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FAM

FAM is a Swedish holding company that manages assets for the Wallenberg Foundations.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Sofie Eriksson (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2025 · EU:s konkurrenskraft

FAM urges EU to prioritize active forestry over carbon sinks

19 Jun 2025
Topic — EU initiative to create a circular, climate-neutral bioeconomy through sustainable biomass use.
Message — FAM recommends designating forests as strategic resources and appointing a Principal Adviser for Multifunctional Forest Use. They argue for a shift toward active forest management that prioritizes replacing fossil materials with wood-based alternatives.123
Why — These changes would reduce regulatory burdens for forest owners and increase demand for wood-based products.45
Impact — Environmental groups lose as the proposal prioritizes industrial wood production over maintaining natural carbon sinks.6
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Meeting with Jozef Síkela (Commissioner) and

18 Jun 2025 · Cooperattion and emerging trade opportunities under the Global Gateway

Meeting with Jozef Síkela (Commissioner) and

18 Jun 2025 · Roundtable with key Global Gateway stakeholders on the next steps for business engagement

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

12 Jun 2025 · Roundtable meeting on forestry value chain and bioeconomy aspects

Meeting with Raffaele Fitto (Executive Vice-President) and Swedish Forest Industries Federation and

22 May 2025 · Round table discussion concerning bio economy and its implications on regional policy

Meeting with Jessica Polfjärd (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · Forestry policy

Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

6 Feb 2025 · Global Gateway investments

Meeting with Antti Karhunen (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

31 Jan 2025 · Exchange on views on Stegra’s activities in the green steel sector

Meeting with Taru Haapaniemi (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and ImpactEurope

30 Jan 2025 · Exchange on the potential of the bioeconomy with focus on forestry

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and

29 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

13 Nov 2024 · Team Sweeden project proposals

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Zukunft der Bioökonomie

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

14 May 2024 · exchange on sustainable forest management

Meeting with Taneli Lahti (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

1 Mar 2024 · Global Gateway

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and The Wallenberg Investments AB and ImpactEurope

24 Jan 2024 · Forestry and bioeconomy

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and The Wallenberg Investments AB and ImpactEurope

24 Jan 2024 · Forestry and bioeconomy

Meeting with Jessica Polfjärd (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jan 2024 · Skog

Meeting with Gert Jan Koopman (Director-General Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood)

15 Nov 2023 · Global Gateway

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)

15 Nov 2023 · Broad exchange on competitiveness and strategic autonomy, single market functioning and bioeconomy

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

15 Nov 2023 · Short courtesy discussion

Meeting with Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

15 Nov 2023 · Forest Monitoring

FAM Urges National Flexibility in EU Soil Law

1 Nov 2023
Topic — A proposal to define, monitor, and restore healthy soils across the EU.
Message — FAM argues that soil management is best handled by Member States rather than the Commission. They request that the five-year reporting cycle be extended to reflect slow forest soil changes.12
Why — Maintaining national control protects their timber business from centralized EU environmental restrictions and costs.34
Impact — Environmental advocates face risks of data gaps from reduced soil monitoring frequencies and delayed carbon criteria.5
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Meeting with Gert Jan Koopman (Director-General Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood)

4 Oct 2023 · Global Gateway

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

30 May 2023 · Implementation of EU forest related policies

FAM Urges EU to Allow 100% Wood in Sustainable Buildings

3 May 2023
Topic — The consultation defines technical criteria for identifying environmentally sustainable economic activities for investment purposes.
Message — The organization requests removing the cap on using primary raw materials for biobased construction products. They argue that companies should be allowed to build structures using 100% wood.12
Why — This would prevent companies from facing technical hurdles and shortages associated with sourcing recycled wood.34
Impact — Climate goals are undermined as builders may replace wood with carbon-intensive materials.56
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Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Mar 2023 · Current EU issues

FAM urges EU to avoid duplicating forest monitoring systems

6 May 2022
Topic — An initiative creating a uniform EU-wide framework for monitoring and reporting forest conditions.
Message — FAM recommends building upon existing national inventories instead of creating a redundant reporting system. They oppose harmonizing data collection methods and stress the importance of addressing GDPR compliance.123
Why — Avoiding method harmonization prevents inefficiencies and ensures higher precision in data for forest management.4
Impact — Individual forest owners risk privacy breaches through comprehensive monitoring systems that may violate GDPR.5
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Meeting with Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)

8 Jul 2021 · Meeting with CEO FAM AB Håkan Buskhe on the EU Forest Strategy and the effect on Swedish forest industry

Meeting with Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)

10 Mar 2021 · (met with Anna Helsen) -Swedish Forrest industry -Presentation of FAM's assignments in Stora Enso and Kopparfors Skogar -Views on the proposals from the Commission on biodiversity and taxonomy and the impact on the forestry sector in Sweden