Leena Linnainmaa: Corporate Governance and due diligence in the EU: a step in the right direction?

04/07/24 • 25 min

Josina Kamerling and Leena Linnainmaa, Secretary General of Directors' Institute Finland, and Chair of ecoDa’s Advocacy Committee, have a conversation on the impact of the proposed new EU rules on corporate governance and due diligence on European companies and their board of directors.

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