Who We Are
Consumer Choice Center
Championing freedom, innovation & abundance in everyday life. Consumer Choice Center is a An independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group defending choice, innovation & economic growth worldwide. From Washington to Brussels, from São Paulo to Jakarta, we fight for your right to choose.
Our Core Beliefs
Consumer Freedom
Everyone should have Meaningful choice over products & policy.
Innovation First
Technology and market innovation unshackled from the chains overregulation.
Empowered Citizens
Individuals should have a grassroots voice over bureaucratic fiat.
Our Impact
Policy Wins Protecting consumer choice
Countries Advocating globally
Impressions Via social media
From Policy to Real-World Wins
From defending consumers from disastrous bans, prohibitionists, creeping government surveillance and much more.
Frequently asked questions
1 When was the Consumer Choice Center formed?
The Consumer Choice Center was launched in February 2017 as a project of the pro-liberty organization, Students For Liberty. In 2020, the CCC later fully spun off and became an independent 501(c)(4) organization based in the United States.
In 2017, we held launch events in both Brussels, Belgium, and Ottawa, Canada.
2 Which countries is CCC active in?
The CCC works currently with tens of thousands of consumers and partner organizations in North America, Europe, South America, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and many more.
3 How does the Consumer Choice Center pick its topics?
We push for policies that are pro-growth, evidence-based, technology-neutral and hence advance more abundance of consumer goods on this planet.
From abundant energy to available to scalable food production to advances in healthcare, we closely monitor trends in consumer regulation and comment on these in traditional media, social media and engage with policymakers and regulators in order to warn how respective regulations can harm the choice of consumers.
We also actively invite consumers to submit issues to us. While we try to shed light on as many issues as possible, we usually pick select pressing issues, secure funding, and run larger awareness campaigns on these.
The main policy areas we focus on are Fit for Growth, Lifestyle Choice and Tech Innovation.
4 What campaigns has the Consumer Choice Center run?
The CCC’s campaigns focus on 3 policy areas around the world: Fit for Growth, Lifestyle Choice, and Tech Innovation
So far we have successfully campaigned for legalized cannabis across Canada and the United States, evidence-based policy making in Europe’s agriculture and food supply, protecting Diesel-owners of reactionary policies, the soda tax in Montréal, sugar taxes across Canada, a consumer-oriented energy policy in the European Union, Brand Freedom in the Republic of Georgia, tariffs in the United States, transparency in the European Union, allowing innovations in agriculture that would bring down food prices for consumers, and more.
In 2020, we helped incubating the World Vapers’ Alliance to connect passionate vapers around the world and empower them to make a difference for their communities. Find out why.
UPDATE: the World Vapers’ Alliance is now an independently operating non profit organization.
A comprehensive list of campaigns by policy area can be found here: Fit for Growth, Lifestyle Choice, Tech innovation.
5 What tools does the CCC utilize when advocating for Consumer Choice?
We are actively contributing to the debate through traditional media (opinion articles, radio, TV, and press releases), infographics and videos through our own social media channels, grassroots activism, organizing roundtable events, conducting consumer polls, and by testifying in committees of legislatures or workshops hosted by regulators, stakeholders, and partner organizations.
We host a syndicated radio show known as Consumer Choice Radio and a European podcast called ConsEUmer.
6 Who funds the Consumer Choice Center?
As an independent nonprofit organization, the Consumer Choice Center relies on the support and funding from private donors. As described in our Code of Ethics, we strictly maintain editorial independence and do not give our funders any influence on editorial decisions.
Our support comes from corporations, individuals, and foundations. We have a tiered membership model available to members who support us on a yearly basis, equaling silver, gold, and platinum status.
In 2017, we received seed funding from Students For Liberty (SFL) to start our operations in Europe and Canada.
We encourage you to ask any questions you may have about our work. If you still have any questions, please feel free to contact us using the form located on the side.