the European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe and Greenpeace on the EU chemical policy reform.

The Coalition for Sustainable EU Funds
The aim of this NGOs Coalition is to influence the current reform of the EU funds in order to make sure that they are spent efficiently, in a transparent manner and that they contribute to sustainable development.

The Seattle to Brussels Network (S2B)
The Seattle to Brussels (S2B) Network is a pan-European network campaigning to promote a sustainable, socially and democratically accountable system of trade. This network includes development, environment, human rights, women's and farmers organisations, trade unions, social movements as well as research institutes.

Our World Is Not for Sale
"Our World Is Not for Sale" is a worldwide network of organisations, activists and social movements committed to challenging trade and investment agreements that advance the interests of the world's most powerful corporations at the expense of people and the environment.

The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
The EECJ involves 16 European organisations, with a shared vision of a sustainable world in which corporations' drive for profit is balanced by the interest of society at large. The ECCJ campaigns for legally enforceable mechanisms based on internationally agreed standards and principles in the areas of human, social and environmental rights are necessary to reverse the unsustainable impacts of business activities.

OECD Watch
OECD Watch is an international network of civil society organisations promoting corporate accountability. The purpose of OECD Watch is to inform the wider NGO community about policies and activities of the OECD's Investment Committee and to test the effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

ECOS: the European Environmental Citizens Organization for Standardisation
FoE Europe is a member of ECOS - the European Environmental Citizens Organization. ECOS was created to enhance the voice of environment within the European standardisation system, and they influence the content of the European standards established by CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) and CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation) by sending experts to standardisation committees. It represents the environmental NGOs in policy and technical management groups of both organisations and has been granted the status of Associate in CEN and Cooperating Partner in CENELEC.