Table 2. Representative stakeholders, their abbreviations, corresponding stakeholder groups and descriptions thereof, categorised according to whether they are primary, secondary or tertiary stakeholders.

Type	Stakeholders/stakeholder sub-groups	Abbreviation	Group	Description/Examples
Primary	Large Companies	L Companies	Large Companies	Consists of all companies with more than 250 employees.
	Small and medium-sized enterprises	SMEs	SMEs	All companies with up to 250 employees.
Secondary	European Oilfield Speciality Chemicals Association	EOSCA	ITA	Association that responds to regulatory requirements for approval of offshore chemicals and drilling muds.
	European Plastics Converters	EuPC	ITA	The trade association of the European plastics converting industry.
	International Association of Oil and Gas Producers	IOGP	ITA	The petroleum industry’s global forum.
	International consumer NGOs	IC NGOs	International NGOs	E.g. the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
	International environmental NGOs	IE NGOs	International NGOs	Encompasses a range of NGOS including: Beat the microbeat; ECOS; Earthwatch Europe; ChemSec; ClientEarth; WWF, EEB and Greenpeace.
	International Pharmaceutical Excipient Council Europe	IPEC Europe	ITA	Global organisation that represents producers, suppliers and end users of excipients.
	National environmental NGOs	NE NGOs	National NGOs	National rooted environmental NGOs such as the Scottish Fidra and the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union.
	National sport association NGOs	NSA NGOs	National NGOs	Consists of national and regional football associations e.g. Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)
	Other national NGOs	ON NGOs	National NGOs	National NGOs whose focus is not directly related to the environment. The group includes: Ellen McArthur Foundation; Breast Cancer UK.
	Regional authorities	RA	National authorities	Encompasses municipalities, regional councils and other local authorities.
	Researchers	Researchers	Academia and researchers	Includes scientists, college professors and researchers.
	Union of European Football Associations	UEFA	International NGOs	The administrative body for football, futsal and beach soccer.
	Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme	AMAP	International authorities	International organisation that implements components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy.
	European Chemical Industry Council	CEFIC	ITA	Main European trade association for the chemical industry.
Tertiary	European Chemicals Agency (Including RAC and SEAC)	ECHA	International authorities	Responsible for managing REACH and includes the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis.
	European Environment Agency	EEA	International authorities	The EU agency that provides information on the environment.
	European Commission	EC	International authorities	The executive branch of the EU, including SAPEA.
	European Council	Ecouncil	International authorities	EU body that defines the political direction and priorities of the EU.
	European Food Safety Authority	EFSA	International authorities	EU agency that provides scientific advice and communicates on risks associated with food.
	European Parliament	EP	International authorities	The legislative branch of the EU, and the 751 elected members from the 28 member states.
	International Union for Conservation of Nature	IUCN	International authorities	International organisation working for use of sustainable nature resources in the field of nature conservation.
	National elected politicians	NEP	National authorities	Politicians in EU countries.
	National environmental governmental bodies (E.g. DK EPA)	NEGB	National authorities	These include national environmental protection agencies as well as forestry, conservation and other governmental environmentally-related bodies.
	National governments	NG	National authorities	Governments in Europe.
	Nordic Council of Ministers	NCM	International authorities	Body for intergovernmental cooperation of the Nordic Region.
	United Nations	UN	International authorities	Intergovernmental organisation responsible for maintaining peace, international relations and international cooperation. Includes UNEP, UNEA and WHO.