Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.

The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic)
Politics and Administration
The European Chemical Industry Council or Cefic (from its former French name Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique) is the main Europea

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
Politics and Administration
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Politics and Administration
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is a network of around 170 environmental citizens' organisations based in more than 35 countries. The EEB is a democratic federation, representing loc

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Economy
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks assoc

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Healthcare
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management

The European Space Agency (ESA)
Politics and Administration
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member International organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was f

The Evergreen Group
Industry and Production
The Evergreen Group is the organizational designation used by a Taiwan-based conglomerate of shipping, transportation, and associated service companies. The Evergreen Gro

The Fawcett Society
Other
The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom which campaigns for women's rights. The organisation dates back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedic

The Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Politics and Administration
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency of the United States whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States

The Federal Reserve System (Fed)
Banks and investments
The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a

The Federation internationale de football association (FIFA)
Other
The Federation internationale de football association (FIFA) is the international governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to o

The Film and TV Charity
Other
The Film and TV Charity, formerly the CTBF (Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund), is the leading UK charity for people who work in the film, cinema and television industries, who

The Financial Ombudsman Service
Economy
The Financial Ombudsman Service is an ombudsman in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2000, and given statutory powers in 2001 by the Financial Services and Market

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
Politics and Administration
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom for wholetime firefighters (including officers up to chief fire officer / firemaster), 

The Football Association (FA)
Other
The Football Association or the FA is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guern

The Football Supporters' Association (The FSA)
Other
The Football Supporters' Association (The FSA) is the national, democratic, representative body for football supporters in England and Wales. They are the leading advocates for supporter own

The Forestry Commission
Politics and Administration
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Fores

The Fox News Channel (FNC)
Advertising and media
The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and

The GMB
Politics and Administration
The GMB is a general trade union in the United Kingdom which has more than 600,000 members. Its members work in nearly all industrial sectors, in retail, security, s

The Gambling Commission
Politics and Administration
The Gambling Commission is an executive, non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for regulating gambling and supervising gam