Webinar
Webinar: ecoDa 2025 Board Evaluation Guidelines
Aug 13, 2025
You can now watch our recent 30 minute session with Rob and Malin from BoardClic, joined by two of the most influential voices in European governance: Béatrice Richez Baum, Director General of the European Confederation of Directors’ Associations (ecoDa), and Maria Pierdicchi, Chair of the Board at ecoDa.
About the webinar
ecoDa represents more than twenty national institutes of directors and speaks for around fifty thousand board members across Europe. This makes the organisation a central force in shaping modern governance and raising standards across markets.
In this recorded webinar, Béatrice and Maria walk through ecoDa’s refreshed guidance for board evaluations. They explain what has changed, why the new recommendations matter, and how European boards can bring their practices closer to a more consistent and credible standard. Rob and Malin then take these ideas into the practical world and show how forward thinking chairs and governance teams can apply the guidance without unnecessary complexity.
The discussion highlights a shift towards clearer expectations around independence, transparency and meaningful follow through. Evaluations should no longer feel like a box ticking exercise. Instead, they should help boards strengthen their capabilities and increase trust among stakeholders.
What you will learn from the recording
Why the update arrived now
A guided look at the recommendations with Maria and Béatrice
How to put the guidance to work in real board evaluation processes
Q&A from the live audience
Closing remarks and further resources
Watch the session to understand the thinking behind the latest guidelines and how boards across Europe can raise the quality of their evaluations.
Get the summary PDF here
Further reading
ecoDa website: https://ecoda.eu/
ecoDa board evaluation guidelines: https://ecoda.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20250617-ecoDa-Board-Evaluation-Recommendations.pdf
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