Presented at the Nordic Company Law Conference in January 2022, in this paper Professor Beate Sjåfjell argues that it is time to get real and integrate sustainability into corporate governance through reform of board duties, including sustainability due diligence. Interested in more about the topic?Check out the article ‘Reforming EU Company Law to Secure the Future of European Business, European Company and Financial Law Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2021, pp. 190-217, https://doi.org/10.1515/ecfr-2021-0009 (open access, but if there are any access issues, the preprint version is also available on SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3797685)

#EUGreenDeal Subtitles are available in the video (click on the settings and select your language) The European Green Deal will transform the way we live, work and move. It will enable us to be self-sufficient, global leaders. However, we have to act now. Therefore, the European Commission prepared three concrete actions that will offer a strong basis for the new deal. First, a Sustainable Europe Investment Plan will support one trillion euros of investment, over the next decade. Second, in March 2020 we will propose the first-ever European Climate Law, in order to make transition irreversible. Third, a Just Transition Fund will leverage public and private money with the help of the European Investment Bank, to help those who will have to take a bigger step. We Europeans are ready, to contribute to a Global Green Deal. More infos: https://europa.eu/!RK66RF Watch on the portal: https://europa.eu/!nP74Qm Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/2X56Ju6 Follow us on: -Twitter: https://twitter.com/EU_Commission -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/europeancommission/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-commission/ -Medium: https://medium.com/@EuropeanCommission Check our website: http://ec.europa.eu/

To get some opinions from citizens on the importance of green and sustainable finance we went out into the streets of Berlin, Sofia, Brussels and Copenhagen. More info: https://europa.eu/!Fq33By

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