It Includes:

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS

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Provisional agreement on the Digital Operational Resilience Act
Corporate taxation: Commission proposed tax incentive for equity
New rules on cybersecurity

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

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Climate change: Blackrock steps back (CNBC)
NACD: Comments to the SEC proposed rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident disclosure

EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS

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ecoDa: Reactions to ATAD III

WEBINAR

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SABS Standards Board public meeting

ecoDa News

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• 16th of May: Béatrice Richez-Baum, ecoDa’s DG, speaking at the Legal Committee of the French Institute of Directors;
• 20th of May: Béatrice Richez-Baum, ecoDa’s DG, speaking at a conference organized by PUBLIKA, the internal think tank of the SKEMA Business School in partnership with the ONUDI;
• SAVE THE DATE: 23rd of May (11.00 to 12.00 CET): ecoDa and EY will organize a webinar on “How can a focus on governance can help reimagine corporate integrity?“;
• SAVE THE DATE: 14th of June (6.00 to 8.00pm CET in Brussels): ecoDa and Chapter Zero Brussels invite you to a discussion between policy makers and European board members to discuss the EU Green Deal; You can already express your interest to attend at [email protected];
• REMINDER- SAVE THE DATE: 13-14 July: GNDI Global Conference. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the GNDI, which ecoDa is part of, the network will be host a 24-hour virtual event, where Abigail Levrau (Chair of ecoDa’s Corporate Governance Dialogue Advisory Committee), Michael Hilb (ecoDa Board Member) and Béatrice Richez-Baum (ecoDa’s DG) will intervene;
• ecoDa is delighted to welcome a new member institute, the Financial Experts Association e.V. (FEA), which represents German and international non-executive directors in supervisory and advisory boards.

The EU Alert is available for download here.

This event for non-executive directors of banks and financial institutions will help attendees with the practicalities of putting together a net zero plan.

Topics for discussion will include what good looks like, the challenges, potential pitfalls, and how it impacts business and strategy.

This session will be moderated by Francesca Tondi Guy, non-executive director and ESG Committee Chair of UniCredit, and will be run in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group and Standard Chartered.

All’evento parteciperà Francesca Tondi Guy, non-executive director and ESG Committee Chair of UniCredit e Associata Nedcommunity.

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We welcome two businesses in the fashion industry to discuss their roadmaps for achieving their climate ambitions.

Climate considerations transcend size and heritage, and are important for every business. Burberry is a global, long-established business, and Baukjen is a local London-based BCorp. We will explore their unique stories and pathways, the role of governance, and progress so far. 

Susan Hooper, an experienced board member who is also on the Chapter Zero Board will discuss these two different paths to net zero with Geoff van Sonsbeeck, Founder and CEO of Baukjen, and Julie Brown, Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Burberry. 

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April the 5th: Webinar on Sustainability and SMEs: impacts of Taxonomy and bank loans
ecoDa and Mazars pursue their series of webinar on how to respond pratically to ESG challenges and seize opportunities, with a second webinar on the 5th of April (from 11.00 to 12.30 CET) on the possible impacts of Taxonomy on SMEs’ ability to get fundings.
Policy-makers and practitioners will discuss how to incorporate ESG into lending policies, what are the key challenges SMEs face in financing their transition, how can banks best accompany SMEs on this journey and how should board members of SMEs proceed to move forward down the sustainability path.
To register CLICK HERE

March 18th: (Reminder) Webinar on How to align climate priorities with executive compensation?
On March 18th (from 11.00 to 12.00 CET), ecoDa, together with WTW, will organize a webinar to guide board members and remuneration committee members on how to drive the climate strategy by meaningfully embedding it within executive compensation schemes. It will consist of a presentation of WTW and the Climate Governance Initiative Guidebook on how to link climate priorities with executive compensation, followed by a panel discussion with experienced board members.
To register CLICK HERE

It Includes:
EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENTS
Council: Women on boards Directive unlocked
EP: Companies to be more accountable for their social and environmental impact
EP: Backing binding pay-transparency measures
EC: Taxonomy complimentary delegated act released
EFRAG: Update on the elaboration of possible EU non-financial reporting
Council: Failed to agree on a Directive on global minimum tax (Euractiv)

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Climate group prepares legal action against Shell directors (Financial Times)

EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
Consumer groups calling for higher bar for ESG funds

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
France: Unions and employee representatives’ enhanced power to accelerate sustainability transition (Novethic)
New IIA-UK Report takes a fresh look at auditing culture
UK: Diversity in boardrooms (The Guardian)

EVENTS
ECGI: Corporate sustainability due diligence

ecoDa News

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• 22nd of March: ecoDa team to exchange with the CFA Institute on European Corporate Governance Developments;
• 24th and 25th of March: ecoDa will run its Spring Board Education Programme in Brussels;
• 30th of March: ecoDa Board meeting in the presence of Maija Laurila (European Commission, DG JUST, Head of Unit JUST A.3)

The EU Alert is available for download here.

Gentili Associati sono aperte le iscrizioni al corso di formazione Professional Development for European Directors Brussels.

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It includes:

EC: Sustainable Corporte Governance package
EC: Digital Operational Resilience Act for financial services
EBA: Consultation on remuneration and gender pay gap benchmarking for banks and investment firms
ESMA: Consultation on the review of MIFID II
EU Platform on sustainable finance: Response to taxonomy complementary delegated act

OECD: Resilient trade starts with sustainable supply chains

FRC: New research with Audit Committee Chairs

What does stakeholder capitalism mean for investors? (Investor Forum & London Business School’s Centre for CG)
Changing the climate in the boardroom (Heidrick & Struggles)
Global Integrity Report (EY)

French Presidency of the EU: Protecting Europeans against financial crime 

ecoDa News

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• 3rd of February: ecoDa Board meeting;
• 9th of February: ecoDa EU Corporate Governance Circles meeting;
• 10th of February: ecoDa participating at the GNDI Policy Committee meeting.

The EU Alert is available for download here.

It includes:

EC: Expecting EU deal on rules for women in boardrooms
EP: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – Update
EFRAG: Extension of the deadline for the consultation on disclosures

ISSB: Upcoming consultation on sustainability-related disclosure standards
B Lab: Top stories on how B Corps are pursuing positive benefits for all stakeholders

NACD: 2022 Governance outlook
Reclaim shareholder power and reshape companies 

ecoDa News

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• 17th January: ecoDa will meet Mazars to discuss the ongoing EC consultation on corporate reporting;
• 21st January: ecoDa Policy Committee meeting;
• 21st of January: ecoDa Audit Committee Working Group meeting.

CThe EU Alert is available for download here.