On entend parfois que les #portestournantes seraient une bonne chose parce que synonymes d'ouverture à la société civile et au monde de l'entreprise
Notre rapport montre que c'est faux : les pantouflages, c'est dans la majorité des cas pour faire du #lobbying... souvent auprès de ses ex collègues
Weitere Infos zu diesem #Lobbyverein der 
#Lebensmittelindustrie:
Dieser Verein #ForumErnährungHeute wurde offenbar mit viel Geheimniskrämerei gegründet, wie halt meist bei #Lobbyarbeit. Aber eine Recherchegruppe hat sich dies genauer angeschaut (Beitrag aus 03/2017)
https://newsv2.orf.at/stories/2384267/2384266/
Eine Arbeit vom MCI (Innsbruck) zur #politischenEinflussnahme der #Lebensmittelkonzerne, als Beispiel dient genau dieses "Forum"
https://research.mci.edu/de/cshi/blog/1984-wie-lebensmittelkonzerne-in-oesterreich-politische-entscheidungsprozesse-beeinflussen-das-beispiel-forum-ernaehrung-heute
Nach reichlicher Kritik hat der Verein dann offenbar die Mitglieder transparent gemacht.
https://www.forum-ernaehrung.at/ueber-feh/unsere-mitglieder
Noch Fragen? 
Hier die #Werbung der #Wirtschaftskammer (#WKO) gegen eine #Zuckersteuer
https://www.wko.at/oe/industrie/nahrungs-genussmittelindustrie/3x3-argumente-gegen-eine-zucker-steuer-bei-softdrinks
Und wer als von den Konzernen "gesponserter Wissenschaftler" auf der Seite "Wissenschaftlicher Beirat" aufgelistet ist, den kann man als Wissenschaftler nicht mehr ernst nehmen! 
https://www.forum-ernaehrung.at/ueber-feh/wer-wir-sind#wissenschaftlicherbeirat
Damit ist die Frage, was gegen eine #Zuckersteuer spricht, geklärt.
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Was spricht nochmal gegen eine #Zuckersteuer auch bei uns?
Ach ja, natürlich, die #Lebensmittelindustrie, versteckt unter einem Verein #ForumErnährung, mit dem man "Wissenschaftlichkeit" vorgaukeln will aber der in Wahrheit nur deren #Lobbyarbeit macht.
Und die #Wirtschaftskammer #WKO #lobbyiert mit.
"Zu viel Zucker in Kindermilchprodukten"
https://salzburg.orf.at/stories/3306910/
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At last.
"Institute of Economic Affairs Under Investigation by the Charity Commission. The regulator has opened a case against the Tufton Street group."
"Big Tech’s dreams come true. After spending millions on campaign contributions and lobbying, the country’s biggest tech companies and their industry allies submitted artificial intelligence policy wish lists they want the Trump administration to grant — and some of those provisions made it into the “big beautiful” budget House Republicans advanced this morning. While slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and other aid programs, the current budget would set $1.2 billion aside for lucrative private-public AI contracts with the Defense Department. It would also effectively bar states from regulating AI.
Kiss the ring. Firms that responded to the Trump administration’s request for guidance on its AI regulatory framework — including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, defense-technology company Palantir, Meta, Amazon-backed Scale AI, and trade association Data Center Coalition — have spent more than $26.4 million lobbying the Trump White House, lawmakers, and regulators on AI and other issues since January, disclosures show. Meanwhile, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman each donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration despite prior rocky relationships."
"Under the banner of human rights work, a state-backed Russian organization has spent years advancing the Kremlin’s geopolitical agenda across the world — including by funding the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists.
Among the recipients of its grants is a taxi driver convicted of espionage, a man convicted in the Czech Republic of leading an armed band during Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and an Australian activist who assaulted an elderly Ukraine supporter.
The “Foundation for the Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad,” also known in Russian as Pravfond, started operating in 2012 with the stated goal of defending the rights of Russians abroad, primarily by offering assistance if they get into legal trouble.
Last year, a leak of several dozen documents revealed that Pravfond had ties to Russian intelligence and had helped pay for the legal defense of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Now, an archive of nearly 50,000 emails from Pravfond, obtained by journalists from Danish public broadcaster DR and shared with OCCRP and 28 other media partners, exposes the inner workings of a foundation used by the Russian government to advance its interests around the world — defending spies, maintaining networks of influence, and funding propaganda — all under the banner of fighting for the human rights of Russian “compatriots.”"
MTV: Finns Party MPs "forgot" to declare travel gift from cigarette firm
MPs Vilhelm Junnila and Petri Huru took part in an undeclared lobbying visit to Switzerland. They were accompanied by Junnila's wife, who works for the Finns Party parliamentary group.
Oil industry funded Girl Scouts and British Museum to boost image, evidence suggests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/oil-industry-reputation-girl-scouts-british-museum #Oilandgascompanies #Energyindustry #Climatecrisis #Fossilfuels #Environment #ExxonMobil #Lobbying #USnews #Energy #UKnews #Shell #Oil #Oil #Gas #BP
https://www.europesays.com/2092703/ Europe’s effort to block kids from social media gathers pace – POLITICO #australia #Companies #denmark #Digital #DigitalServicesAct #EmmanuelMacron #Europe #france #Governance #greece #KyriakosMitsotakis #Lobbying #media #MetteFrederiksen #Platforms #regulatory #Services #SocialMedia #spain
https://www.europesays.com/uk/115968/ Europe’s effort to block kids from social media gathers pace – POLITICO #Australia #Companies #Denmark #digital #DigitalServicesAct #EmmanuelMacron #EU #Europe #European #France #Governance #Greece #KyriakosMitsotakis #Lobbying #Media #MetteFrederiksen #Platforms #Regulatory #Services #SocialMedia #Spain
Israeli weapons company wants Ontario to use its drones to manage forest fires
Elbit, which has been the subject of protests for its ties to the Israeli military, seeking contracts in #Ontario
Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems, registered to lobby the Ontario government late last month, seeking contracts with the provincial government for wildfire management.
It wants Ontario to use its Hermes 900 Starliner drone “to enhance capacity to prevent and protect the environment, communities and people from forest fires.”
While the use of drones for fire monitoring isn’t unusual, advocates have expressed concerns about prior government contracts with the company and the specific drone being pitched to Ontario.
The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/15/the-guardian-view-on-green-homes-solar-panels-and-heat-pumps-should-be-a-bare-minimum #Constructionindustry #Planningpolicy #Greenbuilding #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #Solarpower #Heatpumps #Lobbying #Housing
Aby ochrona zdrowia w Polsce służyła społeczeństwu, trzeba ograniczyć wpływ koncernów farmaceutycznych na decydentów. A do tego potrzebna jest m. in. przejrzystość kontaktów władz z tymi koncernami. 
Jeżeli sama szefowa Komisji Europejskiej ma wiele do ukrycia i my na to pozwalamy, to czego właściwie oczekujemy? Cudu? 
"Trybunał Sprawiedliwości UE orzekł w środę, że Komisja Europejska nie miała prawa odmówić dostępu do wiadomości SMS, które jej przewodnicząca Ursula von der Leyen wymieniła z prezesem koncernu Pfizer na temat zakupu szczepionek przeciw COVID-19. Skargę na KE złożył do TSUE amerykański dziennik "New York Times"
https://www.europesays.com/uk/78095/ EU sails past deadline to tame AI models amid vocal US opposition – POLITICO #ArtificialIntelligence #BigTech #BradSmith #BrandoBenifei #Buildings #Companies #Competition #CompetitionRules #Copyright #Data #digital #DigitalMarkets #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #Exclusive #Innovation #Lobbying #MarietjeSchaake #Markets #Media #Parliament #Policy #Regulation #Rights #Services #SocialMedia #UnitedStates
#News: A Pro #Gas #LNG Group with exec. links to the Australian Liberal Party is being investigated by the ACCC for #greenwashing in the AU Federal Election. Transparency in political #lobbying is critical! #Astroturfing #Climate #Integrity #Environment https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/28/pro-gas-group-with-liberal-party-links-referred-accc-over-alleged-misleading-claims-ntwnfb
You're addicted to alcohol, eh? You think alcohol is bad, do you?
Well, why do you buy so much of it then? #Gotcha!
(CalMatters) Special interests poured more than half a billion into California lobbying last year
Google, oil, utilities top the list
https://calmatters.org/data/2025/04/california-lobbying-spending-2024/
Same driver, 26 years apart in China.
Meanwhile, countries like Australia and the USA are in the same boat when it comes to trains. Rail doesn’t suit the interests of private trucking companies, airlines, and bus operators — so it’s been left to decay. When nations let big corporations call the shots on public infrastructure, everything starts to fall apart.
