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Barometer · ecoDa × Ethics & Boards

European Corporate Governance Barometer 2026

STOXX Europe 600 · annual · 2nd edition · 04 May 2026

Board composition, diversity, demographics, committees and remuneration across the STOXX Europe 600, benchmarked against US peers. The 2026 read: Europe consolidates its diversity lead — women hold 27.8% of executive-committee seats — but shows strategic gaps on technology and geopolitics. Issued by ecoDa in cooperation with Ethics & Boards.

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Barometers and indices co-signed with directors' institutes, professional federations, regulators and market operators — each edition benchmarkable against the last.

Barometer 06 Jul 2026
Ethics & Boards × Financi'Elles

E&B Financi'Elles Barometer 2026

Gender balance across the governing bodies of the panel's 17 major financial groups — from AXA to Société Générale and the Banque de France. The 2026 read: the panel caught up with the SBF 120 in 2024 and keeps widening its lead, now almost 13 points ahead on executive committees. Partner to Financi'Elles since 2016.

Financial sector · annual · 5th edition Download the PDF (FR)
Barometer 13 Mar 2026
Ethics & Boards × WAVE

Feminisation of Governing Bodies — Automotive Sector 2026

The E&B Automotive sector index — 38 European carmakers, suppliers and distributors — read through gender balance. In France, sector boards passed 46% women in 2026. The barometer underpins the Trophées de la mixité, awarded with WAVE.

38 European companies · annual · 13th edition Download the PDF (FR)
Barometer 19 Feb 2026
IFA × Ethics & Boards

Barometer of Gender Diversity in Leadership Bodies 2026

Beyond boards, where parity is nearly achieved (46%), the barometer tracks gender balance where it is now decided: 13.3% of SBF 120 chairs are women, 10% of CEOs — and 80% of female directors are independent, against 58% of men.

CAC 40 / SBF 120 · annual · 4th edition Download the PDF Français
Barometer 08 Nov 2025
IFA × Chapter Zero France × Ethics & Boards

Climate in CEO Remuneration Policy 2025

How the SBF 120 ties CEO pay to climate. The 2025 edition: 71% of companies embed climate criteria in CEOs' long-term variable pay and 78% in annual bonuses — GHG-emission reduction remaining the leading criterion.

SBF 120 · annual · 5th edition Download the PDF (FR)
Barometer 25 Oct 2025
CGEM · AMMC · Bourse de Casablanca · APE

Responsible Governance Barometer — Morocco 2025

Governance practice across the 92 Moroccan publicly-traded companies, benchmarked against European standards. Produced by the CGEM, the AMMC, the Casablanca Stock Exchange and the APE, with methodological support from Ethics & Boards. The 2025 edition: boards average 9.4 members, 84% one-tier.

BM 92 panel · annual · 3rd edition Download the PDF (FR)
Barometer 26 Sept 2025
IFA × Ethics & Boards

Barometer of Responsible Governance — Post-AGM 2025

The post-AGM read of the SBF 120: independence, diversity, committees, climate and shareholder dialogue. The 2025 edition: 60% of companies are SBTi-validated yet only 27% aligned with Net-Zero 2050 — and AI and cybersecurity enter the analysis for the first time.

SBF 120 · annual · 9th edition Download the PDF Français
Barometer 26 Mar 2025
L'Agefi × Ethics & Boards

Gender Diversity Index — Asset Management 2025

Gender balance across the governance and leadership bodies of asset-management firms, measured by Ethics & Boards for the Gender Diversity Index published with L'Agefi. 7th edition in 2025.

Asset management · annual · 7th edition
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