Centre de connaissances

With our traditional economic model undergoing profound change, business as usual belongs to the past. The need for prominent inclusion of environmental and social sustainability is taking off sharply. Companies need to respond to this new state if they want to survive. They need to excel in integrating the three pillars of sustainability into their strategy: financial, environmental, social. Boards need to serve as a sensor in this new reality of business

On 21 April GUBERNA held its first digital member forum around the theme “The implications of the Urgenda case on the accountability of organisations and the climate debate in the light of the Covid-19 crisis”. Before turning towards an overview of the event, it is important to sketch the context. Covid-19 has pushed GUBERNA, just as many other organisations, forward on its journey towards digitalisation.  Our first digital member forum is an excellent example thereof, but it is not the only one.

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?

Le 24 mars 2020, GUBERNA, a surpris nombre de ses membres par la rapidité avec laquelle l’institut a su prendre ses responsabilités et agir par rapport à la pandémie du COVID-19. Au lieu d'annuler ou de reporter cet événement annuel, GUBERNA a organisé sa première Assemblée Générale entièrement numérique, à huis clos et permettant une participation et un vote interactifs.

Resilience Bullet Points

À l'occasion de la Journée Internationale de la Femme, nous avons analysé le rôle des femmes dans les conseils d'administration des sociétés cotées en Belgique. Nous nous sommes spécifiquement penchés sur la question si leur rôle est toujours lié au statut d' administrateur indépendant.

At GUBERNA we believe good governance is the motor of our Belgian companies and directors are in the driving seat. However, no car and therefore no company moves forward without energy. To drive in the desired strategic direction, to reach the planned objectives and overcome obstacles on the way, every car needs the right type of energy. The financial sector is such an important energy source for companies as without enough financial means their very existence is threatened. 

GUBERNA heeft een memorandum bezorgd aan de voorzitters van de politieke partijen waarin ze pleit voor een aanpassing van de governance bepalingen voor de financiële sector.