Ref. Ares(2021)6258493 - 14/10/2021
Ares(2021)5766875
Short summary
Mme Geneviève Tuts, head of cabinet of Commissioner Reynders, met with the FEB
(Fédération des entreprises de Belgique) on the upcoming Commission’s legislative initiative
on sustainable corporate governance, upon their invitation.
Mrs Tuts presented and then discussed with the participants the issues of corporate due
diligence and of directors’ duties. The respective roles of governments and companies in
relation to crucial challenges like climate change were discussed, as well as the possible
practical implications of the upcoming proposal on businesses, in particular SMEs.