Belgium: Corporate Governance

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Listing Act, a legislative initiative designed to enhance the attractiveness and accessibility...

Boards in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union face increasing pressure to oversee cybersecurity risks amid evolving regulatory expectations.

The European Union has codified a legally binding 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, fundamentally reshaping decarbonization trajectories, carbon market architecture, and industrial transition strategies. This intermediate climate target introduces a calibrated flexibility mechanism permitting limited use of high-quality international carbon credits while establishing distinct accounting tracks for domestic permanent removals and cross-border mitigation, creating significant implications

In a significant development that promises to reshape the corporate governance landscape in Belgium, the government has unveiled a draft bill introducing three pivotal proposals.

On 24 April 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the final text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CSDDD" or "Directive"), setting a due diligence standard for corporate social and environmental responsibility.

The treatment of sustainability agreements under competition law is a hot topic globally. Such agreements involve competitors collaborating to achieve sustainability goals...

Plusieurs nouveautés sont à pointer s'agissant des activités d'administrateurs. Le Centre belge du droit des sociétés a ainsi émis des recommandations en vue, notamment, de la simplification...

On 5 September 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) confirmed that directors of a limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap/société anonyme) are personally and fully liable for all corporate withholding taxes that remain unpaid by that company.

The time to call the annual general meeting of shareholders is fast approaching.