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2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance

The 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance ('2020 Code') applies to companies incorporated i...

Legal recognition of the 2020 Code

..., Belgian listed companies will be required to designate the Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020 as a reference code within the meaning of Article 3:6(2)(4) of the Companies and Associations ...

Entry into force of the 2020 Code

...2019 and whose financial year runs from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 apply the 2020 Code for the entire financial year or not?The Royal Decree of 12 May 2019 set the 2020 Co...

Explanatory note on sustainable value creation

The 2020 Code places emphasis on sustainable value creation. This involves an explicit focus on the lon...

Explanatory note on the public report regarding the compliance with the 2020 Code

Principle 10 of the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (the "Code") contains several provisi...

Explanatory note on the relationship agreement

The new 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (2020 Code), which entered into force on 1 January 2...

Explanatory note regarding the remuneration of non-executive directors and members of the executive management

Principle 7 of the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance contains a number of provisions regarding the remune...

Explanatory note on the remuneration report

... a remuneration report. Article 3:6, §3 of the WVV/CSA, as amended by the Act of 28 April 2020 transposing Directive (EU) 2017/828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 20...

Legal recognition of the 2009 Code

The Royal Decree of 6 Juin 2010 designating the reference code is abolished by the Royal Decree of ...

ESG Toolkit

...ee, IBR-IRE, VBO FEB, representatives of the financial sector and of listed companies)The 2020 Code stresses sustainable value creation. In particular, it is up to the board of directors to...

Start of the public consultation

... to its recognition by a new Royal Decree, the revised Code will enter into force on 1 January 2020. However, a listed company can already opt to apply the revised Code for financial years comme...

Start of the public consultation on the revised 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance

...overnance Code with the entry into force of the revised Companies Code (target date: 1 January 2020).In reviewing the 2009 Code, the Committee wants to focus primarily on those principles that d...

Public hearing on the proposal for a 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance

...e FEB headquarters), a public hearing will be organised on the proposal for a the revised 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance. Registrations until 21 March 2018 at the latest (ms...

Revised 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance to be released soon

...ttee would like to thank those that responded to the public consultation on the proposal for a 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance and those who attended the public hearing on this subject...

Publication of the revised 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance postponed

...ment did not adopt the bill introducing a new Companies and Associations Code. As the proposed 2020 Code is closely linked to the new Companies and Associations Code (including through the optio...

PRESS RELEASE / The new 2020 Code on Corporate Governance is here!

The new 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (‘2020 Code’) has been recognised by the gove...

Publication of the English version of the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance

The English version of the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance has been published.

RETROSPECTIVE - Official presentation of the 2020 Code

On Thursday 9 May, the new 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance ('2020 Code') for listed companies in Belgiu...

Publication of the Royal Decree recognising the 2020 Code

...e Belgian Official Gazette. This Royal Decree designates the Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020 as the only reference code within the meaning of Article 3:6(2) of the Companies and Associati...

Change to the composition of the Corporate Governance Committee

...tment of directors with a view to the implementation and practical application of the new Code 2020.The following new members joined the Board of Directors: SANDRA GOBERT and TOM MEULEMAN.M...

The 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code celebrates its first birthday

On 17 May 2019, the Royal Decree designating the 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code as the reference code for Belgian listed companies was publi...

The annual report 2020 of the Committee is available

The annual activity report 2020 of the Corporate Governance Committee contains a brief outline of the key themes and realisati...

Publication of an explanatory note on the relationship agreement

The new 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (2020 Code), which entered into force on 1 January 2...

Publication of an explanatory note on sustainable value creation

In order to help listed companies implement this important principle of the 2020 Code, the Commission publishes the following explanatory note, describing some of the elements...

ESG toolkit : a new practical guide for listed companies

The 2020 Code stresses sustainable value creation. In particular, it is up to the board of directors to...

The Corporate Governance Committee publishes two new explanatory notes

Following the completion of the new study on compliance with the 2020 Code, the Corporate Governance Committee undertook the drafting of two new explanatory notes t...

New study report on the compliance with the 2020 Code

...Corporate Governance Code ('Code'). This new edition is the first to focus on the 2020 Code. The results of this study can be summarised as follows: companies simply apply 89.9...

Public consultation on the review of the non-financial reporting directive

...en Deal, the Commission committed to review the non-financial reporting directive in 2020 as part of the strategy to strengthen the foundations for sustainable investment.In line ...

Publication of a study by Vlerick Business School on best practices regarding the remuneration report

In addition to the explanatory note on the remuneration report published in November 2020 by the Corporate Governance Committee, listed companies can draw inspiration from the stu...

Resultaten van de publieke raadpleging 2007 – Enkele algemene conclusies

Binnen de tijdspanne van twee maanden ontving de Commissie 49 reacties op de publieke raadpleging.D...

Participate to the survey on sustainable value creation

...ommittee entrusted GUBERNA with a study on sustainable value creation, a core principle of the 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code (2020 Code).  As part of this study, we invite Belgian ...

[Press release] Thomas Leysen hands over the chairmanship of the Corporate Governance Committee to Bart De Smet

... of the Belgian Corporate Governance Code and the publication of the new version in 2019 ('2020 Code'). Several explanatory notes were also developed under his chairmanship. They aim to ...

New study on sustainable value creation in Belgian listed companies

...cept of “sustainable value creation” in Belgian listed companies. According to the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance, sustainable value creation involves an explicit focus on...

Study on the compliance with the 2020 Code : The Committee raises the awareness of the listed companies

Every two years, GUBERNA and the FEB carry out a study of compliance with the provisions of the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance. In particular, this study enables the Corporate Governan...

Compliance with the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (financial year 2020)

...Corporate Governance Code ('Code'). This new edition is the first to focus on the 2020 Code. The results of this study can be summarised as follows: companies simply apply 89.9...

Study on sustainable value creation in Belgian listed companies

...cept of “sustainable value creation” in Belgian listed companies. According to the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance, sustainable value creation involves an explicit focus on...

Compliance with the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (financial year 2022)

Every two years, GUBERNA and the FEB carry out a study of compliance with the provisions of the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance. In particular, this study enables the Corporate Governan...