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Lobby organisation

DS Smith

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, DS Smith appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats267%
European People's Party133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2023. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2023).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
2

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

César Luena
2 meetings · S&D
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Sep 2023César LuenaPPWR
22 Aug 2023César LuenaPPWR
5 Feb 2020Sirpa PietikäinenCircular economy

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