[2] It is the body which a large range of European organisations (private & public sector) work with and/or recognise for coaching and mentoring qualifications, accreditations, code of ethics and frameworks.

The organisation is run on a voluntary, not-for-profit basis, with a small support staff, and has its headquarters in the United Kingdom with a registered address in Brussels, Belgium.

[7] In certain areas such as in mentoring and coaching supervision the EMCC leads in terms of defining best practice, standards and competency.

[19] The University of Warwick in the UK has a code of ethics for its internal coaches and mentors which it states is based on principles laid out by the EMCC.

[25] The EMCC takes a lead role in developing ethical rules and standards and is one of the bodies in its field recognised as such.

[27] The EMCC hosts annual conferences at varying worldwide locations, with the most recent held in April 2019 in Dublin, Ireland.