{"id":234,"date":"2018-05-14T12:41:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T12:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2024-08-28T16:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:34:02","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            The European Unit\n                        <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenpeace European Unit is part of the international Greenpeace network, active in over 55 countries worldwide, with over three million supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3072\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action.jpg\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless\/2018\/07\/09f6c7f8-berlaymont-action-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-428 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><b>Our Mission<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means we act to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protect biodiversity in all its forms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prevent pollution and abuse of the earth\u2019s ocean, land, air and fresh water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">end all nuclear threats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promote peace, global disarmament and non-violence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Our core values<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal responsibility and nonviolence. We take action based on conscience. This means we are accountable for our actions and take personal responsibility. We are committed to peacefulness; everyone on a Greenpeace action is trained in nonviolence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independence. We do not accept money from governments, the European Union, corporations or political parties. Individual contributions, with some grants from charitable foundations, are the only source of our funding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenpeace has no permanent friends or foes. If your government or company is willing to change, we will work with you. Reverse course, and we will be back. What matters isn\u2019t words, but actions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting solutions. It\u2019s not enough for us to point the finger; we also develop, research and promote concrete steps towards a green and peaceful future for all of us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Green 10<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenpeace European Unit is a member of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.green10.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green 10<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an informal association of environmental NGOs working at EU level. The Green 10 consists of the following organisations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/europe.birdlife.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birdlife International<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bankwatch.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEE Bankwatch Network<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.climnet.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Action Network (Europe)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeb.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Environmental Bureau<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportenvironment.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transport and Environment<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.env-health.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health and Environment Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foeeurope.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends of the Earth Europe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.eu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenpeace European Unit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfi.at\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Friends of Nature<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panda.org\/epo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWF European Policy Office<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>ALTER-EU<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenpeace European Unit is a signatory to the founding statement of the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alter-eu.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALTER-EU<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a coalition of NGOs, trade unions, academics and businesses calling for lobbying disclosure in Brussels, a code of conduct for EU officials and an end to privileged access to EU decision-makers for corporate interest groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;icons&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/storage.googleapis.com\\\/planet4-eu-unit-stateless-develop\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/db81bd86-history-150x150.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Support Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace doesn&#039;t seek or accept money from business, governments, political parties or the European Union. 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