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Lobby organisation

Essity Aktiebolag (publ)

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

As of 7 November 2026, Essity Aktiebolag (publ) appears in 20 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

20
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Essity is a global, leading hygiene and health company with the purpose to break barriers to well-being. Every day, we improve the hygiene and health of one billion people in 150 countries. Our leading global brands are TENA and Tork, and other strong brands, such as JOBST, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo and Zewa.”

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“Essity has about 36,000 employees. Net sales 2025 was 138,5 SEK billion. The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Essity breaks barriers to well-being and contributes to a healthy, sustainable and circular society.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 20 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1365%
Renew Europe315%
Greens/EFA210%
Socialists & Democrats210%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
2
2023
3
2024
3
2025
8
2026
4

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

Arba Kokalari
6 meetings · EPP
Jessica Polfjärd
2 meetings · EPP
Andreas Glück
2 meetings · Renew
Niels Flemming Hansen
2 meetings · EPP
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Oct 2026Jörgen WarbornIndustrial and trade policy
13 Oct 2026Arba KokalariPublic Procurement
23 Mar 2026Andreas GlückSimplification MDR/IVDR
18 Mar 2026Arba KokalariCircular Economy
9 Dec 2025Andreas GlückPublic Procurement
18 Nov 2025Majdouline SbaiWomen health
22 Oct 2025Emma RafowiczFEMM
22 Oct 2025Laurence FarrengEducation à l'hygiène et défis du secteur de l'hygiène
23 Apr 2025Adnan DibraniRegulation on cooperation between enforcement authorities for the UTP Directive
24 Mar 2025Pascal ArimontSustainability legislation
18 Mar 2025Arba KokalariGreen Claims Directive
11 Mar 2025Jessica PolfjärdClimate policy
20 Nov 2024Niels Flemming HansenPriorities for the mandate
9 Oct 2024Jessica PolfjärdGreen policy
9 Oct 2024Niels Flemming HansenCompetitiveness

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