Services & Tools

The impact of business on people and planet changes the way we do business. Business models and business strategies have to be re-evaluated and re-written. In addition, board members have to have more attention for human and ecological capital, next to achieving their financial goals. GUBERNA is ready to support board members and their board of directors / board of advisors in this journey while having an eye for the long-term success of every organisation.

Practical governance tools
Personalised premium services
Open board mandates

Premium Services

Premium members can use the GUBERNA Premium services such as an evaluation of their board of directors, a review their governance 'tools' (charters, corporate governance chapter year report, etc.), remuneration benchmarking, incompany training and other tailor-made services.

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My organisation is looking for board members

We share board openings with our network for free for any type of organisation, members and non-members alike.

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I am available for a board mandate

Are you available for a board mandate? As a GUBERNA member, you have access to the current job postings so you can find out which companies are looking for board members with your expertise. Log in to view the open vacancies, or register as a GUBERNA member and discover the numerous benefits.

Open board mandates

Governance tools & premium services

As a member of GUBERNA, you can use the tools and premium services that we offer. We support you and your mandate as a board member with practical governance tools such as checklists and online evaluation tools. In addition, we offer our premium members a personalised premium service tailor-made to their organisation. Next to a solid academic background we are backed by years of practical experience (partially) thanks to our large netwerk. This mix of theory and practical experience guarantees that we will be able to give optimal support in professionalising your governance. Did you know that a large part of the tools and premium services have been developed closely with our members?

Our offer

GUBERNA offers its members various solutions to optimise good governance in their organisation. Most of the solutions were developed in collaboration with our members. You can use our governance tools to support your mandate as a board member. These tools are guidelines, checklists, handbooks and e-tools. You can also try our Premium services. These services are tailor-made and are adjusted to your organisation and its specific needs. Please see our offer below.

GUBERNA Board Self Evaluation Tool

Board Member Handbook

According to the NBB, Belgium has more than 85.000 public limited companies ("naamloze venootschappen" in Dutch or "sociétés anonymes belges" in French)^[1]. That means just as many board of directors, equivalent to at least 255.000 board members, since the board of a public limited company is usually composed of at least three board members. With great pride GUBERNA and KPMG present the "Board Member Handbook", that is focused on the board members of public limited company.

Toolkit rekrutering en selectie van bestuurders

If you want to recruit and select non-executive or independent board members in a professional way, then the procedure to do so can be compared to that of top management in organisations. It has to do with determining organisational needs, sketching a candidate profile, comparing candidates, evaluating and eventually choosing the person who has added value for the board of directors and for the organisation.

Practical tool: Independent board members in the public sector

GUBERNA has taken the initiative to develop a practical tool to help public organisations and those responsible for the selection of board members to fulfill high independence norms. As a knowledge centre for good governance GUBERNA develops tools that support organisations to make their board (more) professional.

Study on the remuneration of non-executive directors in Belgian listed companies

As is stated in principle 7 of the Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2009 (and reproduced in the 2020 edition), “the company shall remunerate directors (and executives) fairly and responsibly”. The idea that board members should be remunerated has even been enshrined in the new Code on Companies and Associations, for all types of companies, listed or not. However, it is not easy for companies, even listed ones, to determine the fair remuneration of their directors.

ACI Audit Committee Handbook: an essential handbook for board members

The ACI Audit Committee Handbook is a comprehensive handbook for and about audit committees - a unique reference publication for board members and everyone that is associated with the audit committee.

Study about the remuneration of non-executive board members in Belgian non-listed companies

Work has value! That is why the codes for good governance advise organisations to compensate non-executive board members. It is not a "one-size" fits all for organisations to determine the right remuneration. This is more the case for non-listed organisations who, in contract to listed companies, do not have any requirements concerning the publication of board member remuneration.

D&O Insurance

Thanks to our partnership with AIG, GUBERNA can offer its members a free (limited) directors' liability insurance

Remuneration benchmark board members

Would you like to benchmark the renumeration of your board members? GUBERNA supports organisations by develoing an adequate renumeration policy for non-executive board members.

Incompany education

As a part of the Premium offering, GUBERNA offers incompany education tailor-made to organisations who need a flexible and personalized education programme for good governance. With this service GUBERNA wants to support your organisation with the professional development of your board members and senior management.