Knowledge Centre

The responsibility of companies is not limited to their impact on climate or the use of natural resources, it is about much more than ‘to pollute or not to pollute’. We all have the moral obligation to behave in a prosocial way, and companies can be no exception. They are essential pillars of our European social system.

On our first digital member forum onthe 21st of April we will reflect upon the impact of the Urgenda legal case on the accountability of companies. But what/who is Urgenda? Why is a court ruling on climate change against the Dutch government significant for Belgian companies? Which lessons can a board of directors take away from this case? And what will be the impact of the current COVID-19 crisis on the climate debate?

Public consultation on new Guidelines for company reporting on climate-related information

Should the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) be examined from a governance perspective? What role would a director have to play in integrating changes that will affect the future of the company, but perhaps also the future of all of us?

Pieter van der Borcht’s exquisite drawing ‘Allegorie op de moeilijkheid van het besturen’, depicts division as a beast sowing lack of focus and mismanagement while religious and civil stakeholders are watching from the back. This drawing ties in perfectly with our central topic: corporate interest and the governance questions it raises.

ecoDa's report identifies the CG challenges for family businesses and addresses some recommendations for the European Commission.

Position Statement of ecoDa on some major corporate governance questions, addressed to the future European Commission and European Parliament.