Cycle-Friendly Employer (CFE) Call for Applications 2026 is now open!

February 24, 2026 |
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The Cycle-Friendly Employer (CFE) Certification establishes a European standard for bicycle-friendliness in the workplace that helps employers improve the conditions for employees that cycle to work, as well as to acknowledge and reward their efforts. The CFE Consortium is a network by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), formed to implement the CFE Certification.

Launched in 2017, the CFE Certification is currently implemented in sixteen countries across Europe, with a total of over 1,950 employers already certified as Cycle-Friendly, collectively representing well over 1,3 million employees. 

The annual CFE Call for Applications is an invitation for applications from organisations based in non-represented countries that commit to

  • implement the CFE Certification Framework at national level;
  • issue the CFE certification to cycle-friendly employers;
  • build a cycle-friendly employer culture at national level;
  • be part of the pan-European CFE Consortium.

 

The CFE Consortium admits applications from the following countries:

Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Slovakia, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.          

 

HOW TO APPLY

  1. Read the CFE Consortium Call for Applications 2025 and download the application form
  2. Get in touch with any questions and / or to signal your interest in applying for CFE Consortium Membership to implement the certification in your country.
  3. Submit your completed application form via email.
  4. Upon positive evaluation and acceptance of your application, you will be invited to sign an accession statement to the CFE Long Term Management Agreement and pay the first annual contribution to the common pot.
  5. Begin implementation of the CFE Certification in your country!

 

All information and documents concerning the CFE Consortium Call for Applications 2026 are available at https://www.ecf.com/en/about-us/vacancies-tenders/