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adidas AG

Company · Consumer & retail · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, adidas AG appears in 26 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

26
declared meetings
with current MEPs
17
MEPs met
€300k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“adidas is a global leader in the sporting goods industry. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany, the company employs around 64 900 people across the globe and generated sales of € 24.8 billion in 2024.”

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“Founded in Europe as a manufacturer of sport shoes in 1949, adidas is today operating in all regions of the world, whereby Europe remains the global center for research, innovation, and marketing, and a key market for adidas products. For more information visit: https://www.adidas-group.com/en/ For many years, adidas has had standards and policies in place that set the framework for our stakeholder interaction. This includes a Code of Conduct for Employees. All policies can be accessed at www.adidas-group.com/en/sustainability/transparency/policies […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 26 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1350%
Renew Europe623%
Greens/EFA312%
Socialists & Democrats312%
European Conservatives & Reformists14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
1
2021
0
2022
2
2023
3
2024
4
2025
8
2026
6

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Svenja Hahn
4 meetings · Renew
Anna Cavazzini
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Axel Voss
3 meetings · EPP
Iuliu Winkler
2 meetings · EPP
Kathleen van Brempt
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Sep 2026Christian Doleschalaktuelle wirt­schafts­po­li­ti­sche Themen
29 Sep 2026Anna CavazziniInternal market and circular economy
23 Apr 2026Kathleen van BremptEU-Indonesia FTA
22 Apr 2026Iuliu WinklerImplementation of CEPA
22 Apr 2026Svenja HahnEU-Indonesia free trade agreement
22 Apr 2026Bart GroothuisTrade
11 Dec 2025Kathleen van BremptEU-Indonesia
2 Oct 2025Ilia LazarovEU-Indonesia FTA
30 Sep 2025Iuliu WinklerCEPA
30 Sep 2025Andi CristeaEU-Indonesia FTA
24 Jun 2025Barry AndrewsSustainability / Due Diligence
23 Jun 2025Jörgen WarbornOmnibus
23 Jun 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
2 Jun 2025Danuše Nerudovádiscussions on Green Claims Directive
27 Nov 2024Daniele PolatoMeeting

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