The European Confederation of Directors' Associations (ecoDa) is a not-for-profit association founded in December 2004 under the laws of Belgium.
Its objective is to represent the views of company directors from EU member states to corporate governance policy-makers at EU level
Some words from the founders
« ecoDa must be the place where all national institutes of directors within the European Union feel they can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity to influence policies and inform European decision-makers about our proposals on corporate governance» Miles Templeman, Honorary Administrator
«Professional associations have an increasingly important role to play in civil society. By their membership of these director's institutes our members constitute a real network of citizens committed to ensuring that business recognises its responsibilities », Pierre Klees, Former Chairman and Director of ecoDa.
« ecoDa will be a new partner representing directors within the European stakeholders' debate. Ecoda will give director the opportunity to play their full part on the EU's work on corporate governance. Working together with colleagues from different Member States will be the best way to ensure that the Director's voice is heard. ecoDa has an essential role to play », Daniel Lebègue, Former Chairman and Director of ecoDa.
 Who's who?
Most of ecoDa members are now part of the Cross Membership Multipartite Convention
This agreement allows affiliates from one institute to benefit from all services of the other signatory institutes under favourable conditions. For further details, please contact us.
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EVENTS
 LATEST ECODA PUBLICATION
Corporate Governance Guidance and Principles for Unlisted Companies in Europe
NEW The European Confederation of Directors' Association has just launched its new publication on Corporate Governance Guidance and Principles for Unlisted Companies in Europe, a pioneer initiative to provide practical tools to board directors in Europe.
The launch took place on 24 March at the conference on "Unlisted Companies as Drivers of Economic Growth - The role of Good Governance" organised by ecoDa, in collaboration with KPMG, at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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LATEST EVENTS
Executive Summary of the 9th European Conference on Corporate Governance
NEW On 28 and 29 June 2010, Instituto de Consejeros-Administradores,
with the support of the Ministry of the Economy, the Directorate General of the Treasury and Financial Policy, other Spanish governance organisms and Institutions, the European Union and ecoDa,
organised a two days event in Madrid on corporate governance.
The event was aimed at
exploring the evolution of corporate governance in the current circumstances, its European and Spanish implications, as well as the relevance and role of SMEs for the European economy.
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UPCOMING EVENT
European Corporate Governance Conference 
NEW GUBERNA has been recognized by the official Belgian presidency of the European Council to organize the 10th European Corporate Governance Conference.
The Conference, organised in collaboration with ecoDa, will take place in Brussels on the 6-7th of December 2010 .
Different European partners will be involved in developing conference. The programme will focus on shareholders as well as on board effectiveness: “Can we make corporate governance more effective? How to combine board, shareholder and external monitoring?".
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POLICY
POSITION PAPERS
NEW 23 August 2010 - ecoDa’s response to the European Commission’s
consultation on the modernisation of the Transparency
Directive (2004/109/EC)
Download here the response NEW 13 July 2010 - ecoDa's response on EU Green Paper on corporate governance in financial institutions
ecoDa has elaborated a response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on corporate governance in financial institutions and
remuneration policies.
With this text ecoDa wishes to stress the importance of differentiating between the governance frameworks that are required in the financial and non-financial sectors. Whereas stricter regulation for systemic banks can certainly be defended, governance arrangements of non-financial institutions should primarily arise from a dialogue between boards and shareholders. There can be no presumption that the recommendations of the Green Paper should apply as such to non-financial companies.
Download here the response STUDY
The Study on Monitoring and Enforcement Practices in Corporate Governance in the Member States, prepared by RiskMetrics Group, ecoDa, BUSINESSEUROPE and Landwell & Associés was released to the public during the 8th European Corporate Governance Conference that took place in Stockholm 2-3 December 2009.
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/company/ecgforum/studies_en.htm
SURVEY ECODA & ICSA
NEW ecoDa and ICSA worked together to create a survey to find out how corporate governance is being managed across the EU.
The aims of the survey were to identify the types of board support roles currently in place, the scope and influence of the roles and what professionals are doing on a day-to-day basis to promote good governance practice and influence board behaviour.
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NEWSLETTER
Four times per year ecoDa publishes its newsletter to give an overview on the main activities carried on by the association and to help in the comprehension of the european and international contest.
The new issue is now available
MEMBERSHIP
NEW ecoDa endorses the efforts of its national institutes to raise standards in the certification of director training
ecoDa believes that director education is an essential means of improving the effectiveness of national corporate governance systems.
The potential impact of director training on board behavior and director professionalism cannot be underestimated. It is no less important than efforts to establish an effective regulatory framework for boards through corporate governance codes and other legislative measures.
Consequently, director training should be given a high priority in efforts to improve the overall performance and legitimacy of corporate governance.
A key role of ecoDa's member institutes is to certify / accredit programs of director training and ongoing professional development within their respective countries. ecoDa fully supports the efforts of its national institutes of directors in this activity.
In line with many national Corporate Governance Codes and the OECD Principles, ecoDa recognises the following key pillars of certification, each of which seeks to build empowered boards and develop the competencies of individual board members: high quality education programs with a focus on the specific professionnal needs; examination of competencies and continuing education processes; and measures to secure the commitment of directors to relevant codes of professional conduct.
ecoDa believes that national certification programs are best run and overseen by independent, non-profit organizations, such as established national directors' organizations, using the best educational resources available.
Board and director professionalism has never been more important. ecoDa fully endorses the efforts of its national institutes to raise standards in the certification of director training. They represent a crucial component of ecoDa's broader mission to raise overall standards of corporate governance in Europe. |
