Danfoss A/S

Danfoss is a global leader specializing in energy-efficient solutions for cooling, heating, and power electronics.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and Veolia Environnement and

13 Jan 2026 · Impact of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction on Water Technologies

Danfoss urges EU to redefine waste to boost reuse

5 Nov 2025
Message — Danfoss proposes replacing the current waste definition with one focused on product destination. They advocate for harmonizing environmental regulations and providing economic incentives for circular models.12
Why — Harmonized regulations would lower administrative costs and simplify cross-border transport of goods.3
Impact — Non-compliant companies would lose the ability to bypass environmental obligations through enforcement.4

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and Confederation of Danish Industry and

18 Sept 2025 · Erhvervsnetværk - Sustainability omnibus

Danfoss Urges Grid Package to Prioritize European Electrification Technologies

14 Jul 2025
Message — Danfoss recommends aligning energy taxes with energy content and removing non-energy levies to incentivize electrification. They propose using the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank to provide financial incentives for electrical solutions. They also advocate for European preference criteria in public tenders for strategic net-zero technologies.123
Why — Local preference criteria and grid funding would boost market demand for Danfoss's products.4
Impact — Non-European technology suppliers would face restricted market access due to proposed preference criteria.5

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

30 Jun 2025 · Roundtable discussion

Meeting with Sven Gentner (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and Siemens AG and

23 Jun 2025 · CSRD omnibus

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

12 Jun 2025 · Challenges and opportunities in Europe’s Water Sector

Meeting with Anne-Maud Orlinski (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen) and SUEZ Group and

28 May 2025 · Water Resilience Strategy Water Energy Efficiency Solutions

Danfoss urges fast-tracked permitting and European technology preference

27 May 2025
Message — The company requests fast-tracking for projects with energy system benefits, such as reusing industrial waste heat. They also call for prioritizing European energy technologies in funding and adding energy efficiency metrics to low-carbon product labels.123
Why — These measures would secure market demand and export opportunities for Danfoss’s energy-efficient products.4
Impact — Foreign manufacturers would face significant hurdles due to the proposed European preference criteria.5

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and SUEZ Group and

27 Mar 2025 · Meeting with Digital Water Coalition on Water Resilience Strategy

Meeting with Claudia Olazabal (Head of Unit Environment) and Siemens AG and

25 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on digitalisation in the water sector

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and European Heat Pump Association and

25 Feb 2025 · Main priorities for the Heat Pumps Industry

Meeting with Gaelle Marion (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development) and SUEZ Group and

19 Feb 2025 · Water Resilience Strategy and Agriculture

Meeting with Thomas Bajada (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and ECOLAB and

5 Feb 2025 · Meeting on Water Resilience Strategy

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament) and SUEZ Group and Xylem Inc.

21 Jan 2025 · Digitisation of the water sector (staff level)

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and Ørsted A/S and

25 Oct 2024 · Speaker at network meeting with Danish companies on EU competitiveness

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Oct 2024 · nachhaltige Rechenzentren

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and Orange and

8 Oct 2024 · General discussion on Taxonomy and CSRD deployment.

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Introduction to Danfoss views on decarbonization and EU regulation

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jul 2024 · Heating and cooling, water, energy efficiency

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament) and Efficient Buildings Europe

17 Jul 2024 · Energy efficiency, priorities of 10th legislative term, Industrial plan, housing

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and Orange and

26 Jun 2024 · Sustainability policies, in particular CSRD, Taxonomy

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Member of the European Parliament) and Aarhus University and Grundfos Holding A/S

17 May 2024 · WMM KIC

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Confederation of Danish Industry and

1 Mar 2024 · Energy market Also present: ESABCC, Think Europa, the Danish Council on Climate Change

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12 Jan 2024

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Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Nov 2023 · UWWTD

Meeting with Beatrice Covassi (Member of the European Parliament) and Water Europe and Bentley Systems, Incorporated

7 Nov 2023 · Digitalisation of Water Infrastructures

Meeting with Niels Fuglsang (Member of the European Parliament) and Grundfos Holding A/S

6 Nov 2023 · Energieffektivisering

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Ørsted A/S and

6 Oct 2023 · Energy Transition

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

14 Jun 2023 · EU Green Deal Industrial Plan

Meeting with Deirdre Clune (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Environmental Bureau and

29 Mar 2023 · Stakeholder Consultation on Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

Meeting with Niels Fuglsang (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

22 Mar 2023 · Energy Efficiency

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Water Europe

28 Feb 2023 · Urban wastewater treatment

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Stichting European Climate Foundation and

7 Feb 2023 · EPBD

Meeting with Margrete Auken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE

6 Feb 2023 · Recast of the UWWTD

Meeting with Bas Eickhout (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Dec 2022 · F-gases

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

2 Dec 2022 · EPBD

Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Nov 2022 · Ongoing ITRE related regulatory work

Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

7 Nov 2022 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Google and

30 Jun 2022 · US-EU Task Force Convening: Energy efficiency and Energy Savings. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and Tado also participated.

Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

2 Dec 2021 · EPBD - Energy efficiency - Minimum Energy Performance Standards