The Institute of Directors Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Institute of Directors Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details More support is needed for information and clarity around EU legislation relating to ESG, the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Intended results Awareness of report findings and more support for awareness and clarity on aspects of ESG-related legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Spillane CDir, Chief Executive Officer, IoD Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

IoD Ireland were asked to present the finding of our new ESG research to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 7th December. This meeting was specific to the CSDDD, and we outlined our advise that more support was needed to businesses. More info on our statement can be found here: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_enterprise_trade_and_employment/2022-12-07/2/

Email (2-5)

email communications about the new research were issued to the following members. In the emails IoD raised the findings of the research and asked the Government to provide more awareness and supports to businesses on upcoming pieces of eu legislation. The emails were sent to: Leo Varadkar, An Tánaiste; Eamon Ryan, Minister; Frances Fitzgerald MEP; Orlaigh Quinn, Secretary General; Dara Calleary, Minister of State; Damien English,

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Orlaigh Quinn Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)