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On 24 January 2019, DG JUST will organise a conference on sustainable corporate governance. This one-day event will bring together policy-makers and relevant stakeholders with the aim to discuss recent policy developments in the field of corporate governance with a focus on sustainability and due diligence. It will also provide an opportunity to exchange ideas on how foster more sustainable governance as announced in action 10 of the Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth.
- single market | free movement of capital
- Thursday 24 January 2019, 09:30 - 17:30 (CET)
- Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium
- Live streaming available
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Programme
- 24 Jan 2018, 09:00 - 24 Jan 2019, 09:30 (CET)
Welcome coffee
- 09:30 - 10:30 (CET)
Welcome and opening keynote
- 10:30 - 12:30 (CET)
Panel 1: Creating value for the long-term: the future of corporate governance
- 12:30 - 14:00 (CET)
Lunch
- 14:00 - 15:30 (CET)
Panel 2: Towards responsible and inclusive corporate governance: board directors’ accountability for stakeholder interests?
- 15:30 - 15:45 (CET)
Coffee break
- 15:45 - 17:15 (CET)
Panel 3: Global supply chains: is an EU binding instrument necessary?
- 17:15 - 17:30 (CET)
Closing remarks
Practical information
- When
- Thursday 24 January 2019, 09:30 - 17:30 (CET)
- Where
- European Commission, Building Charlemagne, rue de la Loi 170/Wetstraat 170European Commission, Building Charlemagne, rue de la Loi 170/Wetstraat 170, 1000 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Website
- /business-economy-euro/doing-business-eu/company-law-and-corporate-governance_en
- Number of seats
- 120
- Entrance fee
- No
Description
Corporate governance has a key role to play in delivering the EU’s commitments to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement on climate change. The rapidly changing global economy calls for a corporate governance model that would help address the most pressing challenges ranging from climate change and environmental degradation to growing inequality and technological transformation. Undue focus on shareholder returns over the last 20 years appears to have led to underinvestment in innovation and human capital, which are however crucial for the sustainability transition. The business sector is increasingly recognizing that investment into sustainability is the wise thing to do in the long run. This is why the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan puts particular emphasis on fostering sustainable corporate governance through redefining corporate board duties.
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